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    Always Time to Die

    By Elizabeth Lowell

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    The sensational New York Times bestselling author of The Color of Death is back with an exhilarating novel of danger, romance, and suspense

    Carolina May—Carly to her friends—never knew her biological family. Ironic, considering she a successful family historian. Recently hired by the eccentric aunt of New Mexico’s multi-millionaire governor Quintrell, the future looks bright. Until things start going wrong . . . and Carly begins to learn the true meaning of fear.

    Daniel Duran made a career out fighting for other people’s beliefs—principles they’d given their lives for. But now he wants some meaning of his own. Yearning for a reason to live, he’s come back to Taos, the town where he grew up.

    Soon, the lawyer(?) and the historian’s paths cross. While Carly’s investigation into the Quintrell family amuses Dan it also chills him, because he knows a dark truth Carly doesn’t: in New Mexico, tracing bloodlines is a deadly sport. . . .

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateMar 17, 2009
    ISBN9780061739194
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    Elizabeth Lowell

    New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Lowell has more than eighty titles published to date with over twenty-four million copies of her books in print. She lives in the Sierra Nevada Mountains with her husband, with whom she writes novels under a pseudonym. Her favorite activity is exploring the Western United States to find the landscapes that speak to her soul and inspire her writing.

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      Synopsis
      Carly May is a genealogist hired by Winifred Castillo to trace the history of her family. But someone in the Quintrell-Castillo line would rather keep old and dark secrets buried with the dead. Soon Carly finds herself the target of a sinister foe who will stop at nothing to prevent her from discovering the truth. The only person Carly can turn to is Dan Duran, a dangerous enigma with ties to the Quintrells and secrets of his own.

      Review
      Well-paced action and suspense.

      The history of New Mexico is interesting and the genealogical aspects well-researched and explained in a way that even this science-phobe could understand (the table at the front of the book is especially useful for keeping track of who's who). Some readers may find the details excessive and tiresome but it is relevant and necessary to the plot.

      The mystery is intriguing and there are just enough clues to figure it all out in time. Nevertheless, the story lacks a sense of urgency and the big confrontation scene never comes. Moreover, the transition to the epilogue is so sudden that I thought my copy might be missing a few pages.

      There are also several loose ends such as the origins and nature of St. Kilda's consulting, what really happened to Sylvia Quintrell, why does Alma have it in for Carly, what are Carly's roots and what happened to Lucia and Armondo?

      The romance is secondary and while the sexual tension between Dan and Carly is excellent, their chemistry never really materializes. Carly's spunk and sass, however, are a definite highlight and her banter with Dan is simply brilliant.

      Overall, an intriguing read that pulled me in and wouldn't let go. I will be continuing with the series.
    • 4/5
      Carly May is hired by aging and ailing Winifred Castillo y Simmons to research the Castillo family history. Winifred is aware that the secrets revealed about the Castillos, and her sister's husband's family, the Quintrells (one of whom was a Senator, another the Governor) are secrets worth killing to keep. Dan Duran is a "vacationing" spy/FBI-type who has a very personal stake in the Quintrell/Castillo history and a very hard time keeping his hands off Carly. An excellent book. Engaging characters, steamy romance, a (mostly) believable suspense plot and very well-written. Enough clues are dropped along the way that the reader feels like he/she has solved the mystery. The reader does not turn out to be completely wrong, but just wrong enough to be surprised, and pleased.