henrismum's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Audiobook (All of my entries on The Story Graph are audiobooks.)
#2 in the series
Will I read other installments?Probably Not Maybe Likely Most LIkely Definitely This was a fast and easy read. I will listen to one more in the series before I commit.
Comparison to others in series: BetterAbout the same Not as good Good, but it could have been better I liked this one a bit better than Edwin of the Iron Shoes. Although there was no wrap up for Gus, was there?
Odd: ". . . the chocolate bar she had eaten had been Hershey's, an excellent brand. As far as serious chocolate lovers were concerned, the best thing about Ghirardelli was the wrapper." Was this a joke? I know the book was written in 1983, but hasn't Ghirardelli always been better than the humble Hershey bar?
The narrator was Laura Hicks. She's solid; no complaints.
#2 in the series
Will I read other installments?
Comparison to others in series: Better
Odd: ". . . the chocolate bar she had eaten had been Hershey's, an excellent brand. As far as serious chocolate lovers were concerned, the best thing about Ghirardelli was the wrapper." Was this a joke? I know the book was written in 1983, but hasn't Ghirardelli always been better than the humble Hershey bar?
The narrator was Laura Hicks. She's solid; no complaints.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism
Moderate: Murder
ncrabb's review against another edition
3.0
Sharon McCone comes home late one night to find a formidable collection of cop cars in front of her apartment building. Being the good private detective she is, she shoulders her way through the crowd of cops and learns that someone murdered her neighbor, Molly Antonio. Her apartment building hosts a collection of strange renters, and there’s no end to the possible suspects. Sharon’s best friend, Linnea Carraway, was the last person to see Molly alive, and she rapidly moves up the list as the prime suspect. While it’s true that Linnea has a drinking problem, Sharon is convinced someone else killed Molly. It could have been Madame Anya with her fortune-telling cards and tame crow. Before this gets solved, Sharon’s very life and her friendship with Linnea will be on the line.
You meet Anya’s husband, a handyman who works for the nearby center for the blind. The center itself is a depressing workshop kind of place where blind people, predominantly men, create brushes and brooms out of materials purchased by the state wholesale. Muller plays to the ridiculous stereotype about heightened senses of touch and hearing among blind people. I’m just trying to remember this was 1982. Of course, that memory creates a whole spate of depressing thoughts, chief among them is that the beliefs of most people haven’t changed that much since 1982. To her credit, there’s a blind character in the book who proves himself to be quite capable. This is a short, fun mystery that involves crime and blackmail--all in plain sight, so to speak.
You meet Anya’s husband, a handyman who works for the nearby center for the blind. The center itself is a depressing workshop kind of place where blind people, predominantly men, create brushes and brooms out of materials purchased by the state wholesale. Muller plays to the ridiculous stereotype about heightened senses of touch and hearing among blind people. I’m just trying to remember this was 1982. Of course, that memory creates a whole spate of depressing thoughts, chief among them is that the beliefs of most people haven’t changed that much since 1982. To her credit, there’s a blind character in the book who proves himself to be quite capable. This is a short, fun mystery that involves crime and blackmail--all in plain sight, so to speak.
nutti72's review against another edition
3.0
The 2nd Sharon McCone mystery. Great read for anyone who likes Sara Paratesky & Sue Grafton.
amalyndb's review against another edition
4.0
The second of the Sharon McCone mystery series.
A neighbor is murdered in Sharon’s building. A drunken friend staying with her, a center for the blind nearby, and things are more complicated than they first appear when another neighbor is murdered.
A neighbor is murdered in Sharon’s building. A drunken friend staying with her, a center for the blind nearby, and things are more complicated than they first appear when another neighbor is murdered.
missmarketpaperback's review
2.0
This book was fine. I liked it less than the first in the series and even less than a Sue Grafton. The mystery involved stolen bulk goods and murders of older women, which was less thrilling than a typical murder mystery. I listened to the audiobook and thought the narrator really over acted, making a lot of it seem cheesy.
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