#rip kelly preston

[duranduratulsa]

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[stacys-mom-has-got-it-goin-on]

[always-rolling-my-eyes]

Also, another loss for John Travolta 😞

[bethnalgreen]

Dead Mountain preview chapters

So, the new novel in Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child's Nora Kelly (and Corrie Swanson) series is out in about a week. I ordered my copy from the Poisoned Pen because I want the collectible cards. (Sorry, guys, don't really care that it's an "autographed" first edition.) I used to be a B&N bookseller, so I know people who order from there or Amazon tend to receive the book on the release date, while I'll have to wait a week or two. Fortunately, Amazon has a sample available online that I can obsess over in the meantime.

Spoilers for the new book (and previous books in the series) ahead!

Chapter 1: It's late October. Two frat guys get stuck in the snow in the New Mexico mountains. They proceed to get drunk and stoned, crawl into a cave for shelter, and find human remains.

Chapter 2: She's back! My favorite character, Special Agent Corinne/Corrine Swanson, appears. (Has Hachette fired all their proofreaders? Come on, it's kind of essential that you figure out how the first name of your co-heroine is spelled.)

It appears that Corrie has spent the past few months on boring FBI assignments after the shit-show that wrapped up Diablo Mesa. I find the mention of debriefings and lie detector tests reassuring; I wondered how much she told her superiors about what happened. Apparently, she told them everything. Unfortunately, it looks like she's gotten screwed over again with regards to commendations, promotions, etc. because of the case's classified nature. Typical. (Can't FBI agents get commendations or decorations for classified work? It seems like Pendergast has a few of those in his jacket.)

Her boss now has a case for her, and introduces her to her new mentor, Agent Sharp. (RIP, Hale Morwood.) Corrie notices that his clothes and haircut are better than typical FBI issue. He's pretty quiet, has an accent she can't quite place, and has a reputation for being somewhat of a lone wolf. Hmm, reminds me of someone ...

Anyway, her boss assigns her the human-remains-in-the-mountains case, and Corrie and Sharp leave posthaste.

Just a small rant here. This chapter states Corrie's been at the Albuquerque FO for about a year. Excuse me, it's been ALMOST TWO YEARS. She started her assignment in ABQ in January 20xx. The meat of the story in Old Bones took place in May/June. The events of Scorpion's Tail took place three months later (fall of 20xx). Diablo Mesa took place six months after that (spring of the next year). Dead Mountain explicitly starts four months later, on Halloween. That's nearly two years. Her probationary period should almost be up already. Sometimes I wonder if the authors are deliberately messing with the timeline to keep Corrie in stasis, or whether they just can't be bothered with consistency.

Chapter 3: We begin with another inconsistency. We're told that Morwood was forced into a mentoring role by an "injury," but it was actually his interstitial lung disease.

Corrie learns a little more about the Manzano Mountains region and gets snarky about the "need" for hundreds of nuclear weapons. Sharp seems to appreciate the sarcasm.

We're introduced to a deputy for Torrance County, who reminds Corrie of her "friend," Sheriff Watts of Socorro County. She wonders what Watts is up to. This is interesting ... he asked her out in Diablo Mesa, and she pretty much accepted. It's now four months later, she obviously hasn't been too busy, and they haven't gone on that date yet? In fact, it doesn't even sound like she's really kept in touch with him. Maybe later chapters will clarify this situation and explain how in the world he's surviving with only one of his Colt Peacemakers.

The deputy seems decent enough, but the big kahuna himself, Sheriff Hawley, is yet another of the male LEOs that Corrie runs into all too often. Calls her "young lady" even after she's identified herself as FBI and refuses to leave the scene (which he's stomping all over without protective gear) until the MALE FBI agent threatens him. Sigh.

Side note: I got an email from Poisoned Pen, which refers to an "evil sheriff" in this novel. Does Hawley have something to do with the "Dead Mountain" cold case that Corrie and Nora are going to investigate? On the other hand, one Goodreads review says that the plotline with Nora, Skip, and the sheriff goes nowhere. Is he just evil for evil's sake, then?

