Home Killings

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Summary: a pageturner
Review: Home Killings is a good mystery with some interesting elements. The main character is a Hispanic homicide detective in Nashville. The Spanish language and Hispanic culture add depth to the story. After finishing the book, I wanted to read the next one in the series but I guess I have to wait for the author the write it.

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Summary: Not worth it
Review: This book fails on several fronts. One, the main character, a Latina detective, has enough of a chip on her shoulder -- several, in fact -- that reading about them grows tiresome and overshadows all else. The story moves along at a decent pace, but the plot strains and finally breaks from lack of credible motives and interesting characters. There's also a lack of research. One of the victims is portrayed as a good guy, ethical and hard-working. But the story reveals he flashed a fake badge to get access to documents -- both highly unethical and a felony -- facts oblivious to the writer. The newsroom settings and references ring untrue to this former newsroom worker.