Shooting at Loons [Import] [Paperback]

Margaret Maron (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 247 pages
• Publisher: Headline; New Edition edition (1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0747247684
• ISBN-13: 978-0747247685
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,533,412 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

MARGARET MARON is the author of twenty-seven novels and two collections of short stories. Winner of several major American awards for mysteries (Edgar, Agatha, Anthony, Macavity), her works are on the reading lists of various courses in contemporary Southern literature and have been translated into 15 languages. She has served as president of Sisters in Crime, the American Crime Writers League, and Mystery Writers of America. Visit her at www.MargaretMaron.com.

A native Tar Heel, she still lives on her family's century farm a few miles southeast of Raleigh, the setting for Bootlegger's Daughter, which is numbered among the 100 Favorite Mysteries of the Century as selected by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association. In 2004, she received the Sir Walter Raleigh Award for best North Carolina novel of the year; and in 2008, the North Carolina Award for Literature, the state's highest civilian honor. Her mystery novels feature District Court Judge Deborah Knott and are the pegs upon which she hangs her love and concern for the state.

Customer Reviews

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Author writing in wrong genre., July 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Shooting at Loons (Deborah Knott Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)

If you are reading this book for the mystery, Shooting At Loons starts out a little slow and I probably would have returned it to the libary unfinished if Margaret Maron's wonderful characters and descriptions hadn't kept me from putting it aside. She draws great visuals of people, personalities, and places. I never really got into the mystery, but I loved her character relationships. Every character in this book struggled with something that was important to them. If I was reviewing this book as a mainstream instead of a mystery, it would have been at least 4 stars and probably 5.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A worthwhile read, January 19, 2001

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This review is from: Shooting at Loons (Deborah Knott Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)

While not as strong as other installments in this series, this is yet another enjoyable book from this wonderful author. The main characters are warm and likeable and the Southern settings attractive and evocative. The plot in this book takes somewhat second place to the characterisations and environment but still makes its strong point.

My recommendation is that no Judge Deborah Knott story should ever be passed over unread.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars North Carolina resident enjoys Maron's books, July 21, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Shooting at Loons (Deborah Knott Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)

As a somewhat recent resident of Raleigh (4 1/2 years, though that almost makes me a native), and lifelong mystery lover, I truly enjoy reading Maron's books set throughout North Carolina. I stumbled upon her Deborah Knott series at the library and have devoured the entire series in less than a year. (I rarely dedicate myself to one author or one series.)

But to correct Jerry Bull, this book is set on North Carolina's Crystal Coast, not the Outer Banks. It just so happens that I spent the weekend at the Crystal Coast while reading "Loons" and have spent some time at the Outer Banks -- they are two different areas of the coast.