Books Read iIn January
Wounded
© 2005 Percival Everett
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Lack of editing dulled the effect of this potentially powerful look at racism. Set in Wyoming, with John Hunt telling the story first person. John is a black rancher/horse trainer. Hate crimes begin in the community, including the death of a homosexual. It spills into Hunt’s life.
Death In the Orchid Garden
© 2006 Ann Ripley
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Low key cozy with good descriptions of Hawaii. Several deaths, but none in the orchid garden. Too much extraneous detail.
Crossfire
© 2006 P. M. Carlson
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This fifth book in the Marty Hopkins series has Marty fighting her own memories of her father’s death when she investigates the machete killing and burning of a local man. News of the event brings Liv Mann to Indiana from Brooklyn, NY, because the circumstances are similar to her father’s death several years before. Good descriptions of the area and people. Strong story and although personal information is presented about Marty, it’s done within the context of the story. No let down in the action or intrigue.
The Road To A Hanging
© 2006 Mike Kearby
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This historical western has good depiction of West Texas landscape and mindset in the years right after the Civil War. Characters are a bit underdeveloped, but honest and well-drawn. The book tells the friendship between the two protagonists, Free Anderson and Parks Scott. When Free is set up for a rustling crime and scheduled to hang, Parks helps him escape and clear his name. Good story for anyone interested in Blacks in the West.
© 2005 Percival Everett
+ + +
Lack of editing dulled the effect of this potentially powerful look at racism. Set in Wyoming, with John Hunt telling the story first person. John is a black rancher/horse trainer. Hate crimes begin in the community, including the death of a homosexual. It spills into Hunt’s life.
Death In the Orchid Garden
© 2006 Ann Ripley
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Low key cozy with good descriptions of Hawaii. Several deaths, but none in the orchid garden. Too much extraneous detail.
Crossfire
© 2006 P. M. Carlson
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This fifth book in the Marty Hopkins series has Marty fighting her own memories of her father’s death when she investigates the machete killing and burning of a local man. News of the event brings Liv Mann to Indiana from Brooklyn, NY, because the circumstances are similar to her father’s death several years before. Good descriptions of the area and people. Strong story and although personal information is presented about Marty, it’s done within the context of the story. No let down in the action or intrigue.
The Road To A Hanging
© 2006 Mike Kearby
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This historical western has good depiction of West Texas landscape and mindset in the years right after the Civil War. Characters are a bit underdeveloped, but honest and well-drawn. The book tells the friendship between the two protagonists, Free Anderson and Parks Scott. When Free is set up for a rustling crime and scheduled to hang, Parks helps him escape and clear his name. Good story for anyone interested in Blacks in the West.
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