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and Rosie must take over more than they had bargained<br />
for when they agreed to take the case.<br />
Someone sends a picture of Mike and Rosie’s<br />
teenage daughter, and Mike and Pete have their car<br />
windows shattered, which makes them suspect Fineman<br />
may be innocent. Can they prove it in the limited time left??<br />
Though there wasn’t much in the way of courtroom<br />
action, this is still a very impressive legal thriller. The<br />
action was fast paced, and held my attention. The interaction<br />
between Mike and Rosie is realistic, and the characters<br />
are very appealing. I have missed a few in this series, but<br />
didn’t find that a problem in my enjoyment of this book.<br />
SPUN TALES by Felicia Donovan (Midnight Ink,<br />
$13.95, trade paperback). Second in the Black Widow<br />
Agency series. Rating: B+ The women of the Black<br />
Widow Agency are working on one case when they see<br />
what looks to be a murder attempt. The attempted victim<br />
is Linda Jordan, author of the best-selling book, THE<br />
FRANKLIN CURE, a book that supposedly reveals a<br />
medical cure developed two hundred years ago by a<br />
nephew of Benjamin Franklin. Though the book is fiction,<br />
it has developed a near cult following, and a lot of<br />
controversy. Some people put their faith in the cure,<br />
possibly to the detriment of their health.<br />
Linda is in the final stages of editing her new book,<br />
one that pharmaceutical firms may want to stop. It’s widely<br />
rumored that she only has one copy of the book, on a<br />
device she wears as jewelry. It’s up to the Black Widow’s<br />
to keep her safe while she finishes the book.<br />
Katie Mahoney sneaks Linda into her mother’s<br />
apartment at an assisted living facility. That works well until<br />
the cover is blown and they are kidnapped. The BW’s use<br />
all their skills to save them, as well as figuring out who is<br />
behind the scheme.<br />
This is another strong entry in this polished series.<br />
I enjoy reading about people who put a great value on<br />
helping other people. This book was a bit different as the<br />
main focus was on one case, and it was well done. The<br />
women are very realistic, with many different foibles, just<br />
as you would find in any company. I’d love to enlist them<br />
in my fight with my ninety-one year old mother’s HMO.<br />
NOTHING TO LOSE by Lee Child (Bantam,<br />
$27). Twelfth in the Jack Reacher series. Rating A-.<br />
Reacher is on his way to San Diego, California.<br />
Finally!!! But for now, Reacher is in Colorado, in Despair<br />
on his way to Hope. Despair is a very unwelcoming town,<br />
and when Reacher tries to order a cup of coffee in the<br />
diner, he is thrown out of town.<br />
Reacher is met at the city limits by a cop from<br />
Hope. She is a nice woman who tries to explain about<br />
Despair, a company town, pretty much owned by one<br />
man. The main industry seems to be a recycling plant, but<br />
Reacher looks beyond that, and isn’t happy about what he<br />
finds. He also wonders why some young women stay in<br />
Hope while looking for loved ones. There is a rooming<br />
house in Despair, but it isn’t occupied, and is much nearer<br />
to the military installation that may hold a clue to who the<br />
women are looking for in Despair.<br />
Reviews<br />
<strong>Deadly</strong> <strong>Pleasures</strong><br />
49<br />
Telling Reacher not to return is like issuing a<br />
challenge, and he returns in the dead of night. In the desert<br />
area, he stumbles across a body. Could that be one of the<br />
missing young men? Reacher will solve the mystery, or die<br />
trying, and dying is not Reacher’s style.<br />
Once again, betting for Reacher to win when the<br />
odds are totally against him, could make you a wealthy<br />
person. There was one scene in the book that had me in<br />
tears -- Reacher visiting a nursing home/rehab facility for<br />
soldiers, and taking necessary actions to improve their<br />
deplorable care. Reacher is a good man, and I have hopes<br />
he can take on my mothers HMO, and teach a nasty case<br />
manager a lesson. Then I remember, he’s a fictional<br />
character. But hey, I still can’t wait for him to arrive here<br />
in San Diego. A solid winner.<br />
Macavity Macavity Award<br />
Award<br />
Nominees Nominees 2008<br />
2008<br />
Best Mystery Novel<br />
SOUL PATCH by Reed Farrel Coleman<br />
THE UNQUIET by John Connolly<br />
BLOOD OF PARADISE by David Corbett<br />
WATER LIKE A STONE by Deborah Crombie<br />
WHAT THE DEAD KNOW by Laura Lippman<br />
Best First Mystery<br />
IN THE WOODS by Tana French<br />
HEART-SHAPED BOX by Joe Hill<br />
THE SPELLMAN FILES by Lisa Lutz<br />
STEALING THE DRAGON by Tim Maleeny<br />
THE COLLABORATOR OF BETHLEHEM by<br />
Matt Beynon Rees<br />
Best Mystery Short Story<br />
“A Rat’s Tale” by Donna Andrews<br />
“Please Watch Your Step” by Rhys Bowen<br />
”The Missing Elevator Puzzle” by Jon L. Breen<br />
”Brimstone P.I.” by Beverle Graves Myers<br />
”The Old Wife’s Tale” by Gillian Roberts<br />
Sue Feder Memorial<br />
Historical Mystery<br />
HER ROYAL SPYNESS by Rhys Bowen<br />
MISTRESS OF THE ART OF DEATH by Ariana<br />
Franklin<br />
THE SNAKE STONE by Jason Goodwin<br />
CONSEQUENCES OF SIN by Clare Langley-<br />
Hawthorne<br />
THE GRAVEDIGGERS DAUGHTER by Joyce<br />
Carol Oates
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