| | |  | | Home » Before She Dies | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | In death, they are purified. Holding his victims under water, he washes away their sins as they struggle for their last breath. Then he stakes their bodies to the ground, exposing them for what they really are. Witches, sent to tempt and to corrupt. No one knows about defence attorney Charlotte Wellington's murdered sister, or about her childhood spent with the carnival that's just arrived in town. For Charlotte, what's past is past. But others don't agree. And as a madman's body count rises, she and Detective Daniel Rokov are drawn into a mission that's become terrifyingly personal. | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Mary Burton | | Mass Market Paperback:
| 416 pages | | Publisher:
| Zebra | | Publication Date:
| February 01, 2012 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 1420110217 | | Product Weight:
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 I enjoyed the concept, but the execution...Feb 03, 2012
By Nikki B
Before She Dies is a wonderful, suspenseful read that will keep you coming back for more of the evil lurking in the dark. Mary Burton has created a nasty villain in the witch hunter/serial killer that would make even the most nonchalant woman quake in her boots.
I found that I instantly liked Charlotte and her see through tough facade. She is your typical woman that has risen from nothing to achieve what most only dream about. She has become more then the carnie and the environment she was raised in. Having to put the past behind her but still not ever truly shaking her roots. She keeps herself hidden from everyone around her. A product of the grief of losing her sister and her mother. I was rooting for her to open up to Daniel and realize that who she was may not be an integral part of her life now, but it did shape her into the strong woman she became. I did have to snort at one point when she reveals she stripped her way through law school. I thought that was so cliche and that Charlotte would have been better served to hold down 3 jobs then to do something that seemed far and gone from her character. For his part, Daniel was a incredibly devoted and talented detective who was willing to do most anything to make his city safe again. I loved the way his mind worked and the thought processes he went through to come to his conclusions about the killer.
My problem came with the connection with each other. I didn't feel it and even though this is listed as a romantic suspense I'd say the actual romance part was lacking. Both Charlotte and Daniel were so busy with their own story lines that we didn't get much of a combined one. As a suspense I'd say Before She Dies was spot on. As a romance, it definitely faltered.
The array of secondary characters really revved the book up for me. Daniels Russian grandmother was such a great addition. I loved her being a seer and thought she really fit in with the essance of the book. So many people claiming to have the sight and yet the only one that truly does is a unassuming Russian grandma. She was as mysterious as she was loving and for that I feel she stole the show.
Sooner was a great addition as well. She kept me guessing for a lot of the book and in the end I was surprised with the outcome with her character. She took me by surprise and a million scenarios about her went through my mind while I was reading. While I found her to be a typical teenager in many ways she was also wise beyond her years from having to grow up way to fast. The other carnies looked out for her and typical of most families, guarded their secrets with their lives. Carnival workers seen to have a hierarchy all their own, and in the head position was Charlottes stepfather, Grady. He was creepy and while I never got on board with the doubt Burton was trying to shadow him with I knew he was much more then he seemed.
The ending of Before She Dies in which the source of the killers hatred is revealed felt too much like Burton was trying to neatly tie up all the ends. Sometimes a killer is just crazy, no ulterior motive. I felt a bit let down with the entire back story and thought it seemed like Burton was just trying way to hard.
Before She Dies is a twisting and turning ride through a demented killers mind that is sure to leave you checking your windows and looking behind you as you walk. The characters will stay with you long after the last page and as a suspense, it holds its own.
I give Before She Dies by Mary Burton 3.50 stars!
Nikki- Ramblings From A Chaotic Mind
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Murder Most ExcellentMar 31, 2012
By Carol Conley
Charlotte Wellington is a damn good defense attorney. No one knows that she grew up in a carnival or that she left it at age 16, a week after her sister was murdered. However, 18 years later when the carnival comes into town and a woman is murdered, I didn't need Madame Divine to tell me Charlotte's past and present were about to collide.
This book didn't lure me in from the beginning with sweet words. It grabbed me by the collar, yanked me down a hall, tossed me in a room and sat on me until I just had to finish it. It forced me to ignore good hygiene, tune out a grumbling stomach, made my kids forage for food by themselves, rush the dogs on their potty breaks and barely let me go long enough to pack my husband's lunch for work. It drove me crazy! It was as if it was glued to my hand AND I couldn't figure out who the killer was! Gah! I loved it!
Excellent plot, smooth-flowing, interesting well-developed characters. I couldn't read it fast enough. The urge to peek at the end was off the charts for me. I so badly wanted to know who the killer was and yet I was determined to figure it out myself without cheating. I'm sad to say I made it about ¾ of the way before the urge to peek overwhelmed me. Although, that might just be a record for me. *shamefaced grin*
How I have never before seen books by Mary Burton I'll never know. Now that I've read one I need to find more!
*The publisher provided a copy of this book to me for review. Please see disclaimer page on my blog.
Add BURTON to Your AUTO-Buy Author ListsMay 01, 2012
By M. Rondeau
During their death, they are purified as the killer holds his victims under water to wash away their sins as they struggle for their last breath. Then he stakes their bodies to the ground to expose them for what they are - witches - sent to tempt and corrupt him.'
No one knows a thing of defense attorney Charlotte Wellington's childhood past with the carnival that just arrived in town, or about her murdered sister. Including Detective Daniel Rokov who would like to be more than just Charlotte's bed partner. Charlotte wants to forget that past, she won't let anyone get that close. However others are not willing for that to happen, especially the psycho killer that plans to have Charlotte as his final victim and only by sharing her past with Daniel will she ever have a chance for a future. '
*** If you have read her earlier novels SENSELESS or MERCILESS you will have some idea of the fabulously crafted villains, Mary Burton creates and the edge of the seat suspense one gets with each turn of the page. Burton's books are not for the faint of heart, nor are they the books that you want to start in early evening as you will become so involved that the `wee hours of the morn' are when you are most likely to lay the books down, if at all until done'
After reading the above mentioned SENSELESS and MERCILESS, followed by BEFORE SHE DIES, I have discovered that Burton can dream up some of the nastiest villains who she then gives some of the most creative and terrifyingly ways to both torture, maim, and kill their victims. '
Actually, the heroine in this book played somewhat small parts in the others so that now you are getting the whole background on the super tough defense attorney Charlotte "Ice Queen" Wellington. Charlotte has always played her cards close to her vest, not allowing anyone in who might recognize her as the `carny' kid. Burton enforced Charlotte's wall of reserve in many ways, no one was allowed in - ever. As much as Charlotte liked Daniel, whom she was having the most colossal sex with, and was also a most divine `take charge' kind of protective guy he knew little of her background. '
Bottom line: Burton writes the kind of books that absorb and keep you looking over your shoulder wondering who might be the villain - SURPRISE - you never see it coming. BEFORE SHE DIES is a stellar example of what you want most in a romantic suspense book. Highly recommended reading!'
 Unfortunately, a real snoozer ...Apr 27, 2012
By Gregory F. Gamman
"Greg"
I normally enjoy this author, but this one...I'm having trouble finishing it. I could not recommend this book to anyone. I am 70% through it on my Kindle, and am ready to put it down. Not worth the finish.
New auto-buy for me.Apr 26, 2012
By Jill James
"jill"
I had not read anything by Mary Burton before and this was a great surprise. I loved the twisty plot and the unique and wonderful characters. The face of evil was very present in this tale and believable. I love Charlotte and Daniel. I will be reading lots more by this author.
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