Book Review: Past Malice

Reviewed By: Dawn Dowdle

Past Malice     Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Dana Cameron
Class/Genre:   Mystery   Archaeology
Series: Emma Fielding # 3
Avon, Paperback, 6/03, 356 pages, $6.99

Archaeologist Emma Fielding and her student crew are working on a dig at the eighteenth century Chandler House in Massachusetts. Neighbors are not very happy about the dig, especially when they find two separate murders. These aren’t old bones from past murders, these are freshly slain corpses.

Emma’s students are staying with her and her husband at their home not too far from the dig. This can prove interesting with so many people in one house. Plus Emma’s sister has come to visit. Another complication.

Emma gets herself into some scary situations in her attempts to figure out whether the deaths are related to the museum or the dig. There are lots of interesting characters in the town and plenty of dark forces to keep the mystery going.

While I liked the archeological information and the many characters, for some reason I feel this book was a slow read. It wasn’t something I kept picking up to finish. Not really sure why. I like Emma and the other characters. I think this was a good story. Just something about the flow.

I recommend this book.

Dawn Dowdle

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