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69th out of 211 books
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58 voters
Snow Blind (Monkeewrench #4)
by
P.J. Tracy
Nothing's bleaker than Minneapolis during the winter, the season that, to some longtime residents, lasts eleven months of the year. So what better way to bring a little cheer to the good people of the city than by sponsoring an old-fashioned snowman-building contest? In a matter of hours, a local park is filled with the innocent laughter of children and their frosty creati...more
Hardcover, 320 pages
Published
August 3rd 2006
by Putnam Adult
(first published January 1st 2006)
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SNOW BLIND (Police Proc-Minneapolis-Cont) – VG
Tracy, PJ – 4th book
Putnam, 2006- Hardcover
*** Homicide detectives Leo Magozzi and Gina Rolseth take the lead in this wintertime murder investigation set in Minneapoilis. A major snowfall has come to provide the material for a snowman-building content. But a couple snowmen are different from the others in that they contain the bodies of murdered men, and policemen at that. Another snow-man, found on an iced over lake outside Minneapolis, turns out to...more
Tracy, PJ – 4th book
Putnam, 2006- Hardcover
*** Homicide detectives Leo Magozzi and Gina Rolseth take the lead in this wintertime murder investigation set in Minneapoilis. A major snowfall has come to provide the material for a snowman-building content. But a couple snowmen are different from the others in that they contain the bodies of murdered men, and policemen at that. Another snow-man, found on an iced over lake outside Minneapolis, turns out to...more
first the niggles The publishers cannot decide what the name of the first P J Tracy book is it "Monkeewrench" or "Want to play?" They changed the name for the british edition but can't seem to remember. It changes between the and dust jacket and the hardback. If they can't get it right how do they expect us to?[return][return]Still a good clean edit apart from that and of course the line "For the fist time since the fence was built the gates to Bitteroot were wide open, and no one was checking w...more
Someone is killing cops and hiding the bodies in snowmen created for a children’s snow festival in Minneapolis. The Monkeewrench software gang are enlisted to help (although they play a relatively minor role in this novel.)
As a recovering northern Minnesota resident. I loved the descriptions of winter, the intense desire for a garage while trying to pry the car door open and chipping off several inches of ice from the windshield; the felon who puts his car in a ditch without a blizzard kit (only...more
As a recovering northern Minnesota resident. I loved the descriptions of winter, the intense desire for a garage while trying to pry the car door open and chipping off several inches of ice from the windshield; the felon who puts his car in a ditch without a blizzard kit (only...more
Maybe if I did not live in Minneapolis, I would've liked this mystery better. However, if I didn't live in Minneapolis, I probably would not have read this.
My gripe with the book is that the weather aspects are completely preposterous. The winter weather that grips the state is more like that of Churchill, Manitoba. The book starts out with a snowstorm that drops a foot of the white stuff. But instead of bringing the city to a halt for a day or two (as such a storm would in reality), the next da...more
My gripe with the book is that the weather aspects are completely preposterous. The winter weather that grips the state is more like that of Churchill, Manitoba. The book starts out with a snowstorm that drops a foot of the white stuff. But instead of bringing the city to a halt for a day or two (as such a storm would in reality), the next da...more
In this, the 4th book in the series, the mother-daughter team seems to be finding a comfortable set of characters and plotline. Rather than focus on the eccentric Monkeewrench crew & try to find a plotline to surround them, they decide to focus on the more interesting police characters. That's a good idea, since it's easier to fit the police characters into a crime scene than to have the Monkeewrench crew stumble onto one.
The crime in this book surrounds the murder of a distinguished police...more
The crime in this book surrounds the murder of a distinguished police...more
Listened to the audiobook in the car. This is in the Monkeewrench series, although the Monkeewrench crew play a less central role in this one. Their role is important, but they don't appear that often. The reading is good, with the phone calls being done in a hollow sort of way, very different. Magozzi and Rolseth play central roles as does the new sheriff of Dundas County to the north of Minneapolis, Iris Rikker. The crimes start with the bodies of two policeman being found inside snowman at a...more
Oct 12, 2011
Kristin
rated it
2 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
audio-books,
mystery
In book number four, we return to Minneapolis and a winter wonderland that doesn't want to quit. I've lived in Minnesota for 35 years - Mpls for 20 of those and Duluth the remainder. If you get a snowfall as described, you won't be driving all over the state. Major highways will be difficult to navigate. Minor highways probably impassable. County roads...best to stay home. City streets will not be plowed yet (snow emergency first day, then secondary streets, and the rest the third. Be prepared t...more
Sep 24, 2008
Ben Jackson
rated it
2 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
only to hardcore monkeewrench fans
The monkeewrench books started out promising and unique. The problem is that the characters are ultimately caricatures and are ultimately unsustainable. By the time you get to the third book, you really don't care about the Monkeewrench gang anymore. The story is interesting and reasonably well written, and it's entertaining enough - but it's probably time to put this series to bed.
