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The White Magic Five And Dime (2014)

by Steve Hockensmith(Favorite Author)

3.96 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0738740225 (ISBN13: 9780738740225)

languge

English

genre

Paranormal Fantasy

publisher

Midnight Ink

series

Tarot Mystery

review 1: Alanis McLachlan is called from her dull life outside Chicago when her mother is murdered in little Berdache, AZ. Her mother, an abusive con-woman, and Alanis had cut their ties years ago, but mother had left Alanis her business--a tarot-reading and souvenir shop. Alanis doesn't feel she owes her mother anything, but she does want to find out who had murdered the woman. The easiest way is to read up on tarot, and give some readings herself, while pestering the hunky local detective for information on people who disliked her mother. Flashbacks illustrate Alanis' peculiar upbringing.
review 2: This book was a quick read and had some very funny one-liners. The reason I am giving it only 2 stars is that the entire book was only one-liners. Since it is writte... moren in first person, it was impossible to connect with the protagonist and she had zero depth. How can you route for someone who was so consistently one-note? I felt like i was in the company of a smart-ass stand up comic who had nothing to say except one wise crack after another. The mystery solving part was pretty pedestrian and since I figured out (correctly) the 'who done it' halfway through the book, I was disappointed in the lack of surprise at the conclusion. less

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