Justice in June Review

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Justice in June ReviewI am an avid mystery reader and enjoyed Levenson's "Justice in June" except that she really, really needed a proof reader. I don't know if it was the publisher's fault or where to place the blame but the copy I received as a gift (my adult daughter purchased it at a book-signing event for the author) had HUGE errors. I would be reading along and then the next page would have absolutely nothing to do with the page I just read. This happened twice and was very disconcerting. I had to backtrack or go forward to find where I should be. One chapter was repeated twice.
The mystery itself was fun and an easy read. The book is fast-paced (once I got over the editing errors) and a definite page turner. There are several stories running concurrently so that adds to the interest. Many of the other reviewers have described the plot (which is not very helpful when describing a mystery - part of the enjoyment of the read is discovering the plot unfold yourself) so I will not.
I'm concerned about purchasing Levenson's first book for fear the same editing problems will get in the way. I noticed that I have a first edition - perhaps other editions will not have the same errors. Levenson is a talented writer and I hope she either gets another publisher or hires a final proof reader herself.Justice in June Overview

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Killed at the Whim of a Hat Review

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Killed at the Whim of a Hat ReviewThe very witty and original mystery writer, Colin Cotterill, has changed literary geography slightly and time period significantly with his new book, "Killed at the Whim of a Hat". His great Dr. Suri series is set in post-civil war Laos (1970s); his new book (to become a series?) is based in contemporary southern Thailand. The new context has an interesting new protagonist--a very hip, sometime crime reporter, Jimm Juree--who comes accompanied by a family and growing group of friends and animals who run the gamut of extremes from a transexual brother/sister with shady Internet businesses, to a second brother with few social skills but a devotion to bodybuilding that has made him a contender for the Thai version of Mr. Universe, to a pre-Alzheimers mother who has more irons in the fire than a blacksmith at a rodeo, and to an ex-traffic cop grandfather with the morals of a nun and a cynicism about human kind that would put him in the same league with Lady Gaga.
"Killed..." opens with a forced move of the family from northern Thailand to the deep south of country--a provincial area that it is well removed from the popular Thai beach resorts of the region and therefore not a great place to own the tourist camp that the family matriarch has invested in. A page or two later, and a double killing of considerable vintage turns up on Jimm Juree's beach doorstep. A 1970s VW Kombi camper with two 1970s hippie skeletons has been uncovered by a well-digger closeby, and the bored-to-death Jimm is off to the races. Soon after, a second killing occurs in the otherwise moribund neighborhood. This time it's a Buddhist Abbott who has been stabbed to death for no apparent reason. Jimm adds the murder to her plate and begins turning over rocks and severely disturbing the local establishment types who aren't really looking for answers to old or new crimes.
Author Cotterill gets high marks for his new collection of very over-the-top characters. As strange as this bunch is, there's a certain plausibility to their relationships and protagonist Jimm Juree comes across as a thoroughly likable and entertaining lead from the first few pages of the book. The story line is interesting enough, but the resolutions to the murders push the envelope a bit far maybe.
George W. Bush? Well, he is thrown in as a kind of conceit by the author who you would have to conclude, was not a great fan of Dubya. Quotes from the former prez provide the title of the book (really), introduce each chapter, and eventually the reader finds out what their relevance is to the story. It will be a distraction for some and heartburn for others, but it does add to the whole black comedy effect that comes through here.
A good read, full of razor sharp, but playful humor throughout.Killed at the Whim of a Hat Overview

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Shut Your Eyes Tight (Dave Gurney, No. 2): A Novel Review

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Shut Your Eyes Tight (Dave Gurney, No. 2): A Novel ReviewI thoroughly enjoyed Verdon's first novel Think of a Number but feel that he has really tightened up his writing for this second book in the Dave Gurney series.
What's not to like? We have early-retired NY police detective Gurney, still at the top of his game, living out in the verdant countryside with his happily countrified wife, Madeleine. But Gurney is having a hard time wrapping his mind around the fact that he ain't doing what he does best any more - tracking down the really bad guys.
So he lectures at the police academy (great reading about his teaching techniques BTW), and tries to seem reluctant (to Madeleine) when he's offered a job consulting on a horrific murder.
There are predatory women, unattached heads, footprints that disappear, coyotes that come and go, sex addicts, dumb ex-detectives that are Roofied because I guess they've never heard "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is," a long-time marriage between total opposites with all its ups and downs, an audition for White-Trash Poster Boy (great designation), foreign gangsters.
I love this driven character that Verdon has created in Dave Gurney. And I also love his wife and their marriage. I love the puzzles he presents us in his books and the in-depth characterization.
This is a book I will be keeping and reading again in the future. I love Verdon's writing style - and because of that, I did not feel "Shut Your Eyes Tight" was too long at all. I savored each and every word.Shut Your Eyes Tight (Dave Gurney, No. 2): A Novel Overview

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