Devil Sent the Rain: A Mystery, (Paperback)

from kathyc248

Other reviewers have recapped the story very well so I won't do that here. This was my first book by Lisa Turner and before I was halfway through it I had ordered the first two in this series. I liked the writing and the story and wanted more of the backstory and history of the partners Billy Abl...

from Twink

Lisa Turner's newest release is Devil Sent the Rain, the latest installment in her Detective Billy Able series. It's a first read of this author for me - but won't be my last. (And yes, this could be read as a stand-alone) A good prologue always draws me into a book, eager to find answers to what...

from coker74

Devil Sent The Rain by Lisa Turner has a lot of things I enjoy in a mystery. It's set in the South, has interesting characters, around 300 pages, and keeps you guessing on who done what to whom until the very end. Being a Southerner Ms. Turner does a good job of describing the quaintness and the ...

from jfe16

The murder of an attorney on the way to her wedding brings homicide detective Billy Able and his partner Frankie Malone into a baffling case that drags Billy down memory lane. The murdered woman, Caroline Lee, is part of a prominent family . . . and she was his teenage love. The suspect list grow...

from Darcia

This is an interesting mystery that captures the sense of entitlement typical of families with long-standing wealth and power. That entitlement is further complicated by the culture of the Deep South, which often has its own rules. The author plays into these issues quite well. Pacing is steady, ...