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Slipknot (Jane Bunker Mystery #1)
The exciting debut of a snappy, spirited, and irresistible mystery series from beloved and bestselling author Linda Greenlaw In her bestselling nonfiction book All Fishermen Are Liars, Linda Greenlaw confessed a desire to write fiction -- and readers responded with an enthusiastic "Please do!" At last, she satisfies their hunger with this sharp-witted, compulsively readabl...more
Hardcover, 272 pages
Published
June 19th 2007
by Hyperion
(first published January 1st 2007)
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Oct 05, 2008
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people who work on boats or someone looking for a new mystery author
As far as I know, this is Linda Greenlaw's maiden voyage into published fiction. It's a bit of a turbulent ride. Though Greenlaw has created a good main character in Jane Bunker and surrounded her with interesting types such as the nosy landlords, the handsomely rugged much older man, and the psuedo goth chick stuck in a small town, her plot gets bogged down in too many unnecessary sailing facts and procedures. The part where Jane was a stowaway on a boat in a huge storm just seemed endless espe...more
Slipknot Jane Bunker Mystery Series Book 1 by Linda Greenlaw
Jane and her brother had left Arcadia Island in Maine when she was four. Her mother relocated them to Jacksonville, FL and now that she's grown and has a career, she's returned.
She worked as a criminal investigator for over 20 years and now works as a photographer for insurance claims. She's come to Green Haven, Maine and walked into a swarm. First the dead body she helped photograph and called the state cops but they see it as a drunke...more
Jane and her brother had left Arcadia Island in Maine when she was four. Her mother relocated them to Jacksonville, FL and now that she's grown and has a career, she's returned.
She worked as a criminal investigator for over 20 years and now works as a photographer for insurance claims. She's come to Green Haven, Maine and walked into a swarm. First the dead body she helped photograph and called the state cops but they see it as a drunke...more
If you are looking for a light mystery for a beach read, this one will keep you guessing to the very end.
Jane Bunker moves from the heat of Miami to the cool shores of Green Haven, Maine to become an inspector for a Marine insurance company. A twenty year veteran homicide detective, she can't quite leave her past behind, especially when a dead body turns up her first day on the job. Although everyone is determined to shrug off the death of the town drunk as an accident, Jane can't disregard the...more
#1 Jane Bunker, Marine Insurance Investigator mystery series
What a treat to discover a new Linda Greenlaw book, her debut as a mystery author!
Linda's best-selling non-fiction books chronicling her life and work as captain of various fishing boats are among my favorite reads ever. Linda and her boat were part of the story of the mega-best seller, The Perfect Storm, by Sebastian Junger.
Slipknot finds former Miami police detective Jane Bunker arriving in a small Maine coastal community in her new j...more
What a treat to discover a new Linda Greenlaw book, her debut as a mystery author!
Linda's best-selling non-fiction books chronicling her life and work as captain of various fishing boats are among my favorite reads ever. Linda and her boat were part of the story of the mega-best seller, The Perfect Storm, by Sebastian Junger.
Slipknot finds former Miami police detective Jane Bunker arriving in a small Maine coastal community in her new j...more
This book didn't do anything for me. The plot was all over the place and I found myself skipping back to re-read parts of the book to try to make sense of what I was reading. There was nothing compelling or likeable about Jane Bunker or any of the characters, for that matter. There was just no substance to anyone in the book. The dialogue was sketchy and, in someplaces, downright sucked. "Alex, honey, pay attention" ... Really, how many adult males do you know that talk to their 17-year-old sons...more
This book had moments that made me like it, but more moments that made me dislike it. It did a really good job of describing small town Maine. There was a terrific moment of suspense during a seastorm. But, the protag does many stupid things with little reason to do so; I also felt that there should have been a great deal more editing.
I think I wanted to throw the book across the room when she goes to a picnic spot, is stood up, is shot at, and chased and doesn't tell anyone that someone tried t...more
I think I wanted to throw the book across the room when she goes to a picnic spot, is stood up, is shot at, and chased and doesn't tell anyone that someone tried t...more
Another book I picked up as light reading over the Christmas break. Linda Greenlaw is the lady boat captain that figured prominently in The Perfect Storm (if you saw the movie, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio played her.) I believe this is her first fiction book. And, sorry, it shows. There are likable things about the setting (a small New England fishing town) and the protagonist (a woman returning to her childhood home on the Atlantic Coast after being a cop in Miami for years.) But the writing wa...more
I listened to this book on the recommendation of a friend, and found myself not expecting to become involved with the characters. However, I found that I did like them and their quaint ways. From the ex detective turned insurance reviewer to the fishermen and families of the community, there were several interesting events. The light suspenseful interactions with a bit of murder and mayhem thrown gave the story line a flow that kept me entertained. I learned a bit about professional fishing as w...more
Following on The Lobster Chronicles, All Fishermen Are Liars, and Recipes from a Very Small Island (an absolutely wonderful cookbook written with her mother), Linda Greenlaw ventures into fiction with what hopefully is the first in a series of mysteries featuring Jane Bunker, former Dade County, FL, detective who seeks to destress and simplify her life by becoming an investigator for a maritime insurance company.
