The Red Pole of Macau: An Ava Lee Novel
Registered by amyem of Cambridge, Massachusetts USA on 6/17/2014
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
3 journalers for this copy...
A friend is giving away some reading copies of mysteries so I will be registering and releasing and perhaps even reading some.
Journal Entry 2 by amyem at CfA Book Sharing Shelf in Cambridge, Massachusetts USA on Monday, June 23, 2014
Released 9 yrs ago (6/23/2014 UTC) at CfA Book Sharing Shelf in Cambridge, Massachusetts USA
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Bound for a short stay on my work booksharing shelf
Journal Entry 3 by amyem at Algiers, 40 Brattle Street, Harvard Sq. in Cambridge, Massachusetts USA on Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Released 9 yrs ago (7/8/2014 UTC) at Algiers, 40 Brattle Street, Harvard Sq. in Cambridge, Massachusetts USA
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Planned for release at July 2014 Boston BookCrossers Meetup
Journal Entry 4 by 
haahaahaa98
at Themed Release Bookbox in -- Bookbox, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA on Wednesday, July 9, 2014
haahaahaa98 at Themed Release Bookbox in -- Bookbox, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA on Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Released 9 yrs ago (7/9/2014 UTC) at Themed Release Bookbox in -- Bookbox, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA
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Orphaned at the local Boston bookcrossing meeting July 2014. To be released for Asian-themed bookbox!
I'm claiming this slightly-battered ARC from the Far East bookbox. I haven't read anything in the "Ava Lee" series before, but the idea of a forensic accountant rather tickled me!
Later: OK, this was... interesting. I should have known that the story would not restrict our heroine's activities to working on ledgers somewhere - no, she gets forced into some direct confrontations with a gang of dangerous criminals, and winds up more directly involved than she'd like. There are many reasons why this came about, and also why Ava gets away with activities that really should have resulted in the arrival of a SWAT team if it happened in the US, but I admit I wasn't thrilled with the action-heroine swerve.
The story opens with Ava being awakened from a drowse by her girlfriend - only to learn that her half-brother's on the phone with a request for her help. (At this point I was convinced that the girlfriend was dooooomed - so often a love-interest is only introduced to provide a hostage/plot-point - but at least in this book she's safe.) The setup was OK, though I did find myself skimming a good deal over the minutiae of Ava's daily life, work habits, etc. - and some of the "uh-oh, organized crime is involved!" bits too. In fact, I skimmed quite a bit, from which I deduce that the author's style and/or the genre really wasn't grabbing me. But I kept looking for examples of a forensic accountant at work, and... didn't find many; perhaps she uses her professional skills more in the previous books in the series {wry grin}.
Later: OK, this was... interesting. I should have known that the story would not restrict our heroine's activities to working on ledgers somewhere - no, she gets forced into some direct confrontations with a gang of dangerous criminals, and winds up more directly involved than she'd like. There are many reasons why this came about, and also why Ava gets away with activities that really should have resulted in the arrival of a SWAT team if it happened in the US, but I admit I wasn't thrilled with the action-heroine swerve.
The story opens with Ava being awakened from a drowse by her girlfriend - only to learn that her half-brother's on the phone with a request for her help. (At this point I was convinced that the girlfriend was dooooomed - so often a love-interest is only introduced to provide a hostage/plot-point - but at least in this book she's safe.) The setup was OK, though I did find myself skimming a good deal over the minutiae of Ava's daily life, work habits, etc. - and some of the "uh-oh, organized crime is involved!" bits too. In fact, I skimmed quite a bit, from which I deduce that the author's style and/or the genre really wasn't grabbing me. But I kept looking for examples of a forensic accountant at work, and... didn't find many; perhaps she uses her professional skills more in the previous books in the series {wry grin}.
Journal Entry 6 by 
GoryDetails
at Main Street (See Release Notes For Details) in Nashua, New Hampshire USA on Sunday, May 22, 2016
GoryDetails at Main Street (See Release Notes For Details) in Nashua, New Hampshire USA on Sunday, May 22, 2016
Released 7 yrs ago (5/22/2016 UTC) at Main Street (See Release Notes For Details) in Nashua, New Hampshire USA
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I plan to leave this book, bagged against the elements, on a bench or window ledge near the Main Street bridge. Hope the finder enjoys it! *** Released as part of the 2016 Keep Them Moving release challenge. ***
