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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
New agers will love this mystery,
This review is from: Pisces Rising (Hardcover)
Private detective Elizabeth Chase has an edge over most of her peers since she possesses psychic powers. Even with the sight, Elizabeth fails to save someone she loves from being killed. Three months later, Elizabeth remains a recluse, unable to accept any clients. That finally changes when a legal colleague asks Elizabeth to find evidence that would prove his client did not kill and scalp the owner of the Mystic Mesa casino on the Temecu Reservation in California.Former doctor Bill Hunter lost his license to practice medicine because of illegal activity associated with his gambling addiction. Now he is the prime suspect in the murder case that sends Elizabeth to the Native American reservation. After she starts her inquiries, Elizabeth learns that Bill confessed to the killing. Apparently, Bill's former spouse was murdered while he languished in prison. Elizabeth quickly realizes that the gambling question is complex and volatile issue with both sides wanting their agenda executed. PISCES RISING is a fantastic who-done-it that is filled with numerous viable suspects, leaving the reader to wonder whom is truly guilty. However, the exciting story line takes a backseat to Elizabeth. The audience has deeply cared about Elizabeth during her previous novels, but will cherish her even more this time as she struggles with her grief. Martha C. Lawrence proves once again that she is a brilliant storyteller. Harriet Klausner
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Lawrence's latest work a Home Run!,
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This review is from: Pisces Rising (Hardcover)
WOW! Lawrence's latest Elizabeth Chase adventure brings both gals (author and protagonist) back saucier, sexier, edgier, and a tad more street-smart!Elizabeth has grown in this adventure, and you get the distinct feeling she's on the road to realizing she has to be a tad tougher to prosper in her chosen field, and that she's also realizing she doesn't have to take crap anymore! Lawrence also does a fine job in handling the sometimes entirely different ways (especially emotionally) in which men and women approach a task, as well as their different responses to an action or situation . Elizabeth comes off as totally female, with all the accompanying baggage, and her character is so fully developed and so real in this effort that I alternately grow frustrated with her tears and want to shake her by the shoulders and say "Get over it!", and in the next scene I'm applauding (and somewhat amazed by) her courage as she forces herself to continue to face difficult and dangerous situations and perform well! (And Lawrence also convincingly portrays us guys, with all our accompanying baggage, too!) When the characters are so real and so human that you find yourself as attracted to and repelled by their character traits as you would a person in "real life," you know the author has succeeded! I've always said Lawrence was terrific at dialogue, and this book proves it in spades! The language the characters use is appropriate to their lifestyles and belief systems, and as gritty as reality actually is. And as far as character development, I can point to a parallel in the "real" world for every single character in her book! I've really metthem all! I especially love the way Lawrence handles the psychic twists and turns, and the fact that she never jumps off the path into silly dogma and unworkable nonsense. This book is definitely a page-turner, and I was both deeply satisfied with the excellent ending and frustrated because I'm wanting MORE! No wonder Sue Grafton said "Reserve a spot for Martha C. Lawrence on the best-seller list! "
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
She gets better and better!,
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This review is from: Pisces Rising (Hardcover)
I just love entering Martha Lawrence's world, and I so hate to leave it! This one is her best yet, and the others are terrific too. ( I'd recommend reading them all chronologically.) I applaud her gutsiness as an author in doing away with appealing characters in situations that realistically might call for that. (I'm reminded of T. Jefferson Parker doing the same with Tim Hess in The Blue Light--a very interesting and appealing character.) ... was a real loss, I felt, but it's clear that she has even better characters up her sleeve.. I'm particularly drawn to the Sequoia character in this book. Wish I knew someone like him. Her ear for dialogue is unerring...I'm a stickler for fake-sounding conversation and I can't find remember a false note being struck in any of her books. Wish you could write faster, Martha!
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