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New York Times bestselling author Robert Asprin, writing with Eric Del Carlo and Teresa Patterson, delves into the dark secrets of the New Orlea... read full description


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Jul 12, 2010
Melanti rated it: 3 of 5 stars
I won this through the Goodreads First Reads program.

I really like the setting of the book - a behind the scenes view of pre-Katrina French Quarter, New Orleans. It seems very much like a place that I would love to visit. And though I've never made it to New Orleans, everything matches what friends who lived in the city prior to Katrina have described to me.

I found the characters to be engaging and interesting. The chapters alternated between the two main character's v More...
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Aug 18, 2010
Deanna rated it: 4 of 5 stars
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Aug 04, 2010
Kate rated it: 2 of 5 stars
*won from the publisher through goodreads first reads contest.
This is a murder mystery full of bar-hopping, drug sub-culture, the french quarter and voudon. Sounds like it would be gripping, gritty and realistic right? Sadly, it's not. I found this book to be boring. While I wanted to know what happened to Sunshine, I finished the book going..."oh, OK"-shrug-. Just not that well written. This book felt VERY disjointed, the characters just weren't that interesting, and I fel More...
Jul 06, 2010
Sandy rated it: 2 of 5 stars
I won a copy of this book from Goodreads first reads. NO Quarter is a murder mystery set in the Quarter of pre Katrina New Orleans . This book is written as chapters which alternate between the point of view of the two main characters Bones and Maestro. I found that reading the same bit of action from two points of views bogged down the story. However seeing the Quarter bar scene from the point of view of the residents rather than tourists was interesting.
Dec 18, 2009
Stu rated it: 5 of 5 stars
This is one of the rare books that wouldn't let me sleep at night. The best New Orleans book I have ever read.
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Sep 30, 2010
Bryan marked it as to-read
Won this in a First-Reads giveaway. Can't wait for it to arrive.
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Robert 'RevBob' rated it: 3 of 5 stars
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