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Murder Unleashed (2011)

by Rita Mae Brown(Favorite Author)

3.33 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0345511832 (ISBN13: 9780345511836)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Ballantine Books

series

Mags Rogers

review 1: I love Rita Mae Brown's books with cats and Sneaky Pie Brown which take place in Virginia. This book features dogs and takes place in the ranches around Reno, Nevada area. The story line could have been taken right out of the news a few years back about the mortgage meltdown and the foreclosures that were making people homeless. This is the second book featuring Magdelena "Jeep" Reed an octogenarian rancher who was a former WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilot) in World War II and her grand Niece Magdelena (Mags) Rogers., I especially like the illustrations by Laura Hartman Maestro which are mainly of the dogs who help solve the mysteries.
review 2: If you expect this novel to be similar to the ones in the popular Sneaky Pie series, you will be disappointed.... more Though well written, it seems less like a mystery and more like a commentary on social issues. Indeed, it is so liberally sprinkled with the characters’ opinions on everything from the homeless and hungry to squatters in abandoned buildings to drug dealers to hormone-infused animal feed, you may find yourself checking the spine (if you are reading a library book) to see if it really is a mystery you are holding. And alas, while there are canine companions who converse with other animals, coyotes included, the feline species is unfortunately not represented. Much of the charm of the Sneaky Pie books results from the snarky interplay between the overweight Pewter, the intelligent Mrs. Murphy, both cats, and the loyal and loving Tucker, a corgi. I can only hope that other books in this new series will dwell more on the mysteries and less on social issues. Such issues, though certainly important, are not the reason I enjoy reading mysteries, and inserting them so thoroughly into the storyline does nothing to enhance the mystery. less

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