Killer Commute

Charlie Greene #6

by Marlys Millhiser

A new mystery for Charlie Green, a Long Beach literary agent, begins when one of her neighbors is murdered and Charlie, instead of relaxing on her holiday, must cope with decidedly strange neighbors, intrusive police, and an unknown killer. Reprint.

Genres: Mystery, Fiction

256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published October 14, 2000

About the author

Marlys Millhiser is an American author of fifteen mysteries and horror novels. Born in Charles City, Iowa, Millhiser originally worked as a high school teacher. She has served as a regional vice president of the Mystery Writers of America and is best known for her novel The Mirror and for the Charlie Greene Mysteries. Millhiser lived in Boulder, Colorado.

Reviews

[sasha]

2.5 ⭐️ it was okay but felt all over the place. i felt like at times i had no idea what was even being talked about and how it went with the story. the characters and setting was charming and quirky and i liked that.

[Jo]

Just an okay story. It wasn't written very smoothly. Sometimes, I truly had no idea what the author was talking about, haha.

[Pooch]

This book began as a promising, gentle mystery but suffers because of poor writing and editing. The writing style is distracting and occasionally confusing. The characters and setting are charming with clever quirkiness. This story could be quite entertaining if handled by more capable hands. I cannot recommend this book and do not plan to read other works by this author.

[Mike]

There were a few sections of the book which required (but did not receive) the attention of a good editor, and this book would not receive my recommendation (I'm giving it away rather than keeping it), but at the same time I found it generally entertaining. In particular I almost always enjoy novels with witty/sarcastic/entertaining dialogue, and this book supplied that.

[Martha]

I didn't start to enjoy this book until the end. The writing style was disjointed and somewhat confusing in the beginning, but finally at the end the pieces quickly came together and it acted like the mystery it's supposed to be. I doubt I'll read this author again though.

[Laura]

Nonsensical! Couldn't finish it.

[Patricia]

I loved "The Mirror" so much I read it two times. But, this story didn't hold my interest. I may try it again at a later date.

[Katharine Ott]

"Killer Commute" - written by Marlys Millhiser and published in 2000 by Minotaur Books. A "Charlie Green" novel that seemed interminable.