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A man who claims to be a journalist has arrived in Lost Lake with an old photograph and some questions for Tess that go back decades. His questions have put her on edge, and when he shows up peeking through her kitchen window, everyone else is right there with her. As beloved as Tess is, there are plenty of people who don't care about any so-called journalist and are happy to protect her, but how far are they willing to take it? And when will they need answers to questions that that only Tess can provide?
In The Lost Women of Lost Lake —the most engrossing mystery yet from Lambda and Minnesota Book Award—winning author Ellen Hart—Jane's only hope of protecting her friends from the secrets that are surfacing all around them is to uncover the whole truth before anyone else can. Hardcover , pages. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Book club discussion questions? Lists with This Book. Sep 29, Alice rated it it was amazing Shelves: I have always enjoyed Ellen Hart's character Jane Lawless.
But this is by far the best one by Hart. An interesting change with a heterosexual married relationship dysfunctional to the point where the adolescent son wants to live with his two lesbian aunts. Of course, only one is his true aunt; the other one is the partner of his aunt. But even when one reads how his one aunt influenced his life and the list of great books that he read, because of his playwright aunt's influence, really brought t I have always enjoyed Ellen Hart's character Jane Lawless.
But even when one reads how his one aunt influenced his life and the list of great books that he read, because of his playwright aunt's influence, really brought to life the characters.
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In any mystery, someone has to die. And one's heart goes out to some of the characters in the end. View all 4 comments. This story is amazing!!! Jane is so wonderful and she will go out of her way to help her friends no matter what happens. Apr 19, Sue rated it did not like it. Lots of sound and fury; I don't need to read another by this author. Nov 11, Carl Brookins rated it really liked it. It is interesting how these things come in multiples. Libby Hellmann recently released a novel with its genesis in the riotous summer and fall of It is a story of two women who are unable to div It is interesting how these things come in multiples.
It is a story of two women who are unable to divorce themselves from that same year, and the decisions and actions they took then. The story is another event in the evolving saga of Minneapolis restaurateur, Jane Lawless. Jane is trying to decide whether she can commit to working with a close friend toward becoming a professional private investigator. Will she leave her beloved restaurant business?
The Lost Women of Lost Lake
The peaceful appearing forest, like so many lives, conceals dark doings and Jane is drawn into a maelstrom of murder, revenge, drugs and double dealing. The multiple threads of this complex story intersect, divide, and then reweave. At times the action is high-wire tension, the pace frantic. At other times, the story becomes thoughtful, calm, like the smooth waters of the lake itself, allowing readers moments to reflect, perhaps, on their own lives and paths not taken.
The women of lost lake, must, in the end, decide for themselves, and take for themselves the heart-rending consequences of their earlier decisions that so profoundly affected their lives.
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Feb 28, Kathleen Hagen rated it it was ok. I have been lucky enough to reread it in the newly produced audible edition, produced by Audible Inc. My review still stands so I'll leave it here. Cordelia is going to help Tessa produce her next play because Tessa broke her leg and is not navigating well enough to carry on the rehearsals.
But a man, who turns out to be a detective, shows up looking for two women who, 20 years previously, were involved in helping to set off a bomb which killed a cop. These two women have lived peaceably in Lost Lake since that time and no one knows of their background. Then one of them turns up dead. Then the strange man who turns out to be a detective turns up dead.
This book is easier to solve than most of the Jane Lawless mysteries. But two things may be coming out of the book for the future. Jane is now going to work with a private detective and maybe get her own license, but continue to run her restaurant. And Jane may have met a new love interest. I wish these books were all available as audio books. Feb 03, Laura Salas rated it really liked it Shelves: This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. This was pretty good, but not one of my favorites of Hart's books. The whole thing with Jane trying to decide whether to be a p.
I guess Hart's trying to ease some of the incredulity of having a restaurateur who keeps getting drawn into crime after crime investigation. But I'm not sure this is the answer. The idea Notes for me: The idea of people doing something horrible and then building a different life is interesting. And so many criminals.
