Murder at Roissy [Paperback]

John Warren (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Greenery Pr (March 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1890159093
• ISBN-13: 978-1890159092
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,040,219 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not your average Murder., October 8, 2000

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Binder - See all my reviews

This review is from: Murder at Roissy (Paperback)

I enjoyed "Murder at Roissy", and it left me hungry for more from the notoriously devious John (Mentor) Warren.

While set in a dungeon resort, the setting is just that, with the focus on the characters, not the sado-masochistic activities. This isn't a heavy-breathing, onehanded fantasy; "Roissy" is a reality based mystery, as told from the inside; Warren's knowledge of the BDSM scene is clearly evident.

On the other hand, what SM there is, is Good! (Or, depending on one's point of view, Pure Evil.) The erotic activities of the characters increase the tension, and the suspense, without taking over the story.

These characters would fit nicely in any popular dungeon, and the dungeons at Roissy would be very popular, indeed, if they existed.

The one large exception may be the sherrif, John Clarke, who to all appearances is a regular Good Guy and "perfect Arizona Lawman. This meant that he was a bit more Texan than any Texan had the nerve to be."

One and all, the players are strong individuals, most of good humor and with real world credibility. I especially loved to hate Raven, the villain.

"Roissy" isn't just a BDSM murder mystery, though. Mentor includes some hints about how BDSM works in the real world, slipped in here and there; the concepts of safety and consent are integrated with the story. There are also several very well researched Tarot readings that I found quite fascinating.

The plot may be a little thin for diehard mystery fans, but the twists, turns, and surprises in Roissy more than make up for it.

"Murder at Roissy" is a good read, and well worth the effort!

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Story Is Hard To Find, October 9, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Murder at Roissy (Paperback)

It's hard to find well written erotic bdsm fiction. Murder at Roissy is just that. John Warren's latest work is an erotic whodunnit that is well worth reading.

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Murder Amid Leather, September 29, 2000

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Debra Hyde (CT, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Murder at Roissy (Paperback)

If dinner theater could stage an SM murder mystery and leave it to its pervy audience to find the killer, it might go a little like John Warren's newest creation, Murder at Roissy. In it, he brings us the return appearance of Eve, protagonist from his earlier The Torquemada Killer and he plops her in the Arizona desert where she runs Roissy, a small resort that caters to SM clientele.

Unfortunately, the clientele who've paid for their week in SM heaven converge in small-world Hell when they find themselves sharing space with one Mistress Raven, a woman so cruel, she's on everyone's A list. A as in animosity, antagonism, and all-around hatred. Feelings run so high that Mistress Raven winds up dead and the hunt is on to find the killer.

It's not that hard to figure who did it, largely because all the suspects are just a little too squeaky-clean to be suspect. What's more, they're just too darn likable. So when I skulked around, it didn't take long to come up with the murderer. Now, I'm no mystery fan -- I pretty much limit myself to Caleb Carr and Sparkle Haytor when it comes to Who-Done-Its -- so if I can find the murderer, anyone can.

But you know, as I read Warren's novel, I realized that the mystery, its the chase-is-on tempo, and its eclectic characters were only part of the equation. The novella is also an unsubtle but non-intrusive piece of didactic fiction as well. It imparts little gems throughout its pages that any SM novice would welcome -- information concerning consent, scene etiquette, polyplay, edgeplay and so on. Yet the didactic nature of the book never overrides the story or the characters and the book remained an easy read throughout.

If you're a seasoned SMer, you'll probably consider Murder at Roissy a quick, light read. Likewise if you prefer the fiction of Califia, Rice, Antoniou, and Dugas. But if you know novices just entering the scene -- and who doesn't these days -- point them to Roissy. It's meant for them. And it does the trick too.