My Sister's Grave

You've heard the writing advice "show don't tell."  In My Sister's Grave there is alot of telling. The first 20 pages were awkward to read and this telling continued throughout the book.  Once the plot got started though, it became much more interesting.

The publisher's summary:  

"Tracy Crosswhite has spent twenty years questioning the facts surrounding her sister's disappearance and the murder trial that followed.  She doesn't believe that Edmund House - a convicted rapist and the man condemned for Sarah's murder -is the guilty party. Motivated by the opportunity to obtain real justice, Tracy became a homicide detective with the Seattle PD and dedicated her life to tracking down killers. hen Sarah's remains are finally discovered near their hometown in the northern Cascade mountains of Washington State, Tracy is determined to get the answers she's been seeking.  As she searches for the real killer, she unearths dark, long kept secrets that will forever change her relationship to her past - and open the door to deadly danger."

I had a hard time maintaining interest in this novel because of how the author wrote his narrative throughout it. Perhaps it would have read better if background information was revealed with dialogue. There is a definite fabulous plot here but this was just a big miss for me.  The setting should have helped me to stay interested as I love the Cascade Mountains.  However, the setting wasn't used to its maximum impact. Many book reviewers loved this novel and the author is a critically acclaimed writer. This is the first book of his that I have read and I am sorry to say that I just didn't like it.

2 out of 5 stars.