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Summary: There's a new sheriff in town
Review: And her name is Joanna Brady. The spunky young widow shows grit in facing her first serious case, a double homicide. The kicker is, the first one actually happened years ago, but the body has just been discovered. The skeletons come out of the closet in one of Bisbee's more respected families in this highly entertaining mystery. The ending is satisfactory, yet not spectacular, as I sense Ms Jance attempted to put more suspense into Sheriff Brady's situation than came across in the storyline. In other words, I was expecting more of a "shoot em out" type whiz bang ending than I got. Nevertheless, as with all the Brady books, this is a very pleasant read that's easy on the brain.
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Summary: There's a new sheriff in town
Review: And her name is Joanna Brady. The spunky young widow shows grit in facing her first serious case, a double homicide. The kicker is, the first one actually happened years ago, but the body has just been discovered. The skeletons come out of the closet in one of Bisbee's more respected families in this highly entertaining mystery. The ending is satisfactory, yet not spectacular, as I sense Ms Jance attempted to put more suspense into Sheriff Brady's situation than came across in the storyline. In other words, I was expecting more of a "shoot em out" type whiz bang ending than I got. Nevertheless, as with all the Brady books, this is a very pleasant read that's easy on the brain.
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Summary: Workmanlike, but Some Real Annoyances for Me
Review: I see that most people reviewing this have liked that it picked up at the end. I didn't, because the situation she went into struck me as totally unnecessary for a sheriff, with bad results that she never took responsibility for. I also felt that the picture painted of Holly as a child was too different from all of our encounters of her as an adult -- there was hardly a trace of meanness in her, yet everyone found her horrible as a child. It also seemed odd that she'd simply gone off to Hollywood and written an award-winning screenplay, of which we learn nothing. Perhaps it's just my prejudices, but a person who could do that doesn't strike me as likely to be the disliked child who no one in town even cares to try to visit when she returns. If she'd gone to Hollywood and been a 'two-bit actress' that would have made her less sympathetic. I suppose, reading the book, I found myself more drawn to her than to the sheriff and there just seem to be many problems with her portrayal and the relationships people had with her.
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Summary: Enjoyable Reading
Review: Joanna Brady is a candidate for sheriff of Cochise County, Arizon, at the beginning of this book. I enjoyed meeting Ms. Brady more than I enjoyed the mystery. She is a well-conceived heroine in a very well-written book. The passages dealing the relationships between Joanna and her mother and daughter ring true. I have some experience in politics, and the "political" passages are as true to life as any I have ever read. Joanna should go far in politics if the author wants her to. The book starts somewhat slowly, but when the action begins, it builds quickly. Joanna is forced to deal with office strife, the normal pressures of a new job, and the murder of a respected acquaintance. This is the second book in a series. It is usually more rewarding to begin a series with the first book, but I thoroughly enjoyed this book without having read Desert Heat, the first in the series.
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Summary: Enjoyable Reading
Review: Joanna Brady is a candidate for sheriff of Cochise County, Arizon, at the beginning of this book. I enjoyed meeting Ms. Brady more than I enjoyed the mystery. She is a well-conceived heroine in a very well-written book. The passages dealing the relationships between Joanna and her mother and daughter ring true. I have some experience in politics, and the "political" passages are as true to life as any I have ever read. Joanna should go far in politics if the author wants her to. The book starts somewhat slowly, but when the action begins, it builds quickly. Joanna is forced to deal with office strife, the normal pressures of a new job, and the murder of a respected acquaintance. This is the second book in a series. It is usually more rewarding to begin a series with the first book, but I thoroughly enjoyed this book without having read Desert Heat, the first in the series.
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Summary: Second book of the Joanna Brady series
Review: Joanna Brady is elected sheriff of Cochise County, Arizona after the death of her husband, who had been a candidate for this position. It seems like a mixed blessing, however, when she is greeted by a double homocide followed by the resignations of two of the top men in the department. Some of her employees have a hard time accepting a woman, who is untrained in law enforcement, as their new boss. Added to this, Joanna has to constantly reassure her daughter, who has already lost a parent, that she will be careful in her new job. This book moves a little slowly at times, but the action definitely picks up at the end, and it is a good read.
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Summary: Second book of the Joanna Brady series
Review: Joanna Brady is elected sheriff of Cochise County, Arizona after the death of her husband, who had been a candidate for this position. It seems like a mixed blessing, however, when she is greeted by a double homocide followed by the resignations of two of the top men in the department. Some of her employees have a hard time accepting a woman, who is untrained in law enforcement, as their new boss. Added to this, Joanna has to constantly reassure her daughter, who has already lost a parent, that she will be careful in her new job. This book moves a little slowly at times, but the action definitely picks up at the end, and it is a good read.
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Summary: Really liked it!
Review: This is a must read after Desert Heat. It is able to stand on its own. Again, J.A. Jance is able to make it seem as if anyone could have committed the murder -- keeping the secret to the very end.
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Summary: Very enjoyable
Review: This is a suspenseful story. Joanna has become the sheriff upon the death of her husband. She has a difficult crime to solve and faces difficulties in her own office and among her own staff. Many people are unhappy to see Joanna, a woman, as sheriff. Joanna (and the author) handles these issues with an appealing firmness and dignity. Very much recommended.
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Summary: Very enjoyable
Review: This is a suspenseful story. Joanna has become the sheriff upon the death of her husband. She has a difficult crime to solve and faces difficulties in her own office and among her own staff. Many people are unhappy to see Joanna, a woman, as sheriff. Joanna (and the author) handles these issues with an appealing firmness and dignity. Very much recommended.
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