8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Romp In America's Finest City with a Heroine Who Rocks, April 28, 2007
This review is from: Sticky Fingers: A Tess Camillo Mystery (An Alyson Mystery) (Paperback)
After reading Sticky Fingers, you'll want to get to know amateur sleuth Tess Camillo better--but only if you can keep up. The zingers come as fast as the clues in this snappy mystery. Author Morgan Hunt nails the setting with verbal postcards any fan of San Diego will love. But it's not all palm trees and margueritas. The heroine experiences the lonely moments of a gay gal looking for love. And just when she gets lucky, she discovers a lump in her breast. The trauma, pain and healing of this not so uncommon female experience reveals a great heart beating beneath the one-liners. A perfect airplane read for you lucky ones heading off to Southern California.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Tess Camillo a new mystery heroine, April 26, 2007
This review is from: Sticky Fingers: A Tess Camillo Mystery (An Alyson Mystery) (Paperback)
I was lucky enough to read an advance copy and it's a genuine pleasure to read a mystery with smart writing. Morgan Hunt immediately captured my attention and made me shiver when her amateur sleuth,Tess Camillo, discovers a poisonous snake under her bed.She escapes the fangs of death, but then discovers that another lesbian wasn't so lucky. Tess feels compelled to find out if there is a twisted serial killer targeting lesbians -- and I wanted to go along for the scary ride. Along the way she faces every woman's fear, and I was drawn into seeing my own mortality through her eyes. She continued to lead me along a deadly path until she treated me to the startling truth behind a puzzling murder -- and made me wonder what I would have done in the murderer's place. Morgan fashions insights that will resonate with every reader. Her writing reflects the vulnerabilities, desires and inner strength that lies in everyone. I can't wait to read her next book and see what's happening with Tess and her family of friends.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Funny, poignant and an absolute delight to read!, October 14, 2007
This review is from: Sticky Fingers: A Tess Camillo Mystery (An Alyson Mystery) (Paperback)
"Tess Camillo never expected to be a sleuth. Then again, this wry lesbian never imagined someone would try to kill her...especially not with a snake. The police are convinced the incident at Tess's home was an accident. But when another woman is found murdered a few weeks later--with a snake as the culprit--Tess and her loopy hetro housemate try to unravel the mystery."
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I get the impression there is a great deal of Morgan Hunt in Tess Camillo, that includes the same dry sense of humour, wry wit and droll observations in this easy-paced murder mystery that will have you page turning into the wee small hours. Glib, funny, heart-warming and heartbreaking, Hunt pulls the strings and has us, the reader, thoroughly absorbed in Tess's life and antics before we can say 'snake-bite'.
What captivated me most about Hunt's writing, is her wonderful way with words and ability to set, dress and paint the opening scene of every chapter and more, leave us at the end with a snappy line, that could include Jung, Oreos, Ocotillos and 'What Would Ellen Do?' bumper stickers. Amid all the humor and throw away lines (some of which had me sniggering) Hunt also brings up the serious topic of breast cancer, something she herself survived and again, writes about here, deftly navigating this frightening, life-threatening disease with compassion and a large dose of droll humor. Making Tess all the more accessible as someone we can identify with.
My only complaint about Sticky Fingers, and it's a tiny one, is that the book wasn't nearly long enough. Dang, but I wanted more, I still want more. Happily, however, I hear from the delightful Ms. Hunt herself there is more on the way. Alyson Books has picked up not one, but two more Tess Camillo titles. Which means, dear reader, more helpings of Tess, Lana and the faithful dog, Raj, to make us smile and laugh out loud, while taking us on some colorful journey to solve another of life's mysteries.
Funny, colorful, quirky and an absolutely delight to read!
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