Simon Ziele (4 books in series)
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review 1: I love Pintoff's characters and the setting. In fact, I find that I read this one more for what happened to the main characters rather than for the mystery. Turn of the century New York is so real that it's almost a character in its own right. This isn't exactly a quick read, as ...
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review 1: Solid 3.5 on this one. Definitely a good first effort in mystery with a decently told and paced story. I must disagree strongly with the comparison to Caleb Carr. Carr does a much, much better job of setting his story in the early 19th century New York. Most of the time, the ...
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review 1: The second of Pintoff's novels about Simon Ziele who solves crimes at the beginning of the 20th century. I really love the characters in this book and how they cope with trying to solve odd series of crimes in NY. The new crimes cause author to bring in new characters - like the ...
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review 1: After reading the first in this series I felt the author had potential but I was unsure if it would be realized. In this book she has me hooked. It was well-paced and well-written. The characters are still endearing and yet show their flaws. The plot was intriguing and the cri...