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Summary: Realism in New Mexico
Review: As a former resident of this area of New Mexico, it was a real pleasure reading this and all of the other books by the author. He describes the countryside and the characters to a T. Be sure to read all of his books. We always get the newest ones as soon as they are available.
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Summary: Realism in New Mexico
Review: As a former resident of this area of New Mexico, it was a real pleasure reading this and all of the other books by the author. He describes the countryside and the characters to a T. Be sure to read all of his books. We always get the newest ones as soon as they are available.
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Summary: A great read for fans of the Southwest.
Review: As soon as I saw the title of this book, I had to buy it. I grew up in Alamogordo, only a few miles down the road from Tularosa, NM. It was fun to read a mystery set in that area with familiar landmarks and history playing a big part in the plot. The author has accurately recreated the New Mexican landscape for his readers while keeping you engrossed in his work. If you haven't ever visited New Mexico, this should make you want to! I will definitely read other books by this author.
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Summary: A first novel that zings!
Review: Ex-cop Kevin Kerney is asked to locate his friend's son who is presumably AWOL from the Army. Kerney's inquiries become a murder investigation through the stark desert and backalleys of a Mexican border town. Interesting, beleivable characters in a New Mexico setting. A first novel that zings! Readers who like this would also enjoy novels by Judith Van Gieson and Richard Parrish.
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Summary: McGarrity's Kearny equal to Jame Lee Burke's Robichaux
Review: Fast paced mystery with Western flavor. Hard to put down book with a great storyline. Believeable fiction at its best.
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Summary: Riveting
Review: Great mystery book. Fast paced and riveting. Couldn't put it down once I started reading. Plot rather fantastic...great imagination. Love scenes come across rather weakly but descriptive narrative ranks up there with the best of them. Written by someone who truly loves New Mexico and has feeling for the land.
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Summary: Entertaining, panoramic read with distinguished cover artist
Review: Had I not been visiting the Santa Fe gallery belonging to the famous Wyeth Family of American painters, I would never have happened upon this delightful book. The cover artist is the grandson of Andrew Wyeth (or a great nephew, perhaps).
Serendipitously, at the time of my visit to the gallery, the author and the artist were going over the final camera-ready painting for McGarrity's follow-on book (which is due out in April, according to the author). The book was light enough to read in a day or so. It's prose is rich in local history and geography, and contains action and emotion that will have you adjusting your pacemaker. I'm looking forward to the new book!
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Summary: What's the problem with that reader from Santa Fe?!
Review: I actually considered this writer's writing in this book was pretty cool, very concise, very natural,and very clear-cut, and I like it very much. The guy who said his writing is not good, I'd like to recommend him to read the "really wonderful" writing of "Meg." Then he might know that Mcgarrity was unfairly critized by a Santa Fe guy like him. When I read it, I could feel that the author was a genuine police veteran, cuz he knows what he's writing. The plot is not bad either, only two things made me wonder a bit: 1)Why Sara wanted to investigate a guy like Kerny? There was no need to do that if she's already accepted what Andy told her over the phone; 2)Although the south-of-the-border scenes were quite real too, but that part was read like a totally different one inserted into a bigger book. But nevertheless, it's still quite cool. To me, folks, this book is a better version of Nelson's deMille's "The General Daughter." What made it better is that therein existed a great character, Kevin Kerny, a tough guy with both steel will and romanticism, a hero who we can learn something from and to be respected at the same time. I'm going to get all McGarrity's books to fulfill such rare foundness.
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Summary: Excellent read
Review: I found the book very entertaining. Wonderful descritions of New Mexico, indeed the Land of Enchantment. I am looking forward to reading more of his books and enjoying his main characters.
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Summary: Going back in time to start the Kerney series...
Review: I found the plot of Tularosa to be a little contrived, but the authentic feel of New Mexico has obviously been present in McGarrity's series from the beginning.Kerney and Sara Brannon are easy to like and have a well-paced relationship in the book. There was a lot of gratuitous violence south of the border; but probably this is based in what the author has really found in his career in law enforcement in the southwest. McGarrity struggles a little with his writing style - he paints a scenic picture well, but was just starting out in character development and dialogue. Worth the read to start the Kerney series; the author continues to develop and satisfy the reader.
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