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Charlie Spotted Moon #1
Ogilvie, Tallant & Moon
Early paperback title is Bad Medicine.
Charles Spotted Moon is a San Francisco lawyer. He is also an Ojibwa medicine man. He is hired to defend a doctor against a malpractice suit.
Charles Spotted Moon is a San Francisco lawyer. He is also an Ojibwa medicine man. He is hired to defend a doctor against a malpractice suit.
214 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1976
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February 4, 2012
I've always loved crime novels or mystery novels...but not usually from the perspective of a lawyer or a judge. Usually I prefer to read from the perspective of the con-man or some other off-beat character. Charlie Moon is exactly that though: off-beat and yet still an extremely competent lawyer. The mixture of mystery/crime in this book along with the touches of fantasy (Charlie Moon is not only a lawyer but also a Native American Shaman) made for a really intriguing read that went extremely fast. I think I read the entire book in only a couple of sittings.
Proviso: there is a great deal of racism and sexism discussed/depicted--which does make perfect sense when you realize that the book was published in the 1970's. From a modern point of view, though, the overtly racist or sexist comments that were slung around against Charlie Moon and his female clients/co-workers had me wincing whenever they occurred.
Proviso: there is a great deal of racism and sexism discussed/depicted--which does make perfect sense when you realize that the book was published in the 1970's. From a modern point of view, though, the overtly racist or sexist comments that were slung around against Charlie Moon and his female clients/co-workers had me wincing whenever they occurred.
April 29, 2008
The first book in his Charlie Moon series, this story revolves around a malpractice case and the death of a drug salesman. Actually, a pretty entertaining cozy, and I will probably read others by Yarbro, given the chance
July 5, 2008
BAD MEDICINE - Ex
Yarbro, C.Q. - 1st in series
Charlie Moon is a Native American lawyer with a firm in San Francisco. When the law fails, Charlie takes a surer path to justice - following hte shaman's way to uncover the dark crimes of the heart.
Very different and very good.
Yarbro, C.Q. - 1st in series
Charlie Moon is a Native American lawyer with a firm in San Francisco. When the law fails, Charlie takes a surer path to justice - following hte shaman's way to uncover the dark crimes of the heart.
Very different and very good.
October 6, 2012
Re-read. Remains readable, but I'm not sure whether what was presumably very rad and progressive when it first came out in the 70s entirely holds up now. (And just as a point of info, when did the term 'Native American' come into common usage?)
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