My least favorite of the Monkeewrench books thus far, mostly because the ending felt like a cop out with no real "reveal" or solving of the case. Also, not enough development of the relationship between Grace and Magozzi. But still a fun read, and what was lacking in the Magozzi/Grace romance was almost made up for with some cute moments between Gino and his family, namely his teenage daughter, Helen. And the imagery of bodies hidden in snowmen IS pretty eerie.
I did really enjoy the section wher...more
I did really enjoy the section wher...more
This book is the fourth in the series. A lot of character background were made known from Want to Play?, Live Bait and Dead Run.
The story's first part was quite slow. It began interestingly enough--when 2 cops was killed, posted and packed as snowmen. But after that it was just police investigation which had not much drama (IMO).
The introduction of new set of characters, particularly a brand-new female sheriff with no field experience, was annoying at first. Anyway, she was more likable in the...more
The story's first part was quite slow. It began interestingly enough--when 2 cops was killed, posted and packed as snowmen. But after that it was just police investigation which had not much drama (IMO).
The introduction of new set of characters, particularly a brand-new female sheriff with no field experience, was annoying at first. Anyway, she was more likable in the...more
It started off as extremely promising. Dead cops encased in snowmans??? Buuuurrrnnnnn!!! And of course I was totally looking forward to all that whacko-ness and of course I live for Gino and Magozzi. But somehow the book fell short. I had high hopes till the end that the case would resolve itself into something we never thought of considering and it would all come together neatly and with a blast, but an unsolved case is not very interesting when you're writing a book about it. Everything was go...more
I have enjoyed the other Monkeewrench books by P.J Tracy (actually a mother-daughter writing team), but not so much this one. The case is mostly focused on the police detectives, and the Monkeewrench team barely makes an appearance. That said, it is quick-paced, with good dialog.
3.5 stars While I didn't like this book quite as much as the other
Monkeewrench
books, it was still enjoyable. The basic set-up has Detectives Magozzi and Rolseth trying to figure out who is killing people and entombing the bodies in snowmen. The Monkeewrench crew has only mild involvement in this book, which was kind of a shame because even though I really liked the police characters, I would have enjoyed seeing a little more development of the ongoing relationship between Magozzi and McBride....more
Quick read, another who-dunit.
Entertaining. Not one I will keep, but I will probably read the next one someday, & the last one, since I skipped that one.
I happened to have this one out of sequence, but i read it anyway.
Since i read the first two, it was easy to follow the characters. The monkeewrench characters really played a minimal roll, it was more about the detectives. I hate to say it but I didn't really miss them, Grace... I like but the other characters I really didn't miss.
I pla...more
Entertaining. Not one I will keep, but I will probably read the next one someday, & the last one, since I skipped that one.
I happened to have this one out of sequence, but i read it anyway.
Since i read the first two, it was easy to follow the characters. The monkeewrench characters really played a minimal roll, it was more about the detectives. I hate to say it but I didn't really miss them, Grace... I like but the other characters I really didn't miss.
I pla...more
The Monkeewrench is a great series but I must confess I don’t like the computer nerds much. My heart goes to Gino and Magozzi, so this is my book, because they are the pivotal characters. Snow falls through the book, while the two policemen look for the murderer of two policemen which were converted into snowmen in a children’s contest. The plot is as solid as the ice surrounding everything. There is a new character, a green newly elected sheriff with just being a teacher in her curriculum. It’s...more
Jan 22, 2011
Mary JL
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
any mystery fan
Recommended to Mary JL by:
I am a fan of this author
Shelves:
mystery-horror
This is number four in the Monkeewrench series. It continues the high standards of the first three.
Our two favorite Minneapolis PD detectives, Leo and Gino and at a Winter Carnival when the bodies of two policemen are discovered, disguised as snowmen.
Meanwhile, upstate, another body has been found--a present for the new lady sheriff on her first day on the job.
Are the murders linked? As Leo and Gino visit the two crime scenes, Grace MacBride and the Monkeewrench computer gurus are searching for...more
Our two favorite Minneapolis PD detectives, Leo and Gino and at a Winter Carnival when the bodies of two policemen are discovered, disguised as snowmen.
Meanwhile, upstate, another body has been found--a present for the new lady sheriff on her first day on the job.
Are the murders linked? As Leo and Gino visit the two crime scenes, Grace MacBride and the Monkeewrench computer gurus are searching for...more
3.5 stars. I enjoyed this installment in the Monkeewrench series. Like the others, I listened to the audio. It is not the best in the series, it is definitely shorter but I enoyed it. Unfortunatley, there is not enough of the Monkeewrench crew for my tastes but P.J. Tracy introduces some new characters -- rural sheriffs and officers -- and an interesting twist to their serial killer theme.
