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Lickety-Split: A Truman Kicklighter Mystery

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I don't know if she got tired of Callahn Garrity character or what...but this character is just a stiff...I wish that she would go back to her Callahan Garrity series as the characters in those books are just everyday joes, trying to do the best that they can do...like the rest of us...If she were to write another Callahan Garrity book,I would be the first in line to purchase it....
Marsha
Bennett

Some interesting stuff about dog racing, although Trocheck does not sound an enthusiast for the sport. Poverty-stricken retired journalist Truman Kicklighter and nineteen year old waitress Jackleen are great characters, and so are some of the others (although a few stereotypes).My problem was with the plot. The central idea of a computer program so certain to produce wins at the dog races that three murders are committed for it was implausible. I was not even sure if this was the central plot. An Alzheimer victim is falsely accused of murder. Kicklighter is afraid of being evicted from his SRO hotel. His daughter is dating a cop. His grandson is kidnapped. A fake evangelist is swindling elderly victims. All these sub-plots are stitched together by coincidences and the action is punctuated by gunplay.

I have read most of this author's books and was very disappointed in this one. It fell way short of her usual work. Her normal flow from character and places was to choppy and not as smooth as her other work. I had to continually go back and figure out where I was.

Awesome murder mystery that holds my interest. It's a really great book and has funny moments. If you are a fan of Mary Kay Andrews and enjoy reading mysterys you will love this book!