Mystery-suspense number six was originally intended to be a trilogy with “The Dream Gate” then “Dream Gate - Grabbing Air” followed by “Dream Gate - Grabbing Time”...
However, once again I was convinced to merge my first two novellas into one novel.
This made sense as the research into ‘dreams’ and ‘time’ were areas that fascinated Albert Einstein, who studied both as a science. This lent credibility and was an important scientific element I didn’t want lost in a plot that couldn’t be taken seriously or viewed as plausible.
And, with another opportunity to merge some history with another fiction plot I could also expand the developing relationship of my two main characters to give that romance more depth.
In every three-ring binder of notes and research I assemble for each working plot - I give all of my characters a birth date along with a pivotal early life event and more that ‘shaped’ them. Not all of this character-backstory might make it to the scenes of a final edit, but that character-essence is there and helps to create a substantial [multidimensional] ‘person’ - as someone a reader feels they have met - and not simply a name on paper.
I didn’t send this one out for a professional review, but here’s a few of the ‘reader-reviews’…oh so valuable.
**AMAZON READER REVIEWS: 5.0 out of 5 stars Get comfortable, you’re going to be glued to this Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2018 Verified Purchase
I was glued to this plot from the first page and once again the end was a surprise you don’t see coming. Terrific detail and well-developed characters with just enough backstory to keep you guessing who did it. Always a great way to relax and get some chair sleuthing time in my day. Highly recommended, you will not be disappointed and be sure you read Sherrie’s many other books.
5.0 out of 5 stars I can’t wait for the sequel Reviewed in Canada on February 1, 2018
Another great mystery novel by Sherrie. She should have included a disclaimer that you will lose sleep and neglect your housework because of this book. This was a fun novel to read with all of the historical references that tied into present day events. The ending really packed a punch, so I ask: WHEN WILL THE SEQUEL BE RELEASED????
5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Imaginative Plot
Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2018 Paperback Verified Purchase
The relationship of the main characters intensifies while solving the mystery. Makes one wonder as to the powers of dreams as they are very important to the plot. A few surprises at the end - you won’t be able to put the book down. Again lots of history woven into the present. I highly recommend this book.
***** BACK COVER GLIMPSE:
Olivia tried to go back to sleep--but unsettling--in her dream all of the shipping crates looked like they were made from the same pinewood as the crates found hidden in the false wall--exactly the same...
*Inside the wall cavity of a century old building inherited by cousins Olivia and Phoebe Jamieson were the remains of a man who died 80 years before along with four original oil paintings still listed as missing due to WWII thefts. From the moment of that discovery Olivia dealt with her growing feelings for the lead detective, the disruptive presence of an art investigator brought in to authenticate the paintings, and confusion over a series of dreams that seemed to leave clues to the body in the wall.
Then - just when Olivia began to make sense of the clues in her dreams, a new murder complicated everything. After her cousin and art investigator disappear, Olivia feared history might be repeating. And the confounding case takes another turn with neither the detective nor the art investigator who they claimed to be, and several corrupt factions go after the art and an accidental, but lethal invention...
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