Letter Perfect

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Summary: Letter Perfect
Review: Great read, I read it twice, going for the third time. Looking forward to more Amanda Ross. Nh Avenue is a great new writer, I personally will read anything she may write, be it mystery, as her Amanda Ross in Letter Perfect, a novel, or perhaps we might be lucky, and Nh might write a love story.

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Summary: You Should Try
Review: If you are looking for a good, suspenseful cop story then you need to try "Letter Perfect" by N.H. Avenue.

"Letter Perfect" is the story of a female detective, Amanda Ross, who is trying to find the killer of a high-rolling financial advisor who was heavily into home-made movies.

Although Amanda has several years on the force, she has started having panic attacks which cause her to doubt her ability as a cop. She is also an acknowledged lesbian and is being put through the test by a few of her counterparts who believe homosexuality is a bad thing.

Amanda believes she can regain her footing by solving the murder of Charles Taylor, but the investigation gets complicated when she starts to fall in love with the victim's beautiful sister, Pamela, who is somehow involved.

The story keeps you entertained and wondering what will happen in the next chapter.

"Letter Perfect" is easy reading and is the type of book that you find yourself halfway through before you put it down for the night.

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Summary: Mainstream-Quality Mystery
Review: Letter Perfect's iUniverse imprint suggests that it was self-published -- and the author deserves much more respect from the heavy hitters. Letter Perfect was a fast read. I was interested in the characters and genuinely curious to see how it would end. I wasn't even tempted to peek ahead, as I often am these days.
The author can write, create characters and plot. What more do we want?

I did pick up an occasional cliche ("cheeks wet with newly shed tears"). My only other quibble: the author seemed to take liberties with police procedure. Amanda travels on a Metrocard but I've seen police wave their way past subway booths and bus drivers with an ID card or a uniform. The friendly police shrink -- realistic? And would any officer agree to be questioned by Internal Affairs without a union rep present?

Amanda, the heroine, is openly [homosexual], yet this book fits the detective genre more than the ... genre. ... so I suppose a ... woman could be accepted in New York. The heroine's ... life is skillfully woven into the plot.

So, New York publishers and agents, what are you waiting for?
Let's get this series into wider distribution.

Rating:
Summary: Mainstream-Quality Mystery
Review: Letter Perfect's iUniverse imprint suggests that it was self-published -- and the author deserves much more respect from the heavy hitters. Letter Perfect was a fast read. I was interested in the characters and genuinely curious to see how it would end. I wasn't even tempted to peek ahead, as I often am these days.
The author can write, create characters and plot. What more do we want?

I did pick up an occasional cliche ("cheeks wet with newly shed tears"). My only other quibble: the author seemed to take liberties with police procedure. Amanda travels on a Metrocard but I've seen police wave their way past subway booths and bus drivers with an ID card or a uniform. The friendly police shrink -- realistic? And would any officer agree to be questioned by Internal Affairs without a union rep present?

Amanda, the heroine, is openly [homosexual], yet this book fits the detective genre more than the ... genre. ... so I suppose a ... woman could be accepted in New York. The heroine's ... life is skillfully woven into the plot.

So, New York publishers and agents, what are you waiting for?
Let's get this series into wider distribution.