Heart-Shaped Box (3rd in the Claire Montrose series)
About the book
Claire wasn't part of the in-crowd at Minor High. Yet when the invitation to her 20-year high-school reunion comes in the mail, she decides to go. While checking into Ye Olde Pioneer Village for the weekend festivities, Claire receives a mysterious package containing a heart-shaped box. Inside is a high school yearbook picture of Claire. Is it a secret admirer? Before Claire figures out who might have sent it, another box turns up—in the limp hand of Cindy Sanchez, the former head cheerleader, who is found strangled in the parking lot. Before the night is over, five more women reveal they, too, have received heart-shaped boxes. Is there a killer on the loose who will claim them all before the reunion is over?
Reviews
"Amateur sleuth Claire Montrose continues to beguile."
- Publishers Weekly
"Realistic characters put to the test in unusual, exciting situations ... When Belinda enters the reunion banquet room and keens like a stuck calf, it's a sure sign the fun is starting!"
- Oregonian
"A rising mystery writer from Portland offers an accomplished third novel."
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
"Lively action, a tidy circle of appealing characters and a focused, small-town location make this a solid work for all collections."
- Library Journal
"One of Portland's most popular authors is back with another mystery starring that intrepid redhead, Claire Montrose."
- Willamette Week
"Witty and fun."
- Dallas Morning News
"Adventurous and fun-loving - just like Claire."
- Salem Statesman Journal
Claire wasn't part of the in-crowd at Minor High. Yet when the invitation to her 20-year high-school reunion comes in the mail, she decides to go. While checking into Ye Olde Pioneer Village for the weekend festivities, Claire receives a mysterious package containing a heart-shaped box. Inside is a high school yearbook picture of Claire. Is it a secret admirer? Before Claire figures out who might have sent it, another box turns up—in the limp hand of Cindy Sanchez, the former head cheerleader, who is found strangled in the parking lot. Before the night is over, five more women reveal they, too, have received heart-shaped boxes. Is there a killer on the loose who will claim them all before the reunion is over?
Reviews
"Amateur sleuth Claire Montrose continues to beguile."
- Publishers Weekly
"Realistic characters put to the test in unusual, exciting situations ... When Belinda enters the reunion banquet room and keens like a stuck calf, it's a sure sign the fun is starting!"
- Oregonian
"A rising mystery writer from Portland offers an accomplished third novel."
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
"Lively action, a tidy circle of appealing characters and a focused, small-town location make this a solid work for all collections."
- Library Journal
"One of Portland's most popular authors is back with another mystery starring that intrepid redhead, Claire Montrose."
- Willamette Week
"Witty and fun."
- Dallas Morning News
"Adventurous and fun-loving - just like Claire."
- Salem Statesman Journal
