An atmospheric thriller, but a smart one with a racing story line.
"New York" magazine
GOTHIC MYSTERY . . . "Seduction" enchants with its fairy-tale motif and sensuous atmospherics.
"People" (Page-turner of the week)
TRULY A SEDUCTIVE READING EXPERIENCE . . . Grabs the reader on the first page and holds on for the entire journey.
"The Denver Post
" LIKE THE BEST MYSTERIES, "The Seduction of Water" offers puzzles and twists galore but still tells a human story.
"The Boston Globe
" [A] TAUT THRILLER . . .ANOTHER HOME RUN FOR CAROL GOODMAN . . .
"The Seduction of Water" combines folk tales and gothic horror with a thoroughly modern story. . . . Though this is the kind of book you ll stay up late reading, don t go so fast you miss the beautiful lyrical writing.
"Burlington Free Press
" The new novel more than redeems the promise of the first with a many-layered, subtle piece of fiction. . . . The reader steps into the story almost as one would step into a conversation with a good friend.
"The Denver Post
" Goodman s crisp, graceful writing keeps the reader engaged through the zigzagging plot. Lively and funny, Iris makes for a likable narrator. Throughout, the reader experiences pleasurable tension between wanting to find out what happens next and trying to savor the descriptions of place and people. . . . Fashioning one story from many, Goodman gives readers both an entertaining mystery and an intriguing glimpse into why we turn to stories in the first place.
"The Boston Globe
" Gripping . . . Entrancing . . . A completely involving mystery cleverly tied in with several fairy tales.
"Booklist
" VERY INTRIGUING AND SATISFYING.
" Charleston Post & Courier
" Alluring . . . [An] atmospheric page-turner. . . Combining dark fairy tale themes with a modern tale of suspense, Goodman succeeds in crafting another captivating mystery.
"Pages "magazine
With this exciting second book . . . Goodman establishes herself as a writer to watch in the field of literary thrillers.
"Library Journal"(starred review)
Mystery, folklore, a thoroughly modern romance, a strong sense of place, and a winning combination of erudition and accessibility make this second novel a treat.
"Publishers Weekly
" Goodman successfully plays along with the fairy-take formula but translates it so successfully that the world she creates and the people who inhabit it are entirely believable.
"Book Street USA
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"An atmospheric thriller, but a smart one with a racing story line."
--New York magazine
"GOTHIC MYSTERY . . .
Seduction enchants with its fairy-tale motif and sensuous atmospherics."
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People (Page-turner of the week)
"TRULY A SEDUCTIVE READING EXPERIENCE . . . Grabs the reader on the first page and holds on for the entire journey."
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The Denver Post "LIKE THE BEST MYSTERIES,
The Seduction of Water offers puzzles and twists galore but still tells a human story."
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The Boston Globe "[A] TAUT THRILLER . . .ANOTHER HOME RUN FOR CAROL GOODMAN . . .
The Seduction of Water combines folk tales and gothic horror with a thoroughly modern story. . . . Though this is the kind of book you'll stay up late reading, don't go so fast you miss the beautiful lyrical writing."
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Burlington Free Press "The new novel more than redeems the promise of the first with a many-layered, subtle piece of fiction. . . . The reader steps into the story almost as one would step into a conversation with a good friend."
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The Denver Post "Goodman's crisp, graceful writing keeps the reader engaged through the zigzagging plot. Lively and funny, Iris makes for a likable narrator. Throughout, the reader experiences pleasurable tension between wanting to find out what happens next and trying to savor the descriptions of place and people. . . . Fashioning one story from many, Goodman gives readers both an entertaining mystery and an intriguing glimpse into why we turn to stories in the first place."
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The Boston Globe "Gripping . . . Entrancing . . . A completely involving mystery cleverly tied in with several fairy tales."
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Booklist "VERY INTRIGUING AND SATISFYING."
--Charleston Post & Courier "Alluring . . . [An] atmospheric page-turner. . . Combining dark fairy tale themes with a modern tale of suspense, Goodman succeeds in crafting another captivating mystery."
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Pages magazine
"With this exciting second book . . . Goodman establishes herself as a writer to watch in the field of literary thrillers."
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Library Journal(starred review)
"Mystery, folklore, a thoroughly modern romance, a strong sense of place, and a winning combination of erudition and accessibility make this second novel a treat."
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Publishers Weekly "Goodman successfully plays along with the fairy-take formula but translates it so successfully that the world she creates--and the people who inhabit it--are entirely believable."
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Book Street USA
The new eerie thriller from the highly acclaimed writer of the haunting The Lake of Dead Languages.