“Her Last” by Valerie J. Patterson
“Her Last,” the latest short story from Valerie J. Patterson, reads like an episode of your favorite police drama. The story opens with detectives investigating the death of a young woman in the park, a mysterious crime scene that stumps the best of their staff. As you continue to read you are taken through the whole process of the investigation and the thought process that goes into solving a crime.
“Her Last” jumps straight into the action from page one and holds your attention to the last sentence. Patterson creates a vivid world within the story that keeps you involved with the action and the characters.
It’s difficult to develop character’s personalities within a few pages, but Patterson’s characters are intelligent and likable, letting the reader form a connection to the story in a short time. Even though it is a fast-paced crime drama, the reader can imagine the lives of the detectives outside of their work, which makes you root for them even more to solve the case. Even the minor characters have distinct personalities that help paint a clear picture of the scene.
“Her Last” will release from Eternal Press on July 7th, and can be purchased through their site at www.eternalpress.ca.
You can also visit Patterson’s personal website and check out her other books at www.valeriejpatterson.com.
Valerie J. Patterson blog: valeriejpatterson.wordpress.com
12 Responses to ““Her Last” by Valerie J. Patterson”
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Harvey on June 27th, 2009
“Her Last” sounds like another well writen story from the prolific pen of Valerie Patterson. You can’t go wrong reading this author’s work.
Valerie on June 27th, 2009
Kira! Thank you so very much for your time and for the fantastic review! I appreciate it! You’ve got a great site here.
Harvey, thanks for reading and commenting. I appreciate that as well.
Valerie
WriteAbout on June 27th, 2009
This is a terrific review. It tells me that all the elements expected–all of the elements necessary–for an interesting story are present. The author, Valerie Patterson, is obviously someone to watch–and someone to read.
Steve S.
Michele on June 27th, 2009
Nice review! Sounds like a good story. Congratulations to Valerie on the release!
Cate Masters on June 27th, 2009
Congrats on the great review, Valerie! And on your upcoming release – sounds like a great read. Love that cover, too.
Maggie Dove on June 27th, 2009
Great review, Valerie and sounds like a great book. Congratulations, Maggie Dove.
Angela Daniels on June 27th, 2009
Wonderful review! Sounds like a real page turner. Congrats!
tabitha shay on June 27th, 2009
Great review….Sounds like my kind of book…Congrats…Tabs
Valerie on June 28th, 2009
Wow! Thanks everyone for reading and commenting. I hope you took the time to navigate throughout the site here. Kira has some excellent articles on here. I hope you’ll come back, too!
I appreciate everyone’s time.
Victoria Roder on June 28th, 2009
Sounds like an intriquing crime story. Congrats on the story and I can’t wait to read it.
Victoria
Allen Lyne on June 29th, 2009
Great review. Another release from a fine writer. I look forward to reading it.
Valerie on July 1st, 2009
Hi Vicki and Allen! Thanks for coming to read and comment. I appreciate your support so much.
Here’s hoping the release goes as well as this review did!