"crime anthology"
This crime anthology consists of nine tales, of which five
star the wonderful female investigative partners C.J. Gunn
and Jenny Gordon. The G&G quintet are all quite good and
in some ways overwhelm the remaining four contributions
though they are also entertaining tales. Still the key to
this book is that the prime players in this anthology are
all strong cast members for the most part performing
reasonable sleuthing tasks. However it is the G&G duo that
stands out but not because they are starring in over half
the stories. They are the most developed of the characters
and could easily be transferred into a novel as lead
protagonists (not so subtle of a hint that hopefully the
author hears through the grapevine). Each of the stories
are creative and refreshingly plotted but they are not
clones of one another. They are unique in their own right
and even the non-G&G stories can be expanded into a good
novel. Readers will find the G&G so unbelievably good that
they will be enthralled by each story and wish that there
were more of them to read in this surprisingly good
anthology. FOUND DEAD IN TEXAS is a wonderful collection
that showcases the talent of Jan Grape who relates
appealing crime dramas to the mystery crowd. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted November 4, 2002
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