Commitment to Die: A Kristin Ashe Mystery
by Jennifer L. Jordan
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Author: Jennifer L. JordanEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-04
ISBN: 0966735900
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: Spinsters Ink
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Book Review: What motivates people to commit suicide?
Summary: 3 Stars
Lauren Fairchild had lunch with her sister and her adored niece, picked up a picnic lunch of her favorite foods, drove three hours, hiked a mile up to a mountain lake, spread out her things and swallowed fifty pills. According to everyone who knew her, Lauren was happy with her life and was making plans for her future. So why did she do it? That's the mystery that part-time private investigator Kristin Ashe is hired to answer. Lauren's sister is convinced she is murdered and she wants Kristin to prove it. Kris has problems of her own. Her lover, lesbian activist Destiny Greaves, wants them to move in together and start a committed relationship, something Kris is not sure she's capable of doing. Kris comes from a severely dysfunctional family, at the center of which is her handicapped brother David. When David is found in a coma from multiple epileptic seizures, Kris is thrown into a family drama that she would just as soon avoid. It's no wonder that she is drawn deeper and deeper into the enigma that was Lauren Fairchild's life. Even after it becomes clear what actually happened, the looming question is why. As Kris and her hilarious friend Fran Green, an irrepressible lesbian ex-nun, uncover Lauren's motivation, Kris also begins to learn more about herself and how she interacts with her family and Destiny.
The mystery in the book is about what motivates people in their lives, why do we behave the way we do and how do our interactions influence that. This isn't a traditional mystery, but it is an interesting book in the other story that it tells.
Summary of Commitment to Die: A Kristin Ashe Mystery
Commitment to DieA Kristin Ashe Mystery
by Jennifer L. Jordan
Lauren Fairchild hiked to a remote Colorado lake and committed suicide - that much seems sure. But why? Why would she abandon her only sister, her beloved niece, and her raven-haired, hazel-eyed lover? What mysterious anniversary did Lauren celebrate just days before dying? Where had she really gone every two weeks - when her date book showed "doctor's" appointments? And who among her lovers, relatives, and friends was hiding crucial information about Lauren's death?
That's what part-time P.I. Kristin Ashe must discover, all the while coping with her own demons - the heartbreak of her brother's near-death, and her rocky relationship with beautiful lesbian activist Destiny Greaves. Good thing Kris can count on help from Fran Green, a straight-talking, queer-thinking ex-nun with attitude.
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