Perish Twice
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When radical feminist Mary Lou Goddard hires Sunny to protect her from a stalker, Sunny accepts the case with some reluctance. After all, Goddard detests Rosie, Sunny's bull terrier, canine vacuum, and stakeout companion ("Rosie was in the passenger seat, staring out the side window, alert for the appearance of a strange dog at whom she could gargle ferociously."). It doesn't take Sunny long to track down and confront Lawrence Reeves, a particularly pestilential human being. But pestilence is no excuse for murder, so when Reeves and Gretchen Crane, one of Goddard's colleagues, are both found dead, Sunny dives into the murky waters of Boston's prostitution industry, where Reeves was a client and Gretchen was trying to unionize the workers. Politics and sexuality can be a nasty tangle, and the unraveling threads lead straight to mobster Tony Marcus's door. Tony may appreciate Sunny's sharp wit, but business is business: interference can--and does--lead to a bullet with her name on it. And as if all of this weren't enough, Sunny's sister and her best friend are in the throes of nasty divorces. Luckily, the leap from PI to marital counselor is well within Sunny's abilities.
Before I found bookcrossing, I would have checked this out of the library (that's where I read the first Sunny Randall, and all of Parker's Jesse Stone novels). Now, I picked this up last week at Sue's Book Exchange, along with 10 others that were either next in a series or had been on my wish list for years.
I like the premise - tough female ex-cop detective with a cop-family background and a dog, ex-husband with a crime-family background, upity sister with marital problems, set in Boston, etc. But I don't like the follow-through. It felt like I'd read much of it before — maybe in the first Sunny Randall, maybe in the Jesse Stone series, maybe from other authors. I liked the complexity level of the mystery, but probably could have done without at least some of the peripheral sexual-marital disfunction.
Journal Entry 3 by BigrTex at sent to fellow bookcrosser in Bryan, Texas -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Released 17 yrs ago (3/15/2007 UTC) at sent to fellow bookcrosser in Bryan, Texas -- Controlled Releases
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Sending out to affinity4books as part of a trade.
Sending out to affinity4books as part of a trade.
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Arrived safely in Bryan today~ Thanks for the trade and the bonus book!
An engrossing, quick read. Sunny is a likable character, even if her motives and willingness to put herself in danger don't always make sense. I've never read the Spenser novels, so that probably prevents me from feeling like I've read it before. However, the resolution was pretty similar to the first book in the series. I plan to continue with the series whenever I need a quick mystery fix.
Journal Entry 6 by affinity4books at Bookbox in Book Box, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Thursday, March 29, 2007
Released 17 yrs ago (3/29/2007 UTC) at Bookbox in Book Box, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases
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released into lane1088's myster/thriller bookbox, along with the first Sunny Randall mystery
released into lane1088's myster/thriller bookbox, along with the first Sunny Randall mystery
This was plucked from the lane1088 bookbox.
I did like the book and felt the human relationship part was a good way to get the word out to the readers with their heads in the sand, that life needs to be worked at.
Hope to move it on soon.
I did like the book and felt the human relationship part was a good way to get the word out to the readers with their heads in the sand, that life needs to be worked at.
Hope to move it on soon.
Journal Entry 8 by nuttyreader at Bookbox in -- Bookbox, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA on Sunday, September 30, 2007
Released 16 yrs ago (9/30/2007 UTC) at Bookbox in -- Bookbox, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA
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Sending this in a bookbox to my bday buddy.
Enjoy
Sending this in a bookbox to my bday buddy.
Enjoy
Received today in bookbox. Thanks!
Journal Entry 10 by SimplyCee at Metro station (see release notes for details) in Baltimore, Maryland USA on Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Released 15 yrs ago (7/25/2008 UTC) at Metro station (see release notes for details) in Baltimore, Maryland USA
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Milford Mill station, book shelf.
Milford Mill station, book shelf.
I picked up the book at the subway station at Milford in Baltimore, MD. Good read. It traveled to Atlanta, GA for four days and I'm passing it on to another to enjoy.
CAUGHT IN BALTIMORE MARYLAND USA
CAUGHT IN BALTIMORE MARYLAND USA
