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A Great Slap-Stick Story!

Revisado: 10-30-17

If you like slap-stick mystery, this is for you. I could almost believe there was a touch of P.G. Wodehouse in it. A light-hearted mystery without foul language or descriptions of sex. I loved it when Freddy had to have the girl he wished to impress actually pick the lock for him. It is a period piece, but so completely enjoyable. I hope Audible does they other books in this series.

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Cosy mystery

Revisado: 04-09-14

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This is a cute mystery. You have to love Diesel, the cat. I just wish the reader was a man since the main character is Charlie. And, although the author is using a female name, it's actually Dean James writing the story. The story is good and it is a fun mystery read.

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Not as bad as I thought

Revisado: 03-06-14

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After reading other reviews I almost didn't get this book. To make the collection complete, I did. This isn't as bad as some of the reviews make it out. Baldacci doesn't kill off everybody. Dan is back to being Dan and I liked that. It is a good finish and the right prevails which is what is supposed to happen. It is worth the read.

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Getting Better

Revisado: 10-22-13

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These are getting better. I'm glad Rhys Bowen has quit trying to get Georgie in bed with some guy. This is a good cosy mystery. I loved it when Jack asked Georgie if the fish wouldn't taste just as good even if he used the wrong fork. Or when he went on a fox hunt and tried to help by catching and killing the fox. This one is worth the credit.

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At last the series continues

Revisado: 10-22-13

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I have all of the Leaphorn/Chee series and loved them. Some were better than others, but it was a big loss for the literary world when Tony Hillerman passed away. His daughter has caught the flavor and you can tell that she "lived" the stories her father wrote. I especially liked the way she tied this one to others in the series. Bernie's sister did need some help and it leaves you wondering if we will find out what happens in the next book. Unfortunately, it was a typical scenario for Navajo land. That makes it sad because it is so real. I think Anne did a good job in trying to fill her father's shoes. I would definitely read another book.
That being said, I hope they choose another reader. George Guidall, who did the Tony Hillerman books was the best. This reader did the talking so very slow that it made you want to push the button for the next track. I couldn't really tell when someone else was talking . . . they all sounded like bad thugs from Brooklyn. I really don't know of any Navajo's who talk like she made them sound. She made them sound stupid. Please get another reader. And teach them how to pronounce the words.

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Navajo Nation lives

Revisado: 09-16-13

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All of Tony Hillerman's books about the Navajo land are good. This one brings Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee to the Nation's capital to find out why a body appears in Navajo Land that traces back to Washington D.C. Neither are happy to be away from the Sacred Mountains. The narrator does okay but he isn't George Guidall. I heard most of these stories read by Guidall and it really spoils you. The story is very good . . . the narrator leaves much to be desired. It's hard to tell who is talking because most of the voices sound the same . . . maybe a southern drawl but the sound is the same.

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Love the book

Revisado: 07-24-13

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This is a good book. I've listened to it several times. The ending is great!

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Cozy Mystery

Revisado: 03-19-13

This is a cozy mystery. If you are looking for an edge of the seat, or cliff hanger, this isn't it. But it is a fun series that isn't serious but has some cute scenes. The debate of whether to bed or not gets a little tiresome and the reference to sex being the only interesting thing to do is distracting but there really are no sex scenes. The Lady is still a lady. There are some funny lines and the references to the royality in the early 1930's is amusing.

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On with the story

Revisado: 03-11-13

The second book develops the story. But really . . . Hadrian and Royce are prisoners again . . . and again . . . and again. The detailed description of the whipping of the woman and the men could have been left out and the story would have proceeded just as well. Sometimes it seemed the author really wanted to dwell on dark things. And as one would expect, the good guys are left in a bad way at the end.

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Captured Again?

Revisado: 03-11-13

This is a long book. The longest in the series. By this time I was wondering how many times Royce and Haddrin could get captured and put in a dungeon. There are some dark places in this book as well as Book 2. The story line is good . . . it just goes on and on and I got tired of all the dungeon scenes and another escape. Of course, in the original, I guess there were actually 6 books instead of 3, but still . . . how many times do the bad guys take you prisoner before someone just kills you and gets it done? I doubt I will listen to it again.

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