Jack Fredrickson and Lisa Lutz
Honestly Dearest, You’re Dead & Revenge of the Spellmans
- When
- Tue Mar 10, 2009
- Where
- M Is For Mystery
- Time
- 7pm
- Tags
- Literary Arts
Description
"Fredrickson delivers on the promise of A Safe Place for Dying (2006), a Shamus Award finalist, with this fine follow-up. When an attorney informs PI Vlodek ‘Dek’ Elstrom that he’s been named executor of the estate of Louise Thomas of Rambling, Mich., curiosity and a $700 fee are enough to send Dek from his home in Rivertown, Ill., to desolate Rambling, even though he’s never heard of the deceased woman... Fredrickson’s light touch, nicely drawn secondary characters and clever plotting make this a promising series with enough substance to make a meal, not just a snack," said Publishers Weekly. Kirkus observed, "The prose is polished, the plotting deft and dotted with sneaky surprises. And Dek, likable in his debut, is even more engaging here.""San Francisco PI Isabel ‘Izzy’ Spellman endures court-ordered therapy sessions as well as blackmail in Lutz’s wacky crime novel, the third entry (after 2008’s Edgar Award nominee for Best Novel, Curse of the Spellmans)...
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