Fisherman's Bend (Jane Bunker)
by Linda Greenlaw
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Read in August, 2008
The second Jane Bunker novel from Linda Greenlaw exposes her problems as a writer. She does not or cares not to do dialogue. Most of the book is the internal thoughts of the main character Jane Bunker, who resides in Maine and is friends with the local diner girl. In this novel, a fisherman disappears and Bunker finds a dead guy in the water, but not the right dead guy so she has to investigate the death of one person and the disappearance of Parker Alley who seems to have a lot more money th...more
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Read in July, 2008
I preferred Greenlaw's previous Jane Bunker mystery, Slipknot to Fisherman's Bend. This one ended a bit too abruptly with the solution literally on the last half page of the novel. That being said, I will probably end up reading the next one too. I really like the character and setting, and these books are fun, so they are a good summertime or airplane read.
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Read in August, 2008
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I enjoyed this. I'd be happy to read more in this series. I seem to read a lot of mysteries connected with fishing, and this is yet another slant. Certainly doesn't make me want to live in Maine, but a visit would be fun.
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Because I am leaving for Maine in a few days I thought this would be a fun read. It's quite light and I had fun attempting to identify the setting of the two fictitious towns. A light-weight mystery.
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Read in October, 2008
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Gooserecommends it for: fans of Grafton, Paretsky, and Stabenow
I liked this & would put it on par with Sara Paretsky's mysteries. If you love the state of Maine (or at least the Down East part) and/or you have an interest in coastal life (by that I mean sailing) this will be just what you're looking for.
Interesting note: I listened to this. I liked the reading though I thought the reader's voice a bit more "girly" than my image of Jane...however, she made a mistake in the first couple minutes of the audio. The reader says "returne to ...more
Interesting note: I listened to this. I liked the reading though I thought the reader's voice a bit more "girly" than my image of Jane...however, she made a mistake in the first couple minutes of the audio. The reader says "returne to ...more
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This was a quick enjoyable little read. I enjoyed the narrative style, which at times put me in mind of film noir. The mystery was clearly thought out, it kept me guessing without deviating from the realm of possibility. I was a nice light read, something I definitely needed at the time.
Overall, I thought it was quite good. I hadn't read the first one, Slipknot, but enjoyed this one enough to consider picking it up.
Overall, I thought it was quite good. I hadn't read the first one, Slipknot, but enjoyed this one enough to consider picking it up.
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Read in November, 2008
Another enjoyable new series cozy. Greenlaw's fiction is good if not as strong as her nonfiction.
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