The Mountains Bow Down by Sibella Giorello

Parts of this book I really loved and other parts I’m just not sure about. It was good enough to interest me in finding the first 2 Raleigh Harmon Novels. I feel a bit like more background would help.

There are breathtaking descriptions of Alaska that make me want to go there. It has interesting facts since the crime took place during a cruise – jurisdiction, closest offices, satelite phones, etc. And there’s still all the normal good mystery stuff – chases, fights, sneaking around, etc.

I wasn’t too thrilled with the movie star angle, and don’t like DeMott. I do think the scene in the laundry room is good, and enjoy when the hero and heroine engage in verbal sparring. It’s sad about her mother and family, but it keeps things real. The heroine’s faith is a small underlying theme but shows in her disbelief of crystals with power and in her awe of God’s creation.

Here is the backcover copy:

That’s what FBI Special Agent Raleigh Harmon believes as she boards a cruise to Alaska. A land of mountains and gems and minerals, The Last Frontier is a dream destination for this forensic geologist who’s hoping to leave behind a hectic work schedule and an engagement drained of romance.

But when a passenger goes missing and winds up dead, Raleigh’s vacation suddenly gets lost at sea. The ship’s security chief tries to rule the death a suicide, but Raleigh’s forensics background points to a much darker conclusion: Somewhere onboard, a ruthless murderer walks free.

Engulfed by one of her toughest cases yet, Raleigh requests assistance from the FBI and receives her nemesis-perpetual ladies man Special Agent Jack Stephanson. As the cruise ship sails through the Inside Passage, Raleigh has five days to solve a high-profile murder, provide consultation for a movie filming onboard, and figure out her increasingly complicated feelings for Jack-who might not be such a jerk after all.

And that’s only her work life. Family offers even more challenges. Joined on the cruise by her mother and aunt, Raleigh watches helplessly as disturbing rifts splinter her family.

Like the scenery that surrounds the cruise ship, Raleigh discovers a situation so steep and so complex that even the mountains might bow down.

You can find more information at the author’s site. Published by Thomas Nelson.

Facebook Party: Join Sibella and fans of the Raleigh Harmon series on April 5th at 5:00 pm PST (6 MST, 7 CST & 8 EST) for a Facebook Book Club Party. Sibella will be giving away some fun prizes, testing your trivia skills and hosting a book chat about the Raleigh Harmon books. Have questions you’d like to chat about – leave them on the Event page.

This book was sent to me through Litfuse Publicity Group for the book tour. The opinions are fully my own and I did add affiliate links in this post.

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