Ask the Cards a Question (Mass Market Paperback)

by Marcia Muller (Author)

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Mass Market Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Mysterious Press (April 1 1990)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0445408499
ISBN-13: 978-0445408494
Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.4 x 1.8 cm
Shipping Weight: 114 g

Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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This is item 2 in The Sharon McCone Series.

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There's trouble in Sharon McCone's quiet San Francisco apartment building. Madame Anya, with her cards, her tame crow, and her candles, had predicted evil for Molly Antonio. Linnea Carraway, drinking heavily and careening crazily in the wake of a divorce, had argued with her. Now the sweet, elderly lady lies in her apartment. Linnea, last to see Molly alive, is the prime suspect and if Sharon means to clear her best friend, she has to find the murderer fast. Suddenly death is in the cards, threatening Sharon's oldest friendship, her professional credibility-and her life.

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4.0 out of 5 stars The second Sharon McCone Mystery, Jun 5 2002

By	Karen Potts (Lake Jackson, Texas) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

In this second installment of the series, Investigator Sharon McCone has taken in her friend Linnea, who has just gone through a traumatic divorce. Added to this, one of Sharon's favorite neighbors, Molly Antonio, has been found murdered. Sharon is asked to investigate the murder, and she finds a group of suspects including a neighborhood grocer, a neighborhood fortune-teller and her husband, and the people who live in a nearby center for the blind. As always, Muller sketches out her characters and plot in an efficient manner and writes an interesting and coherant mystery.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Ask the Cards a Question, May 24 2002

By	Ricky C. Nelson (Commerce, GA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

"Ask the Cards a Question" is the second of the Sharon McCone novels by Marcia Muller following the groundbreaking "Edwin of the Iron Shoes" which introduced McCone as the first hard-boiled female private investigator. Molly Antonio, a tenant in Sharon's building is found dead by her husband, Gus. She had been strangled. With things slow at the All Soul's Legal Cooperative where Sharon works, she is able to work on the case. She finds quite a few suspects along the way. The ending is sure to surprise. "Ask the Cards a Question" is a fine addition to this long-running series.

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3.0 out of 5 stars A simpler version of Kinsey Millhone, Jan 18 2002

By	Paul Skinner (Manassas, Virginia United States) - See all my reviews

This is my first McCone book, and my first impression is it is very similar in style to Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone, without quite as much of a hard edge. The writing style is simpler and faster to read than Grafton's, and the mystery was not too terribly hard to solve, given the abundance of bad characters (all of which being guilty of something). I was expecting McCone's houseguest to be the scapegoat, which never really happened. The interplay between McCone and the police was not very realistic. All in all, it was a fun read, but not extremely exciting. The story had the potential to be much more interesting.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Fascinating Mystery
Sharon McCone, the unassuming detective, is having trouble in her own building.When she finds one of her neighbors dead, Sharon realizes she really hasn't noticed the people in... Read more

Published on Sep 21 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Smash Hit
Marcia Muller is a great writer of mysteries. Sharon McCone is a great private eye. She's sharp, witty and gets the job done. I'm collecting all her books. I love her!

Published on Sep 20 2000