The Man in the Green Chevy [Hardcover]

Susan Rogers Cooper (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 186 pages
• Publisher: St Martins Pr; 1st edition (January 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312026048
• ISBN-13: 978-0312026042
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,776,069 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great mild-mannered new detective!, October 3, 2001

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Anthony P Perrotta - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Man in the Green Chevy (Hardcover)

What a find! Although the book is out-of-print, do yourself a favor and check out your local bookstores and other venues, as it's definitely worth a read!
Meet Milt Kovak, divorced, overweight, mid-40s Chief Deputy of Prophesy County, Oklahoma.
When his sleepy little burg and the surrounding towns suddenly get some horrific murders, Milt's cool intuition and great people-skills are put to the test.
Someone is raping and killing old ladies of the county, truly heinous crimes.
His only witness,a married Laura Johnson with 3 children and a frequently absent husband, professes to seeing a green Chevy in the vicinity of the murder scene.
As Milt begins his search, he quickly finds himself drawn to beautiful Laura and her wonderful kids and finds himself falling in love with her (as if matters weren't bad enough!)
The book is well-written and you really get a feel for small-town Oklahoma life suddenly thrown into terror by this frightening crime spree.
The character of Milt is smartly drawn and extremely believable, as he does much of his thinking with his heart as well as his head.
This is the introductory book in the Milt Kovak series and (I believe) the author's first book. I was pleasantly surprised how quickly I flew through the pages, and was disappointed when I knew the end was getting closer (with a nice little twist!) so I'm going to try and find the next book in the series through my used book dealer.

I highly recommend this book for anyone who likes a soft-boiled mystery with great dialogue and a small-town setting.

Thanks, Ms. Cooper for a pleasurable read!
(Now if we can only get Worldwide Mysteries to reprint the entire Milt Kovak series so everyone can enjoy then easily without the big search, we'll be in business!

4.0 out of 5 stars No super-cop, but he gets the job done, May 8, 2011

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Davida Kristy "devijun" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Man In The Green Chevy (Paperback)

Milt Kovacs is the most believeable cop character I know of. He doesn't hesitate to tell you he's befuddled. He waits for a case to come together, and often there are no heroics connected with bringing a conclusion to a mystery. The fact that he's a small-town cop often leads to amusing crimes with amusing solutions. The whole series based on Kovacs makes for delightful light reading.