Killing Kin: Amazon.ca: Chassie West: Books

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No-nonsense Washington, D.C., cop Leigh Ann Warren, out on disability because of an injured knee, returns home to find a dead body in her apartment. Clues link the corpse to Leigh's ex-fianc?, Det. Dillon Upshur Kennedy, affectionately called Duck. His partner, Eddie Grimes, informs Leigh that Duck (who has turned in his badge and disappeared) swiped some drugs and a mysterious piggy bank, found when a notorious drug dealer was killed in a car accident, and that she has four days before he's reported to Internal Affairs. Leigh's search leads her to Sanctuary, a tiny artists' community in western Maryland, where she finds that the locals are less than anxious to answer her questions. West (Sunrise) has a knack for creating colorful yet realistic characters and witty dialogue. This pulsing mystery will keep readers guessing to the endAwhich, albeit a bit fuzzy, will leave them wanting more of smart, gutsy Leigh Warren. (July)
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

--Romantic Times

An intriguing puzzler full of twists and turns.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Heroine to call a friend!, Aug 23 2002

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Elaine Flinn "MysteryMama" (Salinas, Ca United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Killing Kin (Mass Market Paperback)

I miss Leigh Ann and hope Ms. West will get back to her computer very soon and give us more of this sassy, yet grounded sleuth! What a delight! Leigh Ann has more than a sense of justice, she has humor, insight and knows what she wants in a man. It's great to find a character that is decent, yet can match wits with the grungiest perp! Come on, Leigh Ann...we're all waiting for your next caper.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Characters to Care About, July 28 2002

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Fran (Plano, Texas USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Killing Kin (Mass Market Paperback)

Ms. West tells a good story. She describes her characters so well, you feel like you know them. The mystery is good and the story moves along so well, you don't want to stop reading. I would highly recommend this book.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Black & White Comic Book Characters, Nov 12 2001

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This review is from: Killing Kin (Mass Market Paperback)

If I wrote anything like this with the "colors" reversed, I'd be a racist! All the bad people are "white" and the "black" people are beautiful and good. No shades of gray here.

And such moralizing! My gosh, I sure am glad that cops are not such prudes in the real world. 50% of people have smoked MJ, and that's 50% of cops too. But certainly NOT our heros here!

Any woman worth her salt should obviously be a spitfire - the heroine smashes Duck in the face with her fist as hard as she can when she finds him?

Is there anyone who read this who didn't forsee that Duck was on the trail of bad reefer? Other than the heroine, that is. Why doesn't law school and 7 years as a cop doesn't translate into at least some ability to "detect"?

I'm really sorry to all you fans. Obviously you loved having such perfect idols (or something). But not one of these characters reminded me of any real people I've known in the real world. Real people - whatever their color - have good AND bad.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Black & White Comic Book Characters
If I wrote anything like this with the "colors" reversed, I'd be a racist! All the bad people are "white" and the "black" people are beautiful and... Read more

Published on Nov 12 2001

2.0 out of 5 stars Black & White Comic Book Characters
If I wrote anything like this with the "colors" reversed, I'd be a racist! All the bad people are "white" and the "black" people are beautiful and... Read more

Published on Nov 12 2001