What's the Name of That Book??? discussion
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Darkling I Listen
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SOLVED. Adult Mystery. "Mitzi, Mitzi, Mitzi. What am I going to do with you?" (Misty?) Brother is a detective in LA? worried about his sister's PSTD. Read 2005-2013. [s]
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This may have been written by Harlan Coban, Jonathan Kellerman or Faye Kellerman, or a similar writing style.
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Do you remember if the detective has a partner on the force?Was the sister in anyway connected to the crime?
Which of the siblings was the oldest? Were their parents still around?
I think he was solo, no partner on the force. I could be wrong. The sister wasn't connected to the crime. The parents were long dead, and the detective felt like he had to take care of his sister. She was the older sibling, but they were super close in age.
It's NOT "the Black Ace" by G B Joyce.
It's also NOT "Urge to kill" by John Lutz.
Long shot: Plenty of your other details don't fit, but Tana French's Broken Harbor does have a detective with an unstable sister. Published 2012.
I've read that one! She's a great writer, but that's not it. Thank you for suggesting it, though.It is also NOT "Naked Addiction" by Caitlin Rother.
It is NOT "Fallen women" by Sandra Dallas.
It is NOT "last child" by John Hart. The writing is similar though.
Darkling I Listen - he sighed and shook his head. "Mitsy, Mitsy, Mitsy, what am I gonna do with you?" https://openlibrary.org/books/OL79158...
Description doesn't sound right, though. But the line was too close to not mention. ;)
I've done a few with a text search of variations of the name on OpenLibrary - might have missed an iteration, if you care to try? :)
Yes, this is it! The dialogue is on page 234. Thank you so much!
Oh wow! :D Great! Another win for the fantastic OpenLibrary! :)
What's the Name of That Book???
Books mentioned in this topic
Darkling I Listen (other topics)Broken Harbor (other topics)
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Tana French (other topics)Harlan Coben (other topics)
I read this between 2005-2013. This was a paperback and part of the cover was bright blue. I don't think it was part of a series. The protagonist was a male detective with a sister who he thought was strange and made a lot of bad choices. She may have been a sex worker, problem drinker, or drug addict. She wore a lot of bright colors and short skirts. Her brother visited her a lot to keep an eye on her. She curled up on the patio outside near the pool in the backyard and was having a PTSD freakout over being sexually assaulted a few years ago. Her brother tried to calm her down but she needed to lie there for a bit. He had an issue with this.
He finally sat down and said, "Mitzi, Mitzi, Mitzi. What am I going to do with you?" and that furthered her PTSD freakout. He hadn't realized until he said it, that it was something her assailant said to her. He hadn't meant anything sinister and felt awful, and went back to work after she went to sleep.
The author was male I think, with a name that started with R. The sister's name may have been spelled differently, or been Misty. They were each in their 30s. This took place in the United States. Given that she had a pool in her backyard, this may have taken place in California, Arizona, or Texas, or somewhere else warm. The pool wasn't a sign of wealth; it was a way to keep cool. I don't remember if the detective was trying to catch a serial killer or solve a sole murder. I don't think he was dating anyone. The book ended with the crime being solved and I think Mitzi wound up getting counseling and being okay.
I'll comment if I remember anything else.