Gray Matter [Paperback]

Shirley Kennett (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Kennsington (January 1, 1996)
• ASIN: B002VDMDO0
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

More About the Author

I've worn a number of hats, including those of corporate analyst, business systems programmer, independent computer consultant , and pet store employee (the one who cleans the cages), but my writer's hat is by far the most comfortable - and most satisfying - of them all. I've been a mystery fan as long as I can remember, which may have had something to do with growing up in a converted turn-of-the-century funeral home.

I've been involved with computers most of my life. In my consulting career, I focused on improving the quality of patient care through computerized clinical applications. Conducting business with clients around the country from my home office, I was a pioneer of telecommuting before the word was commonplace.

Starting married life as a teenager, I recently celebrated over three decades of married life with my husband. I discovered motherhood not in the usual fashion, but by bringing home an adopted child from Peru, astounding myself by falling in love with my son at first sight, changing my first diaper (ever), and floating down the Amazon, all on the same trip. Since then, an Ethiopian boy has joined our family. The two boys, now fifteen years old, created 'twins' from greatly different cultures. Truly mine is a global family.

I'm a St. Louis native and a member of the Mystery Writers of America, the American Crime Writers League, and International Thriller Writers. My hobbies are reading (not surprising), gardening, and photography.

I have six thrillers published, more on the way, plus I'm trying something new: a tie-in book for the TV series Without A Trace. Look for it in the summer of July 2007.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended, March 5, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Gray Matter (Paperback)

I'm a big fan of suspense, so when a friend told me to check out this book, I got it right away because I'm always looking for new authors. This book blew me away! It is one of the best written, most creative, and most suspenseful books I've read, and I've gone through a lot of them. You can't go wrong here. The main character PJ Gray is a real woman, not a cardboard creation, and her sidekick Leo Schultz deserves a series of his own. Kennett provides a view into the mind of one of the most interesting and evil villains I've come across.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exciting, likable detective for a change, July 27, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Gray Matter (Paperback)

I read Firecracker first then looked for this one. I'm hooked. The good guys are refreshing, Leo is not a drunk with a cigarette dangling from his mouth and PJ is a real life career woman, not a pseudomale in drag. The killer is REAL bad. His killing is not for the squeamish, as if any of it is acceptable. I was riveted. I am not generally a detective novel fancier, but these I like. Look forward to number 3.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book was just right. Ranks with Thomas Harris., March 4, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Gray Matter (Paperback)

One of the 5-10 best psychological thrillers I've read. Gory, but fascinating. Good as Red Dragon and Lawrence Sanders's Deadly Sins series.