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"Echoes of the Storm" is the first book in Amanda Albright Still's "A Galveston Hurricane Mystery" series. Set in the months following the most devastating natural disaster in the history of the United State--the great Galveston hurricane of 1900--it introduces Daria Gallagher (Legal Assistance) and L. Barker (Consulting Detective).

Gallagher is a widow who initially practiced law within the safe confines of her husband's office. In the aftermath of the flood that submerged the entire island of Galveston and took 8000 lives, she has taken in two young girls whom she is attempting to adopt. Gallagher is--by her own admission--something of a beauty. Whether she is perpetually addled or merely over-worked will depend on the reader's take: she only seems to sit still when she is suffering from migraine headaches. Barker, a rather mysterious Scotsman, is her landlord in a fine old building on the Strand. Gallagher and Barker share a landing at the top of a great carved staircase but, when the story opens, have exchanged only the most polite of pleasantries in passing. The dour Scotsman makes an excellent foil for the somewhat dizzy blond.

Galveston was a major port of entry for immigrants--especially Eastern Europeans--at this time and even though the mysterious "foreigners" and diabolical designs in Ms. Still's murky plotting might seem far-fetched, she has obviously done her homework. Bodies of flood victims continue to wash up after every storm, but one, in particular, is of more recent vintage. Although it is too early in criminal forensics for fingerprint detection, there is an autopsy and the author incorporates other modern touches: Barker goes about on a motor bike with a flashlight, and Gallagher is, after all, a woman doing a "man's job." Scenes are set perfectly in a few words--the Galveston of April 1901 "smells of dead fish and lost hope"--and characters are captured instantly--she had the "internal stability of Jell-O." (According to the Texas Historical Society, Hortense Sparks Ward was the first woman admitted to the TX bar in 1910 although she did not appear in court and practiced with her husband in his office. We'll happily cut Ms. Still a ten-year disparity here; in most cases she is right on.)

At one point, Barker says of a dead woman's diary, "...but I tire of this woman's self-absorbed pornography." Unfortunately, the inclusion of what seems more-or-less gratuitous sex, is not only tiring, it makes it impossible to recommend the book for Young Adults. That is a shame, because one often develops a great affection for history proper by falling in love with historical fiction as a youth. It would seem that in order to capture one audience, Ms. Still chose to abandon another. That, of course, is an author's prerogative. With that caveat, bookreview.com recommends "Echoes of the Storm" highly to an adult audience and looks forward to reading more about Galveston at the turn of the century in the continuing series.


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Echoes of the Storm Amanda Albright Still 9780615466897 Books Reviews

I've always loved period pieces, and this one is outstanding. I appreciate how Ms. Still has the spirit of a modern day woman in her heroine, but is still constrained by the expectations of women in 1900s Texas. Great read!!
I really enjoyed this book, I love the history being told and the "hidden" romance throughout. Just as I thought I was figuring out "who dunnit" another twist came along. Very captivating, spent many nights reading. I am looking forward to future adventures with Dash.
Wonderful characters and a fun story line to keep you guessing. I plan to read her next book in the sequence.
I just loved this book. I enjoyed the detailed description of the characters, in particular Dash (Daria). The mystery that developed in the "Echoes of the Storm" kept me turning the pages till the very end. I just couldn't put it down. I thought that the author's use of narrative text was wonderful and it put me right back in time. I love a book that can get me visualizing images in my mind (even the sometimes disturbing images that surround a mystery.) I do not want to give much of the story away but I must say that I can't wait to read the next book by Ms. Amanda Albright Still. I would definately recommend this book. Take a chance. It was a great read!
I thoroughly enjoyed this lively historical mystery about turn of the century Galveston. It ended having satisfied my need for answers but piquing my interest in the next installment.
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I want to begin my review by stating that I am NOT an author and admire anyone who can write (gosh, where would we be without them?). I am giving the book 2 stars due to the actual story and probably because I live within miles from Galveston and enjoyed reading about the area following the 1900 hurricane.

I was so excited when I saw the review of the second book (Brides of the Storm) in the "Galveston Storm Series" in the Houston Chronicle. I rushed to my computer and immediately downloaded the first book (Echos of the Storm).

Although Ms. Still's plot, characters, descriptions of the area, etc. were great I was very disappointed in the actual writing of the book. I went back after I finished the book and read reviews on to see if maybe it was "just me". Out of all the other reader's reviews only one of them seemed to catch the same problems I had. Besides having words misspelled, duplicated within the sentence (sentences repeated!), there was especially one part that really got to me.....a "shard" of glass becomes a "blade" changing the visual image of this "weapon". There is also another paragraph where one of the main character's names is changed.

At this time I don't believe I will read the second book in the series unless it becomes available through one of the free/low price sites.
"Echoes of the Storm" is the first book in Amanda Albright Still's "A Galveston Hurricane Mystery" series. Set in the months following the most devastating natural disaster in the history of the United State--the great Galveston hurricane of 1900--it introduces Daria Gallagher (Legal Assistance) and L. Barker (Consulting Detective).

Gallagher is a widow who initially practiced law within the safe confines of her husband's office. In the aftermath of the flood that submerged the entire island of Galveston and took 8000 lives, she has taken in two young girls whom she is attempting to adopt. Gallagher is--by her own admission--something of a beauty. Whether she is perpetually addled or merely over-worked will depend on the reader's take she only seems to sit still when she is suffering from migraine headaches. Barker, a rather mysterious Scotsman, is her landlord in a fine old building on the Strand. Gallagher and Barker share a landing at the top of a great carved staircase but, when the story opens, have exchanged only the most polite of pleasantries in passing. The dour Scotsman makes an excellent foil for the somewhat dizzy blond.

Galveston was a major port of entry for immigrants--especially Eastern Europeans--at this time and even though the mysterious "foreigners" and diabolical designs in Ms. Still's murky plotting might seem far-fetched, she has obviously done her homework. Bodies of flood victims continue to wash up after every storm, but one, in particular, is of more recent vintage. Although it is too early in criminal forensics for fingerprint detection, there is an autopsy and the author incorporates other modern touches Barker goes about on a motor bike with a flashlight, and Gallagher is, after all, a woman doing a "man's job." Scenes are set perfectly in a few words--the Galveston of April 1901 "smells of dead fish and lost hope"--and characters are captured instantly--she had the "internal stability of Jell-O." (According to the Texas Historical Society, Hortense Sparks Ward was the first woman admitted to the TX bar in 1910 although she did not appear in court and practiced with her husband in his office. We'll happily cut Ms. Still a ten-year disparity here; in most cases she is right on.)

At one point, Barker says of a dead woman's diary, "...but I tire of this woman's self-absorbed pornography." Unfortunately, the inclusion of what seems more-or-less gratuitous sex, is not only tiring, it makes it impossible to recommend the book for Young Adults. That is a shame, because one often develops a great affection for history proper by falling in love with historical fiction as a youth. It would seem that in order to capture one audience, Ms. Still chose to abandon another. That, of course, is an author's prerogative. With that caveat, bookreview.com recommends "Echoes of the Storm" highly to an adult audience and looks forward to reading more about Galveston at the turn of the century in the continuing series.