Hello, Stranger (Mustang Sally Mysteries) [Mass Market Paperback]

Virginia Swift (Author)

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Series: Mustang Sally Mysteries | Publication Date: March 27, 2007

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Swift's fourth Mustang Sally mystery (after 2004's Bye, Bye Love) sizzles with partisan politics, sexual attraction and murder. Sally Alder, a University of Wyoming women's studies professor, is shaken to learn that one of her female students, Charlie Preston, has been beaten up. Though Sally's unsure who's responsible, she knows that Charlie's dad, Brad Preston, has roughed up Charlie in the past. After coming to Sally for help, the girl disappears—and a few weeks later, papa Preston is found bludgeoned to death. Who killed Brad? Was it Charlie, or her boyfriend, out for revenge? Was it a local Democratic activist, horrified by the prospect that Brad—a right-wing zealot—planned to run for Congress? Also interested in the case is Dave Haggerty, a handsome single attorney, who's captivated by Sally. Despite her long-standing relationship with hunky Hawk Green, Sally finds herself enjoying Dave's attentions. Clearing Charlie's name, it turns out, will cause Sally to endanger her relationship with Hawk—and her life. This engrossing novel should win new readers to Swift's series. (Mar.)
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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Harper (March 27, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060543345
• ISBN-13: 978-0060543341
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,509,955 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars superb academic mystery, March 1, 2006

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hello, Stranger (Mustang Sally Mysteries) (Hardcover)

University of Wyoming Professor Sally Alder always start her Women's Rights in America class with the English common law "Rule of Thumb" that a man must use physical force to correct anything he deems is misbehavior by his wife or children; even the bible affirms that this is God's decree. In the twenty-first century, Sally points out that we are more enlightened, but some still hold to the rod and sword.

Student Charlie Preston stopped attending class about a month ago, but now sits outside Sally's office battered; she refuses to go to the cops, her family or even a hospital to insure no internal damage. Sally provides Charlie with some money while assuming the coed's dad Brad, who has harmed her before, beat her up. Charlie vanishes again and not long afterward Sally learns that someone killed Brad. The obvious suspect is Charlie so Sally with the help of attorney Dave Haggerty investigates the homicide as she firmly believes her abused student is innocent.

In her fourth academic mystery (see BYE, BYE LOVE) Mustang Sally places herself in danger in an effort to prove the innocence of an abuse victim. The story line starts off very interesting as Sally lectures her class of mostly zombies on the Rule of Thumb that fascinatingly is never mentioned by Fundamentalists when quoting scripture as the rationale behind a social poison. The investigation is fun to follow while the heroine's relationship with Hawk is jeopardized by the attention Dave gives her. Fans of strong resourceful female sleuths will enjoy the Professor's latest escapades.

Harriet Klausner

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Weakest title in the series (thus far), January 4, 2007

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A. Wood "amlmo" (O'Fallon, MO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hello, Stranger (Mustang Sally Mysteries) (Hardcover)

Having read all of the Mustang Sally mysteries, I have to say I found this one to be the least interesting. Perhaps the pattern is becoming too familiar to me: Sally encounters a dangerous situation. Sally's friends warn her not to get involved. Sally gets involved anyway, endangering her life and her relationship with Hawk. Then she solves the mystery and everybody lives happily ever after, sort of. But if you've read all of the others, you might as well read this one too. It just seems with each successive novel the author has less and less original to say. Part of the reason I think this one is less engaging than the others, is that Sally has much less interaction with the Langham family. Those characters are much more involved in the other books in the series.

4.0 out of 5 stars Howdy, Cowgirl!, September 29, 2011

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This review is from: Hello, Stranger (Mustang Sally Mysteries) (Hardcover)

Mustang Sally isn't really a cowgirl but she kicks butt better than you might imagine. Gingy Scharf knows how to write a good tale and her series of mysteries featuring the irrepressible Sally are a hoot. A good read.