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[Editor's note: The following is a combined review with RUBOUT.]--The author herself reads these St. Louis-based mysteries about a maverick reporter from a second-rate local newspaper. Elaine Viets clearly has affection for her main character and enjoys the situations into which she places them. Her timing falters a bit occasionally, but in each case she recovers quickly and falls back into a smooth pace and voice. Adopting more of a narration style, instead of reading style, would add substantially to the quality of this production, but Viets reads with clarity and enthusiasm and does a more professional job than many authors who read their own work. J.E.M. © AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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"Viets . . . delves into the vibrancy of a city that has more than just a big Arch and breweries while creating realistic characters."
--Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
From the Paperback edition.
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"Viets . . . delves into the vibrancy of a city that has more than just a big Arch and breweries while creating realistic characters."
--Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
From the Paperback edition.
Pink Flamingo Murders: A Francesca Vierling Mystery FROM THE PUBLISHER
Whacked with a lawn flamingo? A reporter wants to know—who killed with kitsch...
The rehabilitation of North Dakota Place is a feel-good story—the kind St. Louis City Gazette columnist Francesca Vierling likes to write. Grand houses restored to former glory. Pride in a neighborhood—and, like all good stories, this one has a hero, the woman who made it all happen, the city's guardian of good taste. Some call her a rehabbing saint, others a fanatic.
The first death on North Dakota Place was certainly shocking but not entirely unwelcome—after all, the victim was a cranky old man who had been painting his house purple. The second death, of a drug dealer, brings tacit approval—and growing suspicion. But all bets are off when another victim is found, a socialite unceremoniously whacked with a pink lawn flamingo. Now the neighbors want Francesca to investigate. But her boyfriend wants her to commit to marriage, not crime. Soon the gutsy reporter is experiencing a deepening personal crisis—and something more heinous than vinyl siding: the dark secrets of heart, home, and blighted dreams.
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