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Troublemaker (Dave Brandstetter, #3)

Joseph Hansen

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Feb 22, 2012 Paola rated it it was amazing

Shelves: owned-as-print

Though the murder mystery and Dave's investigation perhaps intrigued me even more here than in the previous two books, I would have loved a little more space had been given at the end to Doug's reaction to Dave not being able to be there for him when Doug needed him. Just a minor complaint in an overall very enjoyable book, where Dave's self-deprecation at his handling of the investigation goes hand in hand with his human compassion, his people skills, his persistence and intuition. ...more

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Mar 28, 2012 Jordan Lombard rated it it was amazing

Shelves: a-own-print, y-2020read, a-when-i-must-clean-out, a-favorites, mc-gay, a-own, a-own-ebook, g-suspense, g-classic, y-2013read

Just as good the second time around and I still love the audiobook narrator's voice. He does Dave's voice perfectly as well as all the other characters. ...more

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Jul 02, 2013 Deanna rated it really liked it

Shelves: classics, m-m, why-did-i-wait-so-long-to-read-this, mystery, want-more, why

My first Joseph Hansen book, not my last. His beautiful descriptive passages were beautifully written, yet they did not go on too long. I could "see" what Dave saw. Everything was so clear in my mind. The characters are layered making them interesting and real. None were perfect as are none of us in reality. Dave's journey to the solution of the mystery was what was fascinating, not so much the mystery in itself. Thanks to all of you in the M/M group and Josh Lanyon who directed me to this write ...more

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Nov 06, 2013 Alexandra marked it as finish-later

Shelves: mm, lgbtq

The tiny font in the big thick tome of Hansen's Brandstetter series was giving me a migraine, so I had to put it down. Maybe I will take it with me to the beach or something this summer.

Or maybe I will give in and buy the kindle editions at their arm and leg cost. Hmmm. ...more

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