Anyway, Corrie goes into the cave and sees the human remains. And there the preview abruptly ends.

I feel like there's a lot of unpack here, and we don't even know what's going on with Nora and her billionaire boyfriend!

As much as I bitch about continuity errors in these books (I guess you never stop being a copy editor) I almost always really enjoy them. I expect I'll devour Dead Mountain as fast as I can, give it a chance to digest, and then read it again for things I missed the first time. And I'll definitely login to watch Preston and Child's appearance at the Poisoned Pen on publication day.

Anyone who reads this, feel free to speculate on what might happen in the book. I have a feeling the next few weeks are going to drag ...

[nowthisnews]

Kelly Preston died on July 12 after a two-year fight with breast cancer, according to a family representative who spoke with PEOPLE.

The actor is survived by her husband, actor John Travolta, and their children Ella and Benjamin.

‘It is with a very heavy heart that I inform you that my beautiful wife Kelly has lost her two-year battle with breast cancer,’ Travolta said on Instagram. ‘She fought a courageous fight with the love and support of so many.’

[khakilike]

There are worse surprises than Marilyn’s parents coming home early. RIP Kelly Preston.

[heckyestaylorhicks]

Taylor Hicks on Kelly Preston:

Taylor Hicks@TaylorHicks·

A pen pal is rare these days. A true pen pal. Circumstancially I found that in #KellyPreston.  We would email back and forth about life and how everything was.  Both had an inside track on the dealings with fame business etc.. It was so comforting to me.

Taylor Hicks@TaylorHicks·

She was an absolute gem of a person.   My heart goes out to John and his family and my sincere condolences for the loss of Kelly.  She was the epitome of a classy sweet lady.  A gem of a person.  #RIPKellyPreston

[francessgum]

She is literally glowing 💔

[that80steenmoviemood]

Kelly Preston in Space Camp (1986).

RIP

[mymoodboard2020]

Kelly Preston and John Travolta 🕊 RIP Kelly

[duranduratulsa]

Up next on my Spooktober Filmfest...Tales From The Crypt: The Switch (1990) on classic DVD 📀! #tv #television #horror #TalesFromTheCrypt ##thecryptkeeper #johnkassir #williamhickey #ripwilliamhickey #rickrossovich #KELLYPRESTON #ripkellypreston #roybrocksmith #riproybrocksmith #ianambercrombie #jpatrickmcnamara #arnoldschwarzenegger #DVD #90s #Spooktober #Halloween #october

[stacys-mom-has-got-it-goin-on]

Kelly Preston

[lifes-commotion]

I'm heartbroken to hear of the death of Kelly Preston. I, of course, didn't know her but she seemed like a truly caring beautiful soul that loved her family. My thoughts and prayers are with John Travolta and their family. Please love each other because life is short. 💔🙏😪 RIP and Godspeed.

[jennyboom21]

Maroon 5 - She Will Be Loved

One of my favorite songs and music videos.  

Kelly Preston’s character was the neglected wife, and mother of Adam Levine’s girlfriend. 

[dykehaus]

i’m so sad i didn’t realize she was so sick

[justthepictureframe]

This year seriously sucks. I know that is an understatement and it has been said so much but like seriously. The news every day is just more and more sadness. Nick Cordero losing his battle with Covid leaving behind his wife and 1 year old son. Rachel Long, a mother in Arizon losing her life after saving her children from a house fire. Naya Rivera drowns in a lake incident leaving behind her 4 year old son. 24 year old YouTuber Nicole Thea dying at 8 months pregnant, her son didn’t make it. Benjamin Keough losing his battle with mental health. Kelly Preston losing her battle with cancer leaving behind her children and husband John Travolta who already lost their first born child years before. Like how much hurt and sadness in one week. All of these people and their families are in my prayers, Rest in power.