She Came in a Flash [Paperback]

Mary Wings (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2001 | Series: Emma Victor Mysteries

Emma Victor, the witty, intrepid heroine of the acclaimed She Came Too Late, is hot on the trail of Lana Flax, her best friend's kid sister, a onetime physics prodigy turned member of the yellow-clad cult of the Vishnu Divine Inspiration Center. When Lana finally turns up-dead-Emma begins to wonder if cult members turn on with something stronger than yogurt and higher consciousness.

Mary Wings was born in Chicago and now lives in San Francisco. She is the author of four other Emma Victor Mysteries: She Came Too Late, She Came by the Book, She Came to the Castro, and She Came in Drag. She is also the author of Divine Victim.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

"A prosaic plot spoils the return of amateur sleuth Emma Victor," complained PW. Wings's lesbian heroine has moved from Boston to San Francisco to recover from a love affair. In her troubleshooting capacity for the Women's Benefit Concert, she tracks down a bad check and comes up with murder.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Library Journal

Sporting an unorthodox (lesbian feminist) but likable protagonist in the person of Emma Victor, lately removed to California as a public relations person, this plot juxtaposes a Woman's Benefit Concert with the Divine Vishnu Inspiration Commune. Several "coincidences" connect the two: a bouncing donation check; an ex-rock star making a comeback; and a "missing" black woman turned Vishnu-follower. After the black woman is killed, Emma resolves to find the murderer. A rather tenuous story line, puffed up here and there, but not bad overall.-- REK
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Alyson Books; 1st Alyson Books ed edition (May 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1555835481
• ISBN-13: 978-1555835484
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,610,234 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as her later books, June 18, 2001

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"ipstenu" (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: She Came in a Flash (Paperback)

I got the third book (She Came By The Book) as a gift in '98 and spent the next three years hunting down the rest. I finally got my hands on this one and, sadly, I'm dissapointed. Maybe it's becuase I know how things end up, but I was expected a set up book to lead me from 'She Came Too Late' neatly into 'She Came By The Book'. All I got were more questions and confusion. Not enough character development and too many plot holes. In the end, I had to tell myself there was a mysterious 'missing' book that would explain all my confusion away. Read as a part of the series, it'll only perplex you. Read as a single story, it's pertty good. The mystery holds togeather enough that I kept turning the pages, but I could have done without the (poorly explained) imprisonment.

Mary Wings does get better, and I'd suggest skipping this one and going straight to 'She Came By The Book'.