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Contents Under Pressure (Britt Montero #1)
Britt Montero is an ace crime reporter who sleeps with a police scanner by her bedside -- and who can't keep off a hot story, even if the book has already been closed. Miami is her turf, with it's sweltering nights and seething passions that can erupt without warning into mind-numbing violence. Now a black ex-football star and beloved local hero is dead after an alleged hi...more
Mass Market Paperback, 354 pages
Published
October 1999
by Avon Books
(first published January 1st 1900)
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I've read her better works. This one is intriguing, the story explains the condition of Miami journalists (the author being a former crime reporter), most especially female journalists - worse, those who're working at night. It was quite an eye-opener and somewhere along the pages I felt like watching a documentary about journalists, having a soft spot for them since I'm a journalism graduate myself. There is the mystery which Britt was trying to uncover and she deals with cops since that's her...more
This book was a gift to me from someone who knows I like the Kinsey Milhone ABC series. I did completely enjoy the main character, Britt Montero, and her spunk and attitude did remind me of Kinsey.
I thought the "climax" was about 80 pages before the actual end of the book. It dragged a bit for me after that, but there was also a lot of interesting stuff that happened in those pages too. So, I guess it was a just a long wrap up.
I was disappointed with some bad language (which didn't start until...more
I thought the "climax" was about 80 pages before the actual end of the book. It dragged a bit for me after that, but there was also a lot of interesting stuff that happened in those pages too. So, I guess it was a just a long wrap up.
I was disappointed with some bad language (which didn't start until...more
Jan 14, 2013
Kevin Mccaffrey
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4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
the mystery book club I belong to
Recommended to Kevin by:
my local newspaper reviewed another of Ednas' efforts
Going out on the proverbial ledge edge here with four stars..however my argument being this is/was Ms Buchanans' first offering with the intreped Britt
Somewhat fascinating procedural, especially the "inside" info with police and print policies
Great refrences to the rather long running tv police drug show (Miami Vice) and the hollywood inspired revival of the art deco district
With these points made it is troubling how "easy" an innocent man can lose his life and the cover-ups that ensue...fas...more
Somewhat fascinating procedural, especially the "inside" info with police and print policies
Great refrences to the rather long running tv police drug show (Miami Vice) and the hollywood inspired revival of the art deco district
With these points made it is troubling how "easy" an innocent man can lose his life and the cover-ups that ensue...fas...more
First in the Britt Montoya mysteries. As a journalist covering the police beat for her Miami newspaper, Britt has a different perspective than either a policeman or a private investigator. Author Edna Buchanan has "been there and one that" and her expertise shines through. The story is beginning to show a bit of wear with age (published originally in 1992) technologically which does impact somewhat on the story but doesn't really detract from it. Though this is the first, I suspect it is not nec...more
Very Good; Continuing Character: Britt Montero (first in series); Miami reporter tracks down story of a local hero killed in an accident when instead it looks like police brutality is involved
CONTENTS UNDER PRESSURE - Good
Buchanan, Edna - 1st in Britt Montero series
When a black football star dies following a police car chase, crime reporter Britt Montero suspects a cover-up and is determined to find out. Her investigation takes her from the high-intensity of the newsroom to riding the dangerous and often violent midnight beat with the cops.
Very Rodney-King-type plot, police beating on a black man. Good, I'll definitely read more by Buchanan.
Buchanan, Edna - 1st in Britt Montero series
When a black football star dies following a police car chase, crime reporter Britt Montero suspects a cover-up and is determined to find out. Her investigation takes her from the high-intensity of the newsroom to riding the dangerous and often violent midnight beat with the cops.
Very Rodney-King-type plot, police beating on a black man. Good, I'll definitely read more by Buchanan.
I really like the Britt Montero character. This one is from 1992, so it's interesting that there are no cell phones, etc.
This is the first book I've read by Edna Buchanan & I have to say I really enjoyed it tho it was a tad dark at times. I liked the main character & will read more of the series.
This is a cute series! I like the lead character, Britt, and her wacky way of doing things that she just knows she shouldn't do! Will likely read more of this series.
This book wasn't quite as good as the last book I read in this series...which I read out of order..gasp!! Still didn't feel like we got a good introduction to the main character. But are definitely learning more as the book went on. Love the different characters in this book and was very sad to see one of them killed off...which might I add, I did not feel was necessary to the storyline. I did enjoy reading this though and will continue my way through the series.
This book was fine. I finished it and didn't feel like I'd wasted my time or anything, but there are so many other books out there I would recommend before picking up this one. I've read a few of this author's book, with the same main character, a reporter, and I find myself not that interested in the character, which makes it hard to get into the book.
This is the first in the Britt Montero series. I had read a later one first, so it was interesting to see how the characters' relationships originated. I will definitely continue reading this series.
It was OK, but am not a huge fan of Media person as sleuth.
Contents Under Pressure by Edna Buchanan - Not bad. I liked this story. Not at the top of the list as far as Florida crime fiction goes but a decent mystery.
Britt Montero is a journalist on the crime beat in Miami. The book could have used a good editor. Buchanan goes into a lot of detail about Miami, the police, the newspaper business. There is a really good story in here and very interesting characters.
I've decided that I'm a big fan of Britt Montero, the heroine in this series of books. This was the first in the series and didn't disappoint. I enjoyed it very much.
The main character, Britt, was easy enough to like. The plot was very predictable and they mystery pretty easy to figure out. Not bad but not remarkable.
Shades of OJ and Rodney before either events took place! It was a fantastic read. The first of Ednas' fiction I would read. I love her non-fiction!
Nothing terribly original in this mystery. A reporter uncovers a power ploy in the Miami police department. Average read.
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Apr 30, 2013
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Edna Buchanan knew she wanted to be a writer since she was 4 years old. She moved to Florida where she got a job at a small newspaper. Ms. Buchanan became a reporter for the Miami Beach Daily Sun in the late 1960s.
In 1970, she was hired as a general assignment and police-beat reporter at the Miami Herald. In 1973, Ms. Buchanan became a police beat reporter, which coincided with the rise of Miami...more
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In 1970, she was hired as a general assignment and police-beat reporter at the Miami Herald. In 1973, Ms. Buchanan became a police beat reporter, which coincided with the rise of Miami...more
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