All About Mary: A Mick Hart Mystery [Paperback]

Lawrence Christopher (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2001

In his debut novella, Lawrence Christopher answers the call of his online readers by penning All About Mary. It began as an online short story (on TimBookTu.com) as the "Kickin' It with Mary" short story series, now the rest of the story is being told in this fast paced novella.

All About Mary is a romance mystery of the misguided life of Mary Jane Jenkins. Mary was a thick sistah who was described as "a cheeseburger away from two-hundred pounds." She was a pretty, young single mother of two, who was abused, misused and much loved. Oh for Mary, don't you weep. She's dead. Her fiancé Perry Rogers is arrested for killing her.

Perry's mother calls Private Investigator Mick Hart to prove her son is innocent against the charges. To support the charges against Perry, the police have motive, opportunity and the weapon with his prints on it. The police lack one thing, a confession. Mick interviews a long list of Mary's former lovers, who were not necessarily happy about her upcoming wedding. There is Mary's one time Sugar Daddy, there's one of her baby's daddies, there's a boss with whom she was having an affair and then there is a welfare pimp, all with whom Mary used to kick it.

Perry began kickin' it with Mary, soon kickin' it and screamin' with Mary, then kickin' it and carin' for Mary. It appears Perry has ended with him kickin' it and killin' Mary. But Perry tells Mick Hart all along, "I was in love with Mary Jane."

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About the Author

Lawrence Christopher is a fictitious author and writer of life stories and mysteries. Embracing the saying "the pen is mightier than the sword", as a fiction writer, Lawrence Christopher, the pen is less a sword and more of a feather to tickle the fancy of his readers. He is a featured writer on TimBookTu.com and will appear in an anthology later in the year 2001.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Mf Unlimited (July 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0971227802
• ISBN-13: 978-0971227804
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,217,768 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

'It's a relationship book, not a love story' states accomplished author Lawrence Christopher, in regards to his latest novel Later Days & Nights. He continues, 'Like in many marriages or relationships these days, the lyrical question still applies 'what's love got to do with it.' Christopher revisits the favorite couple from his harlequinesque romantic hit Ghettoway Weekend. In Later Days & Nights, Matthew and Mina will go through their share of cursed seasons, with only their faith in God and love for each other to weather them through. Look for LAWRENCE'S engaging, enlightening and entertaining poetic and short story insights online at www.TimBooktu.com and www.LiterateNubian.org.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "All About Mary" a rollercoaster ride of suspicion, January 27, 2002

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nubiangodess (south-east usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: All About Mary: A Mick Hart Mystery (Paperback)

Fasten your seat belts as Lawrence Christopher takes you on a ride through the life and death of Mary Jane Jenkins. The story unfolds as Private Investigator, Mick Hart, digs through a list of ex-lovers, rapist, and so-called friends, in search of the truth. With life-like characters such as Perry and little Sapphire, you can't help but to be drawn into their world. You will laugh a little, and maybe even cry a little too, but you certainly won't be board. The many twists and turns in this story will have you guessing, until the very end, "Who Did It?"

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars LIKED IT A LOT!!! Don't be fooled by the small size!, December 15, 2002

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TJ "TishaJ" (Wappingers Falls, New York) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: All About Mary: A Mick Hart Mystery (Paperback)

All About Mary was a different, but well written story. Mr. Christopher's fresh approach to the storyline kept my interest and I was entertained from beginning to end. The characters came to life and I can honestly say I know some folks like the ones in the story! Mr. Christopher created a story that has a "flava" not seen often, but it never takes away from the awesome plot and shocking ending. Kudos, Mr. Christopher, and I look forward to the stories that follow!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Mary Was Quite Contrary, March 31, 2002

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Dawn R Reeves "tamardi" (Harrisburg, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: All About Mary: A Mick Hart Mystery (Paperback)

The novella, All About Mary, gives you just that, everything about Mary. Mary Jane Jenkins is a woman that lived hard for what she needed to survive. A single mother of two young children, Mary used men just as they used her.

When the novella opens, we are introduced to the gruesome death of Mary and the arrest of her fiance'Perry Rogers. Perry is the prime suspect and to the police department, it's an open and shut case. However, private investigator Mick Hart does not see it that way and goes about tracking down Mary's killer at the request of Perry's mother. Hart comes across a list of suspects each of whom had a personal interest in Mary. Their interest ranged from lust, to like, to love.

Lawrence Christopher gives us a tale that is short but very complete. We understand Mary and her plight because we are privy to her childhood and her adulthood pre-Perry. I thoroughly enjoyed the comparison of butter to Mary's body; the chapter titles of some nursery school rhymes and song titles with references to "Mary".

This is very good murder-mystery that will make you shake your head just as you would have shaken some sense into Mary.