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| Author | Brunonia Barry |
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| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel, Thriller |
| Published | 2017 (Crown) |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 439 |
| ISBN | 978-1-101-90560-9 |
| OCLC | 968210989 |
The Fifth Petal: a novel is a 2017 novel by Brunonia Barry. It is the third novel of Barry's set in Salem, Massachusetts and is about the investigation of the murder of a teenager that has eerie similarities to a series of murders that occurred twenty years previously.
Library Journal , in a review of The Fifth Petal, wrote "While a few quibbling questions may bedevil fans of Barry's The Lace Reader, the many suspenseful, intriguing events presented in this sort-of-sequel are sure to haunt them." and concluded "Banshees, lost memories, and secret pasts each play a significant role in this novel; enthusiasts of the author's earlier work and readers interested in the history of witchcraft and the occult will enjoy this return visit to Salem. " [1]
The New York Journal of Books found "There’s more than a murder mystery in The Fifth Petal. It’s also a history lesson, as well as a moral one .. a story that should give us much thought while it entertains." [2]
The Fifth Petal has also been reviewed by Booklist (starred review), [3] Publishers Weekly , [4] Kirkus Reviews , [5]
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Barry fans will welcome the return of beloved characters and the introduction of new ones into a contemporary Salem appropriately fraught with remnants and reminders of its dark and twisted history. This spooky, multilayered medley of mysteries is sure to be a bestseller.
Dark and suspenseful, Barry’s well-constructed tale is filled with traps and red herrings as the truth is slowly revealed and Salem is forced to confront its sordid past.
A flawed but entertaining occult murder mystery.