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I long for the days of one criminal. Now there are always a million different people each responsible for one part of the problem. Kenny Moon had killed the cop who came to town hunting for the cop killers. And Emily probably helped him. And for the refugee who got killed, it was her grandson, and it was an accident.
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And the weird guy had hired Kenny to burn down his photography studio. It just really strains the bounds of credibility to me. Anyway,the other refugee, the one who asked for Cordelia and Jane's help, ends up killing herself. She can't go to prison and can't run. So she kills herself and dies in Jill's arms. It was an OK ending. She was so unlikeable throughout much of the book that it was hard for me to be as emotionally affected by it as I think I was supposed to be.
Mar 01, Freyja Vanadis rated it did not like it. This is the last book in the Jane Lawless series for now , the last book I own by Hart, and the last book I'll ever read by Hart. I can't begin to describe how disappointed I am in the way her writing has gone downhill the last few years. Her books are embarrassing, and this one is no exception.
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Judging from the way she has her teenage characters interact with each other, I doubt she's been around a teenager for a very long time here's a hint, Ellen: That went This is the last book in the Jane Lawless series for now , the last book I own by Hart, and the last book I'll ever read by Hart. That went out 25 years ago. She's written Cordelia Thorn as a complete cartoon character; there is absolutely nothing even remotely resembling reality in her persona. Also, the way she controls Jane Lawless's every little movement is disgusting.
And Jane lets her! Does Cordelia know some deep dark secret about her that hasn't been revealed? In fact, come to think of it, almost none of Hart's characters ever stand up for themselves. When someone tells someone else what to do, that someone else meekly capitulates to whatever the first person wanted. Lawless was a sucker for the predatory Julia in the last few books, but she seems to have mysteriously disappeared in this one. Continuity doesn't seem to be Hart's strong suit. I'm done with Ellen Hart and I'll be looking to sell or give away all of her books, even the ones I liked. I'm that disgusted with her.
The Lost Women of Lost Lake (Jane Lawless, #19) by Ellen Hart
Okay, by the end of this one, Jane finally after almost 20 books! I liked this book, the characters, the story line, but the last two books have featured an ending where one of the bad guys who is a sympathetic character dies as a means of tying up the loose ends. In this case, after being in hiding for forty or fifty years after a protest-related bombing incident, the character conveni Okay, by the end of this one, Jane finally after almost 20 books!
In this case, after being in hiding for forty or fifty years after a protest-related bombing incident, the character conveniently goes to visit an assisted-suicide expert whom she conveniently once interviewed for story material and gets the drugs she needs to die peacefully as the walls close in. It was a little too convenient. But Jane and Cordelia never disappoint, and I like the increased focus on Nolan, too. Oct 11, Ryan Mishap rated it liked it Shelves: Catching up with a series that I previously followed, prompted by Tracy looking her up again.
This was a decent foray into the field: While our detective, Jane, deduced some things and ferreted out a couple others, she didn't actually solve it! The murderer revealed himself after showing up on the scene and spoilers. I should be more forgiving, but I am a big fan of the drawing Catching up with a series that I previously followed, prompted by Tracy looking her up again.
She was born in Maine in August A professional chef for 14 years, Hart's mysteries include culinary elements similar to those of Diane Mott Davidson. The author says of her work, "I don't write about the Mean Streets. I don't live there I don't do lots of blood and gore.
I don't do sex scenes in any great detail. I'd never kill a dog or a cat. I guess you could call my style, maximal suspense and minimal gore. The Jane Lawless series began in and is an early post- Stonewall example of the mystery genre in lesbian literature. Dubbed the "lesbian answer to Agatha Christie , [5] " for her Jane Lawless series, Hart also pens the culinary Sophie Greenway mystery series.
She frequently tours [6] and lectures on the craft of mystery writing.