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Turn On A Dime (2012)

by Barbara Leachman(Favorite Author)

3.56 of 5 Votes: 2

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English

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Nonfiction

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Author

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Detective Joe Denali

review 1: Let me start by saying I really enjoyed Penny Found, the first Joe Denali novel. I couldn't wait to read the other two, I skipped Plugged Nickel and went straight to this one. By the time I finished the first chapter I realized that this was going to be a different read all together. The story is good but not anywhere near what the first book was. The story felt rushed and heavily fractured. The characters while well rounded, still seemed to be lacking. Even the characters that came from the prior books seemed to be missing something. There was numerous errors through out the story that made reading difficult at times. Missing words in sentences caused sudden stops in reading while trying to figure out what the author meant to say. There were also a few instances where th... moree character names completely changed and then a page later changed back. To me this felt like a new character was being introduced but that wasn't the case. The story was good but tied back into itself so much that it not only became predictable but it also felt like the author had lost her way and just tried to string things together to finish the story. The main crime in the story gets finished at the end, but feels more like it was placed as an after thought more than it was part of the story line. I applaud Barbara Leachman for her efforts to continue the series. However this is not anywhere near her previous work and hurts the Denali franchise.
review 2: The author is definitely learning her trade. This story is a vast improvement from the earlier stories in the Joe Denali detective series. The editing has vastly improved. The plot moved right along and kept you guessing almost to the end. The characters were well developed and believable, an admirable trait of this author. But unlike the earlier stories in the series, they fit more comfortably into their respective roles. I actually believed this time around that Joe Denali is a detective and not a high school sport's coach. Plus, this story didn't read quite so much like a cozy mystery, but a 'real' detective mystery. Good Work! less

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