- Paperback: 296 pages
- Publisher: Perseverance Press (April 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 188028488X
- ISBN-13: 978-1880284889
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14.2 x 1.7 cm
- Shipping Weight: 340 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,671,907 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Well-written Cozy, Jun 24 2009
By L. Rogers "MissLue"" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Run a Crooked Mile: A Mystery Novel (Paperback)
that features a smart, independent widow who can add two and two to get four, and when you add two more will get six right away. This is not about violence, though there is some at a distance, nor blood, though there is some of that, too. This is about Trinity County in California and the people who live there: a hard-working sheriff, good neighbors, and a reclusive woman who was inexplicably shot in the woods. And then there's her dog. His name is Tank and he's a keeper. The widow, Rosemary, just wants a simple, quiet life after the death of her husband, but she is saddened that the victim dies unknown, unmourned, and her body is in limbo in the morgue. Rosemary is not a PI, not a detective, not normally a snoop. Her children, with whom she has an excellent but distant relationship as they live their lives, keep in touch, but Rosemary is too smart and clever to do nothing but drink a gin or two and read a book. What she really is, is curious and that sets in motion a series of events that keep you turning pages. The author gives us a pleasant scene in wooded northern California, interesting people involved and a believable plot. Perfect!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Just Ok, Oct 18 2009
By reviewer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Run a Crooked Mile: A Mystery Novel (Paperback)
This was a book club book for me. I felt that it was very difficult to get through and that the "mystery and suspense" didn't hold my attention. The most interesting thing to me was the dog. I can read books quickly in general but with this book, it seems to have taken forever to get through. I found myself many times picking up a different book and finishing it before coming back to this book.
I also felt that this book was not a very good book club selection. There wasn't enough information to discuss or much character development.
I would recommend getting this at the library before spending hard earned cash.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
strong amateur sleuth, April 11 2009
By Harriet Klausner - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Run a Crooked Mile: A Mystery Novel (Paperback)
With the death of her husband, Rosemary Mendes decides she needs to start over. Using the money from the life insurance and encouraged by her adult sons while ignoring the rest of the family's whining she moves to rustic Weaverville, California in the remote northern Trinity Alps. She surprises herself when she becomes active in the community as she planned on being a loner, but the acceptance of the townfolk surprised her while making her feel good.
When another female newcomer Michelle "Mike" Morgan is shot to death in what is reported as a hunting accident, Rosemary has doubts as she is related to many hunters who never mistook a human for a deer. Still she reluctantly adopts Mike's dog Tank. Meanwhile during her latest recurring meal sharing with local Gray Campbell, she learns no one knew much about Mike or her dog. Deciding the escape to Trinity County bonded her to a dead woman she never met; Rosemary investigates who Mike was and why she was murdered; as the outsider believes the hunting accident was a homicide.
Leaving the Port Silva mysteries, Janet LaPierre provides a strong amateur sleuth starring a tough caring widow who is unaware initially of the danger she brings onto herself when she cannot resist the lure of the coincidence of two single females coming to town to start over. The story line is fast-paced, but provides a lucid sense of location as the real town of Weaverville comes vividly alive. Fans will enjoy the misadventures of Rosemary and her adopted "baby" Tank as they investigate Mike's murder over the objection of Sheriff Gus Angstrom who worries about her safety.
Harriet Klausner
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