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Heartbreakingly Well Written, May 13, 2009
This review is from: Death of a Dying Man (Paperback)
I am a long time fan of JM Redmann and the Micky Knight series of novels. Without giving away any plot points, I can honestly say this book is one of the best novels of that excellent series. Micky Knight is a complex and real character, with a wonderful and realized inner dialog, and this novel takes her into new depths and emotions. It's not an easy read, heavy with dark overtones of Hurricane Katrina. There are major incidents and life changing events in play during "Death Of A Dying Man" and none of them could be considered anything less than heartbreaking. Kudos to JM Redmann for creating characters who feel as real, and true as Micky Knight. I can whole-heartedly recommend the entire Micky Knight series, this book included.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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Absolutely stunning!! Watch Mickey grow., May 24, 2009
This review is from: Death of a Dying Man (Paperback)
This is a difficult book to review completely without spoilers, so this will be a little lacking in detail. First, after almost ten years, Mickey Knight is back. She is more sensitive, devasted by nature's hurricane and major personal issues. This novel is all Mickey's voice. Do I miss the whippy verbal play with her friends? yes. Do I want it in this book? No. Except for brief flashes of telephone calls and almost chance physical encounters, Mickey's family and friends are conspicuously absent and that's okay because this novel is mostly about her interior landscape--and the changed landscape of her beloved city. For all you mystery fans, there is a mystery that gives the book its title and she of course does her usual good job--even though the pissing contest referred to in the publishers blurb saddles her with a largely unwanted assistant. Much to Mickey's surpise Shannon helps with many things. This must have been a difficult book to write, not only because Redmann so obviously loves NO, but because she reached deep inside for the changing, growing and developing Michelle Knight. I certainly hope we don't have to wait more than a couple of years for the followup to this one.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Micky's back!, July 10, 2009
This review is from: Death of a Dying Man (Paperback)
How much do I love the new J.M. Redmann? Let me count the ways... ;) Excellent novel, both in terms of the mystery and character development, most of all for its retelling of Katrina and what it did to a city and individual people. Heartbreaking. You can also feel the author's anger about events after Katrina and the lack of immediate and long-term support. Character-wise I was so very happy that Micky Knight is back. She's a unique character in lesfic and I'm glad that BSB didn't mess with her edginess and rawness to make her fit into the BSB formula. Go read it now, and if you've never read a Micky Knight mystery start with the first one now. You won't be sorry.
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