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The Letters Paperback – January 8, 2015

by Ella Drayton (Author)
3.7 3.7 out of 5 stars 20 ratings
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Brodie Barrett is a widowed mother of a 10 year old girl and a homicide detective for the Birmingham Police Department. Everything seems fine in her world until her ex-fiance, Keaton Maddox walks back into her life. She's ready to start a new life with Keaton but he's also got a pregnant girlfriend working at his restaurant. Things at work start heating up for Brodie when someone decides to send her love letters at work. These aren't your ordinary love letters, though! These letters leave clues for Brodie to find bodies of her admirer's victims. Who could be sending these letters and why do they want Brodie to find the bodies?
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    178 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    January 8, 2015
  4. Dimensions
    5.98 x 0.41 x 9.02 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    1506146813
  6. ISBN-13
    978-1506146812
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Writer. Book Critic. Mother. Animal Lover. Twitter addict. Insomniac. Ella is from a very small town in Alabama. When she is not day dreaming about her next story she spend most of her time caring for a Tiny Tyrant and her furry best friend, Mutt. Her house and her electronics are cluttered with books she's read, books she's reading, and books to be read. She also pretends to be a housewife in her spare time, occasionally cooking and cleaning for a wonderful husband who never complains. Writing and reading are her two biggest passions other than pretending to be a T-Rex princess pony that can only eat pink Starburst with her little one. Ella also uses movie quotes and song lyrics constantly in conversation and freaks out/passes out at the sight of slugs.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 2nd edition (January 8, 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 178 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1506146813
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1506146812
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.98 x 0.41 x 9.02 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.7 3.7 out of 5 stars 20 ratings

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Writer. Book Critic. Mother. Animal Lover. Twitter addict. Insomniac.

Ella is from a very small town in Alabama. When she is not day dreaming about her next story she spend most of her time caring for a Tiny Tyrant and her furry best friend, Mutt. Her house and her electronics are cluttered with books she’s read, books she’s reading, and books to be read. She also pretends to be a housewife in her spare time, occasionally cooking and cleaning for a wonderful husband who never complains. Writing and reading are her two biggest passions other than pretending to be a T-Rex princess pony that can only eat pink Starburst with her little one. Ella also uses movie quotes and song lyrics constantly in conversation and freaks out/passes out at the sight of slugs.

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PFID
3.0 out of 5 stars Typical thriller.
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2015
The Letters is a well written crime thriller with strong characters, in particular the main protagonist, a female detective called Brodie Barrett. It followed a fairly typical pattern of having several characters who were under suspicion of committing a murder, though most of the suspects were known to Barrett. I found the twist near the end of the book interesting and was not expecting that at all, and the author’s scene setting was quite intriguing at times.

The story has good pace and quite good dialogue. Some of the reactions of certain characters seemed unrealistic, such as the scene in the morgue and, although Brodie is often speaking about protecting her little girl, there is no mention of protecting her from a stalker who is threatening her.
There were many occasions in the novel when I would have welcomed more description of the surroundings, time of day, weather etc, as well as of the characters to add more “colour” to the event that was happening. Unfortunately, I did not find myself rooting for any of the characters but thought that Walker was probably the most intriguing – at least to this reader. Another glance at the text from a copy editor would be helpful for a number of typos, missing words, and errors that jumped out. It is a page-turner and I am sure would appeal to fans of the murder mystery genre.
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Lita
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2015
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Awesome!
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V. Golden
4.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2015
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The story kept me riveted from cover to cover. Great plot, great flow, great ending. Can't wait to read more of this author's work.
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glenn conley
4.0 out of 5 stars It's a bit, ummm... Personal.
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2015
I really enjoyed this book. It caught me off guard. I was in the middle of reading a book, when someone handed me this one. As usual, I flipped through the first few pages of this book, just out of curiosity. Totally expecting to put it aside and finish the other book I was reading.

But I couldn't do it. I just kept reading this book because I was captivated from the first page. I can't really explain it. I mean usually, I'll look at a synopsis on goodreads or amazon before reading a book. But with this one, I didn't even bother.

I had no bloody clue what this book was about, and yet I kept on reading it. It seemed to be some sort of love story about a foul-mouthed bitch, and her ex. I don't know why I kept reading it, because I hate romance novels. Somehow, I was transfixed on this damn book. The characters just sucked me in.

And then, out of nowhere, the story turns into a murder mystery. I didn't even know that the main character was a cop. But apparently, she really is a detective. A sassy one, at that. And some guy is sending her letters, giving her clues to where dead bodies can be found.

Clues that are a bit umm... Personal. So she goes and arrests her old boyfriend from high school, because the body turned out to be the guy's fiance. So, of course he killed her, right? He's so guilty. He lies to the detective, and can't provide an alibi.

I mean, it's so obvious he's guilty that he can't possibly be guilty. Then, the sassy cop chick gets another letter describing yet another location from her past love life. A location where another body can be found. And guess what, the cop chick's old boyfriend can be tied to that place as well.

I want to say that the best part of this book was the story, because it kept me guessing until the end. I never figured out who the killer was, until they were finally revealed. But that's not really the best part. The best part of this book is the characters. They're what kept my eyes glued to the page.

That being said, I still had my issues. For instance, I'm not sure if this author understands what the hell 'dialog' means. It's supposed to be a discussion. Not two people having monologues with each other. Because that's what the dialog in this book seemed like. Characters would go on and on for pages, as they were supposedly having a discussion with someone, without anyone interrupting.

It's just not natural. People don't talk like that. Give me some back and forth. That's how people talk. Nobody talks for half an hour, then lets the other person talk for half an hour. That's stupid. I could understand if it was just one couple doing this, but it was every character in this book. Talking for pages on end, without any real dialog.

That doesn't negate the fact that it's a great book. I'd highly recommend it, even with the back and forth monologues. It was still captivating and fun to read.
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Melinda
3.0 out of 5 stars Creepy Premise
Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2015
The Letters by Ella Drayton has a creepy premise and a good amount of tension throughout.

The many typos, missing words, and other errors interfered with my enjoyment of the story, however. I also believe that some of the repetition could have been trimmed.

I questioned some of the reactions of the characters. For example, at one point a mother has just identified her dead daughter at the morgue. Her dialogue, rather chatty and by-the-way, struck me as unrealistic for the situation. Also, Brodie has a history with stalkers hurting people close to her, yet when it becomes clear that another stalker is threatening her, she makes no effort to protect her daughter.

The pacing is good, though, and kept me interested. Some of the banter is quite clever, and gives a feel of the region in which it’s set. If you enjoy murder mysteries with irreverent detectives, try The Letters.

Warning: sex scenes and a fair amount of suggestive language

*I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review*
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Tracey
3.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyed
Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2015
I recieved a copy of this book for my honest review. The book needs to be edited again. There are words missing, and words added in sentences that makes for a choppy read. This is the reason for the 3 stars. I tried to write this review without spoiling the book for anyone.

The story is very fast paced. Brodie a mom, detective, and best friend. Brodie lost her husband. Keaton has came into her life and before things could go to the next level she sabatoges the relationship. Brodie has a fear of losing anyone that gets to close she tries to keep everyone at a distance. When Audrey sets a plan to get Keaton and Brodie back together (she has personal reasons for this).

Brodie starts getting letters that point her to bodies of women that have been murdered. The strange part is where the bodies are found have meaning to Brodies past. Brodie gets a lead from the last person she would expect.
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