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Curse Of The Jade Lily (2012)

by David Housewright(Favorite Author)

3.69 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0312642318 (ISBN13: 9780312642310)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Minotaur Books

series

Mac McKenzie

review 1: Not a bad murder mystery. It was quite difficult to like the protagonist, not because he was unlikeable but because he was fairly drab. The character himself seemed okay, even someone that you might grow to like, but he comes across as a mish-mosh of other characters: there's some obvious Spenser homage in there, and some other used-to-be-cops-but-have-found-the-light types. Not a bad job of giving us the Twin Cities. And the story itself was plausible and entertaining. It just didn't grab me.
review 2: I always pick up unknown mysteries with a bit of skepticism and worry - will it be entertaining and interesting or will it be too predictable? Will the mystery be too gory and perverse for my sensibilities? I was pleasantly surprised. A little bit of language bu... moret the crimes were never graphic. McKenzie is a fun character - ex-cop who keeps solving crimes, rude and obnoxious but has a soft side that lets us be okay with liking him. The mystery wasn't easily given away and there was enough action without the book feeling boring. This is the latest in the series and having just pulled it from random off the library shelf, I find myself with a new series to delve into. And from reading other reviews it looks like the previous books are perhaps even better than this one. less

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