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Cookie Cutter [Paperback]

Sterling Anthony
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (66 customer reviews)

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Oct 3 2000
If you see him you will not know him. If you greet him, it may be too late. For every image you have of a murderer--he will defy it. And he will make you pay. . .

A woman haunted by a tragedy in her own past, homicide lieutenant "Bloody Mary" Cunningham now tracks an elusive killer who, like an apparition, materializes out of nothing, then escapes into the folds of night. The victims are all black, stabbed repeatedly, their lifeless fingers folded around a single cookie--black on the outside, white on the inside.

Mary knows she is not searching for just another loser with a knife. The man she is looking for is smart, a self-appointed judge, jury, and executioner who doles out brutally swift justice to racial sellouts, plotting murders with cool precision. But she can never guess the twisted history that is driving her suspect, or how his political connections will affect the case, or why she herself could be his next, perfect prey. . . .

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Anthony's ambitious debut thriller has as its psychological hook a legacy of racial violence reenacted by a crazed, confused killer. Isaac Shaw, a respected African-American Alabama mortician, tries but fails to escape his sordid past. In 1967 he impregnated a white teenage girl, "adopted" the son she bore seconds before her death and stuffed her body in someone else's casket. Moving to Detroit with his barren wife and new son, Eugene, Shaw establishes a funeral home empire and climbs the social ladder. Because Eugene looks white, he doesn't fit into the black community. He experiences "the intraracial backlash against fair-skinned blacks," and at the same time, a sense of guilt that he has escaped racial bigotry. In a desperate urge to claim his black heritage, he becomes an artist specializing in African-American images. He also becomes delusional, with a murderous mission. Meanwhile, Lt. "Bloody Mary" Cunningham, along with others of the Detroit Police's Homicide Squad, investigate a string of murders with a distinctive feature. The killer is targeting conservative African-Americans, and his victims hold an Oreo cookie in their hands. Those killed include a top-ranked black executive at a Japanese car company and a renowned Reaganite conservative leader with a special distaste for quotas. As the Motor City prepares for a tough mayoral election in which Isaac Shaw is a leading candidate, the cops don't realize how intimately their investigation is tangled with local politics. Anthony intersperses the convoluted family history of the Shaws with a more interesting profile of Cunningham, a well-rounded character with her own troubled childhood, strained marriage and battles with sexism on the job. He makes some perceptive comments about the complex dilemmas facing black Americans of all economic levels, who must make decisions regarding assimilation, representation and interracial relationships. Credibly depicting police procedures, this modest novel delivers enough keen analysis of race relations, social history and psychology to keep thriller fans reading to its bloody conclusion. (Nov.)
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Anthony's first novel is a complex murder mystery ? la Walter Mosley that explores race relations and politics in the deep South in the Sixties and in present-day Detroit. The victims are all blackAstabbed repeatedly and left for dead with their fingers folded around a cookie, black on the outside and white on the inside. (LJ 10/15/99)
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Diary of a Mad Keebler Elf. Oct 9 2003
Format:Paperback
"Bloody" Mary Cunningham must catch a killer with a very unique theme. Certain african-americans are being executed because of their politics, precisely those that lend themselves to be catagorized as 'sell-outs'. After each murder, an oreo cookie is left in their hands as a sign of their betrayal of their race. The clock is ticking, because the race for mayor is under way, and it especially turns ugly when the killer seems to be connected. Characters seem to be inserted when there was no need for them, but further along, the pieces begin to fit and the story moves even further. Kudos for an original story, a determined dectective, and, with luck, another continuing mystery.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Hot as July Jun 1 2002
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Format:Paperback
I bought several books for my usual summer reading, and as usual, I skimmed the first few pages of each to decide which one I would read first. Cookie Cutter grabbed me from the start. Not only did I read it first, but I did so within a short period. This imaginative twist on the serial killer formula contained driven characters who were always in motion right up to the exciting climax. Hopefully, by next summer, the author will have another offering to kick-start my reading season.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great supporting cast Nov 8 2001
Format:Paperback
The main plot was carried by the protagonist and the protagonist, in this case the cop and the killer. That's the way it should be. But this book had a strong supporting cast of characters that played out several subplots and made the book more textured and twisting. Issac(the undertaker) was my favorite but others deserve mention, such as Precious (the addict)and Mocha (the girlfriend of the villian). The main characters of any story can't do it alone. In this story they had a lot of good help.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Want some milk with that cookie?
I was so excited to see a murder mystery written by an African-American other then straight out of the newspaper. Read more
Published on Oct 28 2001 by Typereader
5.0 out of 5 stars High Suspense
A killer has taken it upon himself to rid the world of oreos, in other words, blacks who are white on the inside. Read more
Published on Oct 15 2001 by Eddie Allen
5.0 out of 5 stars Worked for me
This is a suspenseful novel about some unsavory aspects of modern urban life. Well conceived. Well written. Read more
Published on Aug 6 2001 by Lydia Malcolm
5.0 out of 5 stars Smart Suspense
This was an excellent story with pace and intelligence. Warning: don't second guess the author on those parts where the story seems to go off on a tangent. Read more
Published on Jun 6 2001
5.0 out of 5 stars From a man's point
i enjoyed cookie cutter because it kept supplying the suspense. i've stopped reading lots of books because they went soft in the middle but not this one. Read more
Published on May 20 2001
4.0 out of 5 stars Good first try
Overall Mr. Anthony's book was a good first try. The back cover caught my attention first. The major problem I had with the book was the relationship between Annie Parsons and... Read more
Published on April 22 2001 by Robin K. West
5.0 out of 5 stars Waiting for the next
The plot was like a jigsaw puzzle because all the pieces fitted together to yield the whole picture. That's high praise especially for a suspense/mystery novel. Read more
Published on April 14 2001
5.0 out of 5 stars Great going.
Cookie Cutter is an intelligent and daring work, touching on issues that Afro-Americans, especially those of the middle class, still struggle with. Read more
Published on Feb 25 2001
5.0 out of 5 stars Baked just right!
Cookie Cutter was disturbing in parts but where I'm sure the author intended. It was thought provoking throughout and the suspense was never lacking. Nice plot twists, too. Read more
Published on Feb 4 2001 by Cutie Renaldo
3.0 out of 5 stars A suspense thriller
This is the second mystery thriller that I have read in which the main characters are Black. It was well thought out and written impressively by Sterling Anthony making his debut... Read more
Published on Jan 27 2001 by Deirdre Gaskin
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