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The Kidnapping of Rosie Dawn
  

The Kidnapping of Rosie Dawn [Large Print] (Hardcover)

by Eric Wright (Author)
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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Joe Barley, a part-time lecturer in English Literature and part-time security guard, is alerted by his maid to the disappearance of another of her employers, Rosie Dawn, a student of classics who is working her way through school by being an exotic dancer and the mistress of a fast-food entrepreneur. The novel also involves campus politics--a student tries to exploit the nervous administration over its minority policies. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.


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From the Halls of Academe To the Waterfront of Toronto

Rosie Dawn, whos working her way through college as an exotic dancer and mistress of a fast-food entrepreneur, has disappeared. Joe Barley, an English teacher and sometime private eye, looks for her in high and low places. Meanwhile, the universitys political-correctness police are after Joes office-mate, and his live-in lady, Carole, is acting very peculiar indeed. . . .

Advance Praise for The Kidnapping of Rosie Dawn

This book is fine in every sense of the word, for Eric Wright has always been the kind of writer whose art conceals art. The things he does well he does so well you hardly notice them, and Kidnapping of Rosie Dawn leaves the reader with a sense of effortless ease. Its witty, intelligent, elegantly shaped, beautifully paced, and every page is generously sown with pleasures of phrase and insight. Read and enjoy! --Reginald Hill, winner of the CWA Diamond and Golden Daggers, and author of Arms and Women

Eric Wright is intelligent, engaging, and stylishly funny. So is his detective, Joe Barley. Together, they provide a very satisfying read indeed. --K.K. Beck, author of the Iris Cooper series, the Jane da Silva series, and The Revenge of Kali-Ra --This text refers to the Paperback edition.


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5.0 out of 5 stars Clever, Different Mystery, Oct 29 2001
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Both my husband and I enjoyed this book. We liked Joe Barley and can't wait to read more about his friends, co-workers, adventures, and Toronto!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Clever, Different Mystery, Oct 29 2001
By Susan-4-2nds (WA state, USA) - See all my reviews
Both my husband and I enjoyed this book. We liked Joe Barley and can't wait to read more about his friends, co-workers, adventures, and Toronto!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Will kidnap your attention, Mar 28 2001
By Kathleene Thomason "katreads" (Dunbar, KY USA) - See all my reviews
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When Joe Barley's cleaning lady asks him to find one of her clients who seems to have disappeared, Joe, a part-time teacher, is not sure he wants to help. Joe also works part time for a security agency as a watcher, they pay him to watch a doorway, a park, and a street and then report back on what he saw. But Helena is convinced that he is a real detective so what could he do but agree to help. Rosie Dawn, is a college student paying her bills by doing exotic dancing on the side and being the mistress of a fast-food entrepreneur, is missing. While trying to find Rosie Dawn, Joe must also solve the mystery of why his live-in love, Carol, is acting strange and help his office mate defeat the campus political-correctness police. With a great deal of understated humor, witty phrases and plots within plots, Eric Wright's The Kidnapping of Rosie Dawn, is a very enjoyable book to read. Wright has the ability to make complex plots easy to understand while at the same time leaving you with a sense of wonder at the layers he has created. Wright has a real talent for fleshing out his characters and capturing both their strengths and weaknesses. You are left with the feeling that Barley could easily be your next door neighbor or co-worker, just the average guy you meet every day.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Not your typical mystery
Leave your preconceptions behind when you pick up "The Kidnapping of Rosie Dawn." Yes, it's billed as as Joe Barley Mystery, but this is definitely not a typical murder... Read more
Published on Jan 24 2001 by Kinsey Millhone

5.0 out of 5 stars Exquisitely written with witty metaphors and saucy dialogue.
Eric Wright is a London-born Canadian. He is a former Professor and Chair of the English Department at Ryerson Institute of Technology, as well as a former Dean of Arts. Read more
Published on Nov 22 2000 by Midwest Book Review

5.0 out of 5 stars Funny and delighful mystery
Joe Barley is a permanent part-time English teacher at Hambleton College in Toronto, Canada. He supplements his income with surveillance jobs for a small detective agency. Read more
Published on Nov 21 2000 by Harriet Klausner

4.0 out of 5 stars Great new series!
Wonderful introduction to a great new series by this Canadian author. Joe Barley is a part-time Eng Lit teacher at a small college and a part-time security guard. Read more
Published on Nov 9 2000 by book-wyrm

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