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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Maybe a little TOO clever, but the prose is worth it!,
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This review is from: Stone Butterfly (Charlie Moon Mysteries) (Hardcover)
Mr. Doss' Charlie Moon novels are among the few I buy in hardback. The reason is that the prose is just so danged terrific! Months, years after reading them, you can pick one up, let it fall open, and catch a passage that makes you really want to meet the guy whose brain puts words together in such an absolutely lyrically entertaining way. He can develop character while moving plot along simultaneously faster than anyone I've ever seen, a truly awe-inspiring talent.
In this book, I almost had the feeling that someone bet Mr. Doss that he couldn't write a book in which the mysteries remained a mystery right to the very end, while still adhering to the mystery novel code of making sure the necessary clues are available to the reader. I think Mr. Doss managed to win the bet, but, in the process, I think the story suffered. It doesn't make it a bad book if you figure out at least some of what's going on along the way! And there were a couple of downright cheats in here, too. It's a dandy book, but I wish I hadn't been so frustrated with the plot and with trying to figure out what was going on that I may have actually rushed through some of that glorious prose! The reviewers' comparisons to Hillerman have got to stop. The both men are masters at what they do, and it's like arguing who paints the better picture, Monet or Renoir... They ought to be comparing Doss to some of these "but, Dahling, EVERYONE is reading it" authors and discover the difference between crafting a story and putting words on paper. Can't wait for the next one!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A book with style, verve, pathos, and humor to spare,
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This review is from: Stone Butterfly (Charlie Moon Mysteries) (Hardcover)
At first dismissive when his Aunt Daisy describes her vivid dreams of a little girl with blood dripping from her hands, Ute tribal investigator Charlie Moon begins to take her visions more seriously after hearing of the murder of an elderly Nevada man, purportedly at the hands of Sarah Frank, a twelve year old Ute-Papago orphan whose father was Moon's childhood friend. Hoping to help the little girl, who has seemingly vanished into thin air, Charlie and his lover, FBI Special Agent Lila McTeague, travel from his ranch in Colorado to Nevada to investigate, little realizing that the fiercely independent Sarah has her own surprising agenda.
Stone Butterfly is thoroughly entertaining, thoroughly engrossing novel, brimming with vivid examples of the best and worst of humanity, and the best and worst in human nature. Doss is a sly, cunning, all knowing narrator, unafraid to let his characters look silly, or to let them come to harm. The result is an entirely unpredictable story, a book full of surprises, some which will shock, and others which bring some readers to tears. Stone Butterfly is potent stuff, a book with style, pathos, enthusiasm, and humor to spare.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Stone Butterfly,
This review is from: Stone Butterfly (Charlie Moon Mysteries) (Hardcover)
Stone Butterfly tells a story of greed, murder and betrayal. Charlie Moon and his aunt become involved and things start to heat up. I kept wondering how it was going to end and I was in for a surprise when it did. I never caught the ever so subtle clues. I can't wait