Black Water (Book Club Edition)

I'm a huge fan of T. J. MacGregor's work, and I've probably read and enjoyed every book published by this Edgar Award winning author. Black Water, the new thriller involving psychic Mira Morales and her family, immediately jumped to the top of my list of all time favorite fiction. This time travel/suspense/mystery gives new meaning to the term "page-turner"; it kept me up the half the night and away from my own work during the day. If you want a really good, exciting read, this is it. Black Water has everything: action, suspense, chills, thrills, romance, and a fascinating and provocative premise.

This is my first review.I loved it. It's a story I didn't want to stop reading yet it was so magical, I didn't want it to end. Enjoy....Reading takes you places you dream of ......

A child is abducted.....If you were going to argue with me that the little plot teaser is the plotline of so many thrillers they're virtually a dime a dozen I could not debate the opposite as being true.So? Why is Black Water different?Where to begin, it starts out as a liesurely outing between Mira and her 13 year old daughter Annie. Soon a man is in apparant trouble with his boat motor and since his arm is in a cast Annie gives him the benefit of doubt of assistance - buzzzzzzzzzz wrong answer it was the "pity ploy". She regains unconsciousness lost geographically, and chronologically as Mira discovers herself in June 1968.Therein lies the freshness and extreme inventiveness of the plot. MacGregor has added a whole new twist on the kidnapped child plot. And not just one this novel winds around in different twists and turns throughout. The Black Water that is the corridor into the past is not only a useful device as it makes the victim much harder to find, but makes the villians motives that much more interesting.Not only does Black Water entertain, it also makes one ponder all the rules and paradoxes of time travel at one point Mira, who I forgot to mention like her grandmother is psychic(c'mon did you really believe time travel was only added ingredient of this pot-pourri of a fun read?)Macgregor even has a cameo by Janis Joplin in this story how's that for adding even more interest to the tale? Bottom line is can we even with hypothetical power of time travel change course of history?Read Black Water to ponder these and other issues.:)

If you are a long time fan of T.J.Macgregor as I am you will be delighted with this latest book. As always I managed to learn some neat scientific stuff, get hooked into the characters, get scared that my favorite character would get hurt,and enjoy some wonderful animal characters as well. It's no wonder she won the Edgar this year. One of the best parts of the book was about the Sixties which I'm proud to say was one of the best times in my life. If you are new to her writing you are about to discover one of the most versatile and creative writers of our time. Enjoy!