This book can be read as a standalone. The mystery was easy to figure out and it was not very scary or thri...more
This book can be read as a standalone. The mystery was easy to figure out and it was not very scary or thri...more
SNOW BLIND is the fourth in the Monkeewrench series. Detectives Leo Magozzi and Gino Rolseth investigate two murders where the victims’ bodies have been entombed as snowmen. Another victim is found in a small town where the new sheriff is a former teacher and way over her head in a murder investigation. Grace MacBride and her Monkeewrench team assist in finding a link to the victims who are all in law enforcement, but their deaths have nothing to do with the cases they have worked. A highly enjo...more
After being disappointed with the previous book, this book was much better. It is cold and snowing in Minn, something that doesn't end for weeks at a time. Gino and his partner are called to a strange crime scene location, there are dead bodies being found in snowmen. As they track the killers of this crime, we are introduced to a new character, Sheriff Ricker. She is inexperienced and only on the job day one when she has a snowman of her own. As they work the clues on foot, with Monkeewrench ru...more
Well this book was actually a good one even though I got a bit suprised by the end, I was expecting it to end in another way but as it goes for policework, it's not always it's a succes.
The book is more about Detectives Gino and Magozzi and the Sheriff Iris Rikker than about the Monkeewrench team and that works quite well, because we do get to hear about them once in a while.
Anyway I can still recommend it to everybody who like P.J. Tracy and I'm looking forward to the next book from their hands...more
The book is more about Detectives Gino and Magozzi and the Sheriff Iris Rikker than about the Monkeewrench team and that works quite well, because we do get to hear about them once in a while.
Anyway I can still recommend it to everybody who like P.J. Tracy and I'm looking forward to the next book from their hands...more
Please note: Sections my new review will be under spoiler tags. There is just no way to adequately discuss this book without laying down a crumb of clues that will ultimately spoil a bit of the mystery in the story. After the “Disclosure” section I’ll paste my original review from 2006, and if you prefer to avoid spoilers, then stop there, because even with the spoiler tags there might be sections that will give you clues. I do not plan to post this review anywhere else, to avoid spoiling this s...more
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Despite being labeled a Monkeewrench novel, the gang of uber hackers plays a only minor role in the last third of the book. But that's not a bad thing. Someone has murdered two cops and left the bodies to be found in the midst of a kids' snowman contest. The Minneapolis cops, Magozzi and Rolseth are the main characters, along with Iris Rikker, a small town sheriff who gets landed with a corpse in a snowman in her first day on the job. Appealing characters, good dialogue, some interesting plot tw...more
I have not read anything written by the mother & daughter writing team that wrote this and three previous books. I enjoyed the book: the writing was good, the characterisation good, the plot intriguing. The thing that really gnawed at me was that this book did not read to well as a stand alone novel. Past events were hinted at but not explained and the relationships between some characters in the book were not clarified.
I can imagine that this book would be superb for a reader who had read...more
I can imagine that this book would be superb for a reader who had read...more
Another terrific book in P.J. Tracy's "Monkeewrench" series. I believe there are now six books in this series; Snow Blind is the fourth book in the series. If you have not read any of these books, you are missing a treat. I love all of them, and I highly recommend them for everyone.
When I started this book, I was astonished to find another woman escaping an abusive relationship. It seems that every book I read this month had one or two. Then I got further into the book and discovered that there was an entire community of women in this book hiding from abusive men. I wondered what it said about society that bad relationships are so predominate. Of course it could be what I'm reading, as they all have a serial killer in them too.
I guess in a Monkeewrench novel I expected more Monkeewrench. I think it took about half the book before the team was even mentioned, and they really didn't play much of a part. While I enjoy Dectectives Maggozzi and Gino, I wanted more Harley, Grace, Annie, and Roadrunner.
That said, this was a good storyline, although I wish there was more on the ladies at Bitterroot. That could have been an entire novel by itself!
That said, this was a good storyline, although I wish there was more on the ladies at Bitterroot. That could have been an entire novel by itself!
Really liked this one. Takes place in Minnesota which serves as the tableau for finding the dead bodies in snowmen!! I liked the characters - two detectives, other computer people that help with cases, a new sheriff, a love interest for one of the detectives. Clearly this Monkeewrench computer group who played a very small part in this book, have been in previous books. I'll check them out. This was a good mystery.
Another in the Monkeewrench series. Very good read. Two bodies are found in snowmen in the park. Turns out they were cops. Why were they killed? When another body is found out of the twin cities there is a question of whether or not it is a copycat. Another good read in this series and hard to put down. I didn't really like the ending I felt it was a little unfinished, but I understood why it ended the way it did.
I thought I had lost this book, but found it in a box in my RV and was delighted that I would have the chance to finish it because I had read another PJ Tracy novel since "losing" this one and it was a real page turner. This didn't quite live up to expectations - weak ending IMHO! However, once I got into it the second time, it WAS very hard to put down. this author team can definitely get and hold my attention!
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PJ Tracy is the pseudonym of mother-daughter writing duo P.J. and Traci Lambrecht, winners of the Anthony, Barry, Gumshoe, and Minnesota Book Awards. Their first three novels, MONKEEWRENCH, LIVE BAIT and DEAD RUN, have become national and international bestsellers.
P.J. Lambrecht is a college dropout with one of the largest collections of sweatpants in the world. She was raised in an upper-middle...more
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