Murder on the Mind: A Jeff Resnick Mystery [Deluxe Edition] [Mass Market Paperback]

L.L. Bartlett (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 252 pages
• Publisher: Worldwide Library; 2007 edition (2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373266154
• ISBN-13: 978-0373266159
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,414,059 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Lorraine Bartlett writes the Victoria Square Mysteries. Under the name L.L. Bartlett, she writes the Jeff Resnick suspense series. She also writes the Agatha-nominated, New York Times bestselling Booktown Mystery series under the name Lorna Barrett.

Lorraine says: "My mind has always been filled with what my father called "tommyrot." I called them stories. But it wasn't until I was a teenager that I started writing them down--and much later until I sold my first short stories. (Romance!) But in my heart I wanted to write mysteries."

Check out Lorraine's web sites

http://www.LorraineBartlett.com
http://www.LornaBarrett.com
http://www.LLBartlett.com

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dead in Red(#2 in the series) is coming soon; don't miss this one!, March 4, 2008

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C. A. Hopkins (The gorgeous Rockies) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Murder on the Mind: A Jeff Resnick Mystery (Mass Market Paperback)

I wrote this review a couple of years ago - before Murder on the Mind came out. I'm now posting the review I wrote back then because the second book in the series, Dead in Red, is scheduled to come out in June. I strongly recommend that everyone read Murder on the Mind first - it is an excellent introduction to Jeffrey Resnick and a great read! The text of my review follows:

I sincerely hope after reading Murder on the Mind by L. L. Bartlett that I've just witnessed the birth of a new mystery series and in fact have no trouble envisioning this as a pilot for a new TV drama series. This well-written novel features widower Jeffrey Resnick, a down-on-his-luck, out-of-work insurance investigator. On the eve of starting a new job and turning his life around, Jeffrey becomes just another New York statistic - a victim of a violent, senseless mugging that leaves him battered and brain damaged. He has little choice but to follow his wealthy older half- brother, Dr. Richard Alpert, home to Buffalo in order to recuperate and try to put the pieces of his shattered life back together.

Just prior to the mugging, but especially afterwards, Jeffrey starts to have strange dreams that seem to correspond to a local murder. Unsure of how to impart his unusual "knowledge" of the crime to the police without appearing crazy or guilty, Jeffrey, with a little help from Richard, decides to look into the murder himself. What follows is exciting and action packed. I couldn't put the book down until I'd finished. I loved the ending, especially since it leaves an opening for more of Jeffrey Resnick et al. in the future. I'm keeping my fingers crossed...

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Read, November 9, 2007

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noodle (CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Murder on the Mind: A Jeff Resnick Mystery (Mass Market Paperback)

I read a lot of mysteries, so am always looking for an unusual premise. This one is unusual, and well-written. A man in his mid-30's discovers a previously hidden psychic talent for "seeing" a murder after a brutal mugging leaves him with a broken arm and a skull fracture.
Jeff Resnick, unemployed, widowed, and physically and emotionally fragile from the beating he took has no choice but to move to Buffalo and live with his much-older brother while he recovers. The two have been estranged, yet now he finds himself dependent on his brother Richard while he struggles to heal, and to solve the murder that he "witnessed" in his head while in a coma.
The mystery is interesting, with a nice balance between being gritty and real-descriptions of the murder and encounters with suspects are fairly intense-and slightly other-wordly-there is a possible ghostly encounter between Jeff and a friendly old lady that leads him to an important meeting with another character.
What makes the novel better-than-avergae is watching the awkward relationship between the two brothers develop into real trust. The older brother Richard is more complex than you think he is at first, and his willingness to help Jeff investigate, even when it appears he may be delusional due to his injuries, is proof that he loves his younger brother much more than Jeff realizes. I hope to be able to read another story involving these two characters.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What A Great Ride!, April 16, 2010

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D. Love "I love to read!" (NYC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Murder on the Mind: A Jeff Resnick Mystery (Mass Market Paperback)

This book was a great ride that I didn't want to get off. Jeff struggles to handle his new ability while trying to bring the murderer to justice. You can't help but fall in love with Jeff, Richard, Brenda and his friends. This is a good read and I highly recommend it.