T is for Trespass (Kinsey Millhone Mysteries) Review

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T is for Trespass (Kinsey Millhone Mysteries) ReviewThe 20th novel in Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone series is one of the best. In her last outing, "S" IS FOR SILENCE, Grafton altered her style a bit, actually entering other characters' points of view to tell parts of the story so that they shared the narrating duties with Kinsey herself. With this new novel, that device is used to chilling effect--between reports from Kinsey, we enter the mind of a woman who is possibly her most twisted adversary to date.
Solana Rojas is a caregiver, a home-help nurse's aide much like the thousands you'll find all over America. But the woman assigned to care for Kinsey's elderly friend is not your usual "angel of mercy." For one thing, she is not the real Solana Rojas--she has stolen that woman's identity. And she has plans. To tell you more of the plot would be--well, criminal.
The best aspect of Grafton's excellent series is her ability to keep up with current social and legal problems, despite the fact that Kinsey's stories are set somewhere in the 1980s. In this novel we have identity theft, the inherent problems of home care, and--perhaps most disturbing--the tendency of society in general to ignore and/or mistreat our most vulnerable citizens. At least this elderly victim has Kinsey Millhone as a champion. And what a champion she is! "T" IS FOR TRESPASS will captivate longtime Grafton fans, and it should make her a lot of new fans as well. Highly recommended.T is for Trespass (Kinsey Millhone Mysteries) Overview

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Deadly Threads (Josie Prescott Antiques Mysteries) Review

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Deadly Threads (Josie Prescott Antiques Mysteries) ReviewJosie Prescott is the owner of Prescott's Antiques & Auctions. While teaching a workshop on vintage clothing, she discovers the strangled body of her friend and guest lecturer, Riley Jordan, hidden beneath a display table. Employees and workshop attendees fall under suspicion. Also a suspect is the philandering, celebrity chef husband, Bobby Jordan. Hank, the adopted, stray cat, finds an invaluable clue, a pearl rosette button; it is the key to solving the crime. An employee, Gretchen Brock, caught a glimpse of the killer's silver car; soon afterwards, numerous attempts are made on her life. Josie must find the killer before he/she succeeds in giving Gretchen a case of permanent amnesia.
"Deadly Threads" is an entertaining cozy in Jane K. Cleland's highly successful Josie Prescott Antiques Mysteries series. Once again, Josie must become an amateur sleuth in solving a murder connected to her antique store. She reminds me of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple. Old-fashioned clues in the form of vintage clothing - not modern, forensic evidence - are used to identify the murderer. Josie is very dependent on the local police force and media for supplying her with valuable information, and vice versa. She can't solve the murder without the aid of Chief Ellis Hunter and Wes Smith, the investigative reporter for the "Seacoast Star."
The killer's identity came as a great surprise; I never suspected this person. However, he/she spent at least ten minutes providing an unprovoked confession that probably won't be permissible in court. Fortunately, there is a large quantity of other evidence to convict him/her. I found the confession unrealistic as I did other elements of the story. Prescott's Antiques & Auctions is too perfect. The boss is very understanding and accommodating and all the employees love each other. I work with mostly women and there is constant whining, complaining and backstabbing; it's a veritable war zone. At Prescott's, the birds are always singing, the coffee is always percolating and everyone is munching on Cara's home-baked cookies. Reading "Deadly Threads" nearly gave me a toothache; this novel is very sappy sweet.
I like cozies that make me laugh out loud; "Deadly Threads" did not. The only time I snickered was when Gretchen referred to herself as a cookie ho. Furthermore, the quaint, coastal village of Rocky Point, New Hampshire, with its friendly, affluent citizens, is the typical cozy setting; it is not a unique one. Josie's finding of clues and the occasional attack on her employee, Gretchen, help propel the plot onward; however, another murder would've greatly added impetus. As it was, there were times when the overall plot became stagnant. Josie overreacting to every dilemma grew tiresome.
In all fairness, I did find "Deadly Threads" to be very romantic. It deals much with love - love won and love lost. Old relationships, such as the one Josie shares with Ty Alverez, are being strengthened and new relationships, such as the one Gretchen has with Jack Stene, are blossoming. Riley Jordan, the reader learns, was a very generous, remarkable woman, which made her death the more tragic. Also, from reading this novel, I learned more about the time consuming, often arduous, task involved in appraising antiques, especially vintage clothing. I also learned some interesting tips on how to distinguish genuine pearls from their synthetic counterparts.
"Deadly Threads" is recommended for those readers who like their cozies sweet and charming. It is for readers who want an intelligent, but vulnerable, female heroine; they are readers who also fantasize about working in the perfect company where all the employees love each other and the boss is sympathetic, patient and understanding. Women, like my mom, who love and collect antiques, will want to read "Deadly Threads" as well as its predecessors in the Josie Prescott Antiques Mysteries series. Readers should be warned that it is not hilarious like other cozies such as Parnell Hall's "The KenKen Killings," Laura DiSilverio's "Swift Justice" and Joelle Charbonneau's "Skating Around the Law."Joseph B. Hoyos
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Thirteen Million Dollar Pop: A Frank Behr Novel Review

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Thirteen Million Dollar Pop: A Frank Behr Novel ReviewTwo of the main appeals of David Levien's novels are his intricate plots and his multi-demensional characters.
In this novel, Frank Behr is a relatively new employee at the Caro Group, private investigators and personal security advisors.
As the story begins, he's on a security detail for Bernard Kolodnik. This was supposed to be an easy assignment but someone attempts to kill Kolodnik. However, Frank's quick reflexes saves him.
Frank is treated like a hero at work but wants answers. When he asks about the official investigation, he's stonewalled.
The next day, the governor appoints Kolodink as a replacement when the senior senator from Indiana resigns to fight advanced prostate cancer.
The story describes a real estate developer whose development included a casino which needed to be approved. The developer and an official in Kolodnik's staff conspire to put the developer and Kolodnik together. The result was supposed to be a quick sale and a payoff of thirteen million dollars. However, the economy and other factors stalled the development. Now that Kolodnik is a public official, he leaves his business dealings behind.
The author explores Frank's goal of solving the crime. However, he's also a compassionate man and we witness his tender moments while with his girlfriend, Susan, who is nearing her delivery date. In addition, Frank is also a man who helps people who have been unjustly treated. I felt that Frank was the type of character who would always be against bullies and attempt to do something when people were being mistreated. This made me appreciate Frank even more.
Thinking of what character in literature that Frank reminded me of, I would compare him to Tom Joad of "The Grapes of Wrath." Joad, like Frank, feels an obligation to help the workers who were being bullied by crooked officials.
The pacing of the novel is masterful. As the story reaches it's culmination, various factors connect and things speed up like a hurricane as action continues and suspense mounts.
Frank is the kind of person everyone would want for a friend. His character is well drawn and comes alive in the story.
This is one of the best mysteries of the year and shouldn't be missed.Thirteen Million Dollar Pop: A Frank Behr Novel 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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