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Summary: Good start for the long haul
Review: A new addition to the PI list gives us some realism and a lot of the same old, same old. This PI goes out and works undercover at regular jobs to pay the bills. But then he falls for women who have trouble written all over them. Good writing with potential for the future.
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Summary: A Southerner who loves James Lee Burke
Review: After reading several positive reviews of this book, I decided to read it while visiting Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. It was great to read about many of the locales while driving through Biloxi, Bay Saint Louis and New Orleans, especially coming from California where true gumbo can't be found. The book is outstanding and is highly recommended by a fan of James Lee Burke, Michael Connelly, and Robert Crais.
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Summary: Excellent read when visiting Mississippi & Louisiana
Review: After reading several positive reviews of this book, I decided to read it while visiting Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. It was great to read about many of the locales while driving through Biloxi, Bay Saint Louis and New Orleans, especially coming from California where true gumbo can't be found. The book is outstanding and is highly recommended by a fan of James Lee Burke, Michael Connelly, and Robert Crais.
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Review: another one of those murder mysteries... reminds me of the childern's book, shiloh... shiloh is the main character in this book who will try and solve the case... pretty good page turning book...
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Summary: Good change of locale!!!
Review: As a South Louisiana native, and a big J.L. Burke fan, I have to say I rather enjoyed the "trip" to the Mississippi Gulf Coast as a refreshing change of pace! Lots of familiar locales, esp. the reference to the "White Kitchen". part of my childhood! While Hegwood does not have the fluid, descriptive passages that are so much a part of Burke's writing, I enjoyed his fast-paced story, and apparent knowledge of all things "New Orleans" and the area around it!! I haven't heard "Chef Mentour Hwy" in YEARS!!!! A good read!!!
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Summary: Good change of locale!!!
Review: As a South Louisiana native, and a big J.L. Burke fan, I have to say I rather enjoyed the "trip" to the Mississippi Gulf Coast as a refreshing change of pace! Lots of familiar locales, esp. the reference to the "White Kitchen". part of my childhood! While Hegwood does not have the fluid, descriptive passages that are so much a part of Burke's writing, I enjoyed his fast-paced story, and apparent knowledge of all things "New Orleans" and the area around it!! I haven't heard "Chef Mentour Hwy" in YEARS!!!! A good read!!!
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Summary: A very entertaining read !!!
Review: I thought this book was an excellently written example of a well-thought out murder mystery that has a lot of real-life humor and characters. The characters are as diverse and entertaining as you would meet in any well-known author's novels. Hegwood is a must read !!!
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Summary: A Southerner who loves James Lee Burke
Review: If you like James Lee Burke, you will love Martin Hegwood. His descriptions are just as wonderful, even more to the point. A really delightful read, a must.
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Summary: Easily a winning tour of the back Bayou
Review: In Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, private investigator Jack Delmas feels pretty good about completing his latest case. He stops to celebrate with a few bottles of Dixie beer at the Comus Bar near the docks. The bartender, Barb, asks Jack to find a missing trucker. Unable to resist a pretty face even if she has a boy friend, Jack agrees to locate her beloved. However, being a knight in shining armor backfires on Jack who was planning to renege on his previous night's promise. The police think he is the prime suspect in the murder of Barb. Worse yet, Jack finds himself being chased by the local mob as the bartender's boy friend had connections with mobster Ricky Dee McCoy. As he flees from the law and the mob, all Jack wants to do is kick back, go sailing, and have a beer. BIG EASY BACKROAD is an engaging regional mystery that works due to the genuine detail that make the characters seem so real. The story line is fun as Jack seems to plunge deeper into Bayou trouble with every page. However, what makes this novel easy to like is the feel of the area as if Martin Hegwood is taking readers on a tour (by pickup truck) of the Bayou. Sub-genre fans will want more backroad tales starring Jack. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: A very pleasant surprise
Review: Mississippi native Hegwood paints a seedy picture of the New Orleans and Bay St. Louis/Waveland, Mississippi area, but this is an enjoyable private investigator story--the mystery and P.I. Jack Delmas strike me as what "Miami Vice" would have been were it set in this area. Hegwood is from the Mississippi Coast, and his descriptions are fond and deadly accurate. A fine start to what will hopefully be a successful career.
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