Ellie McEnroe (3 books in series)
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review 1: A really enjoyable read- the main character's history as an Iraq war veteran both honors classic detective novels, and makes the setting fresh again. China itself also plays a role in the story beyond that of a merely passive stage into something like a character itself. It so...
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review 1: I wanted to read Lisa Brackmann's book after hearing her speak. She has cleverly combined our current day fascination with all things Chinese, including a setting in Beijing and enough Chinese language to stir interest without interfering with understanding, the whole videogaming...
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review 1: Ellie McEnroe is a hard-bitten, war-weary tough-gal ex-soldier with a leg injury and an addiction to Percocet, beer, men and mysteries. So far so good, but as she lurches through the book seemingly irreparably re-injuring her leg time after time, sleeping with men she despises, a...