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Stealing for a Living [Hardcover]

Naomi Rand (Author)
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)


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May 27, 2003

The author of the acclaimed The One That Got Away, Naomi Rand returns with her second novel in the cutting-edge mystery series featuring the clever and fearless Emma Price.

An investigator with the Capital Defender's Office, Emma Price is assigned to the case of an accused murderer who faces death row unless she can dig up mitigating circumstances. Meanwhile, she's juggling her role as the newly single mother of a toddler and a troubled teenager who's heading down a slippery slope that's all too familiar to her.

Just when it seems things can't get any worse, Emma learns that an old family friend, a controversial political activist, has been murdered. Determined to do whatever she can to find the killer, she steps in to help her prickly lover, Laurence Solomon, a New York City detective, in his efforts to solve the crime. Before long she uncovers dark family secrets that force her to confront her own past before she can get at the truth.

In Stealing for a Living, Naomi Rand masterfully combines a brilliant whodunit with compelling, well-drawn characters. This fast-paced, gripping story is sure to keep readers enthralled to the very end.


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From Publishers Weekly

Following her arresting debut, The One That Got Away, Naomi Rand adds more depth to her New York investigator and brings Emma's chaotic life into fuller focus in Stealing for a Living: An Emma Price Mystery. On top of her impending divorce, Emma has a demanding nine-month-old, a troubled preteen son, a recalcitrant lover and two murders on her hands. Engaging and complex, Emma is a true original who deserves many future adventures.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

Emma Price, inspector for the New York Capital Defender's Office and self-proclaimed "Multitask Queen," returns for her second appearance after The One That Got Away (2001). Facing winter storms, her impending divorce, a broken boiler, a troubled teenage son, a needy nine-month-old, and various issues with her cop boyfriend, Laurence, Emma is working on the case of an accused murderer she can barely stand to talk to, much less defend. Her life is further complicated by the murder of Dr. Eleanor Hammond, abortion rights activist and mother of a long-lost childhood friend. As Emma searches for the motive and the killer, she is forced to revisit the past she shared with the family and to make peace with choices she made long ago. Both interior and spoken dialogue crackles in this readable crime novel whose harried-mom protagonist brings to mind Allison Pearson's I Don't Know How She Does It. Carrie Bissey
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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 256 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins; 1st edition (May 27, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0060199369
  • ISBN-13: 978-0060199364
  • Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,021,342 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A great new series., June 12, 2003
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This review is from: Stealing for a Living (Hardcover)
Naomi Rand has joined the small number of authors whose books I buy in hardback because I can't wait for the paperback edition. This is the second book in her series about Emma Price, an investigator for the Capitol Defender's Office. When we last left Emma, she was 40, pregnant, about to be divorced, and beginning a new relationship with a New York City detective, Lawrence Solomon. Over a year has passed and now Emma is dealing with a baby and a troubled pre-teen at home, a difficult boss at work, and building her relationship with Solomon. While Emma is busy trying to find mitigating circumstances so that her obviously guilty client can avoid the death penalty, Solomon is investigating a murder of a social activist who was an important person in Emma's past. Both cases are interesting and we learn more about Emma who is a richly drawn, complex character whom I like very much and am eager to encounter when the next book in the series is published.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Smart and satisfying!, October 2, 2003
This review is from: Stealing for a Living (Hardcover)
Stealing for a Living is much than a mystery. The character at the center of the story is razor-sharp and a compelling narrator. Great ideas throughout, and a great plot, too.
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5.0 out of 5 stars More than a mystery, July 30, 2003
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This book is filled with rich characters, starting with Emma Price and Lawrence Solomon and including even the seemingly minor characters. The story takes you way beyond who killed Dr. Eleanor Hammond, a doctor who performs abortions. It examines the various hatreds and prejudices of humans in general and is full of insight and compassion. An excellent read.
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Katherine Rose, Ben Dovs, New York, Roland Everett, Eleanor Hammond, Laurence Solomon, Naomi Rand, Bertha Summers, Marie Everett, Stewart Weinstein, Emma Price, Josh Hammond, Leslie Hammond, Leroy Burnham, Martin Diehl, Gina Collins, Judith Hochfeldt, Dawn Prescott, Joshua Hammond, Detective Solomon, Moshe Levin, Aristotle Summers, Caitlin O'Malley, Reggie Maples, Sonia Hart
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