LOOKING FOR THE AARDVARK

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Summary: A good mystery made better by the author's feminism.
Review: Jason Lynx is asked by his old friend Bruce to investigate the murder of his half-brother, the Rev. Ernie Quivada, a fundamentalist minister in Santa Fe, N. M. The dead man left behind an artist wife, an estranged daughter, two frightening, fundamentalist grandparents, a houseful of free loaders, and few kind memories. This book has also been published as "Dead On Sunday." A. J. Orde also writes fantasy under the name Sheri Tepper. She brings a strong feminist sensibility to her writing that has often left me very angry at "Men", and I love it. Her writing always leaves you knowing the characters and understanding their motivations. I'm afraid I can easily consume a Jason Lynx story in one sitting. The problem comes in finding the books, many are out of print.