The Seventh Survivor

By Lori Lacefield

Book Overview

Is a charitable cause worth killing for? That’s what former kidnapping victim Palmer Reed must decide when she is nominated to the board of Tennessee’s prestigious Diamond Foundation, an organization... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0977627683
• ISBN13: 9780977627684
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Capital Crime Press
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Welcoming a new writer to the mystery and suspense aisle!

The Diamond Foundation is one of the most prestigious in East Tennessee. Their mission is to help survivors of crime from families who've lost a member to murder to employers who have had funds embezzled, the Diamond Foundation attempts to give some restitution when the Justice System simply has nothing to offer. What's exceptional is that in the heartland of the 'good old boys' club', this group is run solely by an all-woman board of directors. Palmer Reed finds it a signal honor that she and her best friend Keely have been invited to join the Foundation as directors. Marjoram Swall, the head of Diamond, is one of Palmer's personal heroes, since she saved Palmer from kidnappers years ago. That kidnapping still haunts her and is coming to the foreground, since Scott Thurgood, the man who masterminded the kidnapping, is running for Congress and will stop at nothing to win. Worse, as Palmer learns more about the Diamond Foundation, she realizes the group's method of collection is not entirely legal--and that people who don't pony up the cash have a bad habit of disappearing... What will happen to her if she tells? "The Seventh Survivor" is a well-told tale of suspense from first-time author, Lori Lacefield. The CO-based author has a good feeling for the South and recreates much of the landscape very well. Ms. Lacefield also has a knack for building suspense. Her story is well-constructed, particularly for a first-time author. Kudos also to her editor for actually copy-editing this book. Palmer has good depth of character, but much of the rest of the cast are simply paper tigers-tigresses. This novel's only serious flaw is that Ms. Lacefield was somewhat over-ambitious. "Survivor" is just over 300 pages, covering from March to September. The book is comprised of 88 chapters--I think the longest chapter is about 4 pages. In the case of this particular novel, the James Patterson style partitioning is somewhat distracting and takes away from suspense.

Grabs you and won't let go

What an incredible book by an upcoming author. If you like mysteries you will love this book. Full of suspense and a couple of unexpected turns this book leaves nothing to be desired. It is a quick read and once you start it you can't put it down. We need more books Lori!

A Suspenseful & Entertaining Mystery

I loved Frankie Johnson, and hope this is the first book of a series based on her character. Lacefield does a great job of creating a realistic woman investigator who is smart, clever and a bit cocky... but still has her "female" side. So many women in this genre are either super-butch, super-bitchy or fem-fatales in disguise. I was waiting for someone to get this right. Lacefield finally did. I read the book in one sitting. I guess that makes it a true page-turner. Highly recommended!

Fantastic Mystery

Lacefield does a wonderful job getting you intested and wrapped into the characters. If you love mysteries you should try this book.

Wow and Wow again

This book, I hope, is sure to be the first in a line of suspense novels from this author. It really gets your attention and makes you want to read until your legs ache from sitting it one position. I can't wait to read more from this lady. If you are a fan of Patricia Cornwell, Mary Higgins Clark, or others like them you will love this book. You will never look at charity functions the same way again.