While the writing was a bit choppy and uneven in spots, I was drawn in by the cast o...more
While the writing was a bit choppy and uneven in spots, I was drawn in by the cast o...more
Overall, the book has a small town feel. Jane's curiousity is driven by old job, and she is really good at it. Through the investigation, she sights the environmental issues that are affecting the small Maine fishing communities called Green Haven. The plot moves along at a steady pace as Jane gets herself in and out of some dangerous situations. And finally, Jane is a humorous narrator, willing to share her observations of people and clues as she gets used to her new town and “hobby". Though t...more
I enjoy Greenlaw's non-fiction and this too was a delightful quick read. Slipknot is an enjoyable book about a murder in a contemporary fishing village on the Maine coast. The lady 'detective' (a former Florida cop), is a fun and sympathetic character who has to deal with this small coastal town with all its characters and challenges as an outsider, even though she grew up there years ago..
A fun read!
A fun read!
Having really enjoyed the author's non-fiction books, I was excited ti find this mystery, her first fiction book, on the remainder table. The setting in a fishing village in coastal Mine is the same and her humor is certainly intact but there it didn't grab me the way her nonfiction works did. It is a lightweight, quick read.
I adore Linda Greenlaw's non-fiction works. However, I am sorry to say I just couldn't finish this book, one of Linda Greenlaw's first efforts at fiction. I really wanted to like it, but the storytelling was stiff. I just didn't care enough about the main character to keep reading to see how things turned out.
This just is not my genre! I had to keep skimming along to reach the end to discover 'who done it' but in the end I was not satisfied. I never quite understood the main character and did not find much of the fictional aspect in the story plausable.
This has been on my list for awhile because I read several good reviews. The story itself was good but the author is a fishing boat captain in Gloucester MA and she got real technical with the boating end (machinery) and lost me.
A little dry to start with. I enjoyed the heroine Jane Bunker's sense of humor and of herself. Her landlord's were amusing. The mystery was decent and some of the characters were pretty good. It just took too long to get interesting.
Insurance inspector Jane Bunker moved to Green Haven, Maine to get away from the stress of her former city detective job. When the alleged town drunk is found in the water, Jane doesn’t believe he drowned accidently. Her detective nose kicks in and she soon finds herself in an ocean of intrigue. I don’t know if Jane Bunker is going to be a continuing character, but I’d read another. The author is apparently a boat captain and was in the book and film “The Perfect Storm.” It is apparent in this b...more
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Did not enjoy this one, way too many nautical terms and descriptions. Not sure I really liked the main character, a criminal investigator turned insurance investigator. She seemed too improbable.
I've enjoyed Linda Greenlaw's non-fiction books about her experiences in the commercial fishing industry and her "retirement" to coastal Maine. However, her first mystery novel was disappointing. The detailed observations that lend authority to her non-fiction just dragged this book down. It was probably the least interesting mystery I've ever read. This is the first installment in a planned series, so maybe the characters and storylines will improve over time.
Linda Greenlaw's first stab at mysteries was pretty good. I liked the character of Jane Bunker--smart and fiesty without being overly girly. Authors of female detectives typically give them annoying shopping or shoe fetishes in an attempt to "balance out" their occupation of choice. I'm glad the author decided to skip this tendency. Greenlaw does a good job of decribing the coastal Maine fishing town and its inhabitants. It is hard to believe the town doesn't actually exist. Sometimes she gives...more
Slightly predictable, but a good read none the less, there were a few surprises. Though it was well written, the diction was set towards a young teenager's style.
I looked forward to this book because I have enjoyed Linda Greenlaw's non-fiction, but I was disappointed. I think she does better at non-fiction than fiction.
I so enjoy Linda Greenlaw's non-fiction and enjoyed this first novel but felt a little distanced from the characters. Improved as it continued.
This was a pretty good book. The mystery part and motive was a little shallow but it was an entertaining read. If you like, know about, or want to know alot of details about fishing boats you will really enjoy this book. There is alot of information about fishing boats in it.
I am rereading this for our book club. I don't remember who the villain is so it is almost like reading it for the first time. It is a fun book with interesting characters.
Good but I struggled with all the boat details. If you're into boats this book might do more for you then it did for the desert dweller.
I didn't like it because it had far to maky complex, cpmplicated terms that were not explained well enough for my likeing.
I'm sorry but I just could not buy Jane Bunker as a sleuth I want to follow. You can only complain about the cost of gas and food so many times before it becomes a bit much. Many of the characters were just way too over the top for me too, such as the angry, overweight plant owner who had food stuck to her arms, and the dad oddly cursing at his son for liking telescopes. The climax of the book also comes to a bit of a halt with (what I'm sure is impressive but still remarkably boring) loads of n...more
#1 of the Jane Bunker mystery-If you like to read books about the ocean and the fishing industry off the coast of Maine, this was an excellent story about that. Since the author used to be a captain herself, she has a lot to teach us about this subject. I thought the mystery aspect of this book could have been better. There wasn’t that much of a climax. And when the mystery was solved, it was kind of lame. I’ve read The Hungry Ocean by Greenlaw and thought it was great. I think the author’s atte...more
I love mysteries. This is fiction but incorporates her experiences. Good story.
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Linda Greenlaws three bestselling books about life as a commercial fisherman -- THE HUNGRY OCEAN (1999), THE LOBSTER CHRONICLES (2002) and ALL FISHERMEN ARE LIARS (2004) -- have climbed as high as #2 on the New York Times bestseller list. She is the winner of the U.S. Maritime Literature Award in 2003, and the New England Book Award for nonfiction in 2004. Time Magazine called her 2005 RECIPES FRO...more
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