Margin of Error [Hardcover]

Edna Buchanan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1997

Miami's top crime reporter Britt Montero helps a handsome film star research his latest role as a government agent, and they soon find themselves on the run from an obsessive stalker. By the author of Miami, It's Murder. 35,000 first printing."

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

In Miami to shoot a movie about a crime reporter, a sexy Hollywood leading man consults series star?and crime reporter?Britt Montero. The pair soon find themselves stalked by a murderer. A necessary purchase.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

Years of covering murders in Miami didn't prepare reporter Britt Montero for the lingering depression she felt after being forced to kill someone herself. Her editor decides the perfect antidote would be some "light" duty--showing movie star Lance Westfell, in town for a film, what being an investigative reporter is all about. The "light" duty merits hazard pay. The film is cursed from the start: ex-wives, botched stunts, and an obsessive fan all cause problems, and the growing relationship between Britt and Lance only exacerbates matters. Despite the show-biz flash, this fifth Montero mystery is mildly disappointing. The plot is slow to unfold, and there are too many sidebar excursions into unrelated Miami mayhem. On the positive side is Britt's continued growth as a character. She reveals a sensual side in her relationship with Lance, and she uses that life-connection to work through the guilt that led to her "light" assignment. On balance, this is an enjoyable enough novel but not quite up to the lofty standards Buchanan has set for herself and Britt. Wes Lukowsky

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 290 pages
• Publisher: Hyperion Books; 1st edition (July 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743219422
• ISBN-13: 978-0786862320
• ASIN: 0786862327
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,049,993 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Miami, Murder, Movies & Mayhem, July 17, 2000

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Mamalinde "mamalinde" (Dallas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Margin of Error (Bookcassette(r) Edition) (Audio Cassette)

Truly the author has tied up all the necessary components in this novel set in a Miami that is beautifully diagrammed. Britt, a crime reporter, has her back up most the time but slides into a more human role about halfway into the book. The story weaves through the setting, crimes and a movie in a starkly lovely way, meeting some pretty weird folks. A bit different, but a good tight story. I listened to the unabridged audio, and thought the reader was well suited to the Britt character and did an admirable job on voice changes as well.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Miami, A Police Reporter & Hollywood Stars, February 11, 1998

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[e-mail] (Washington DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Margin of Error (Hardcover)

If you know Miami this one has it all - beaches, the everglades, parties, a movie crew, gangs, drive-bys, sex and murder for hire. A quick read with characters you might have met. Britt makes a case for reporters who care about the victim, too bad she's fictional.

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Mystery, April 16, 2010

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This review is from: Margin of Error (Hardcover)

Edna Buchanan is a good writer. Sometimes a little over the top about what her heroin can do but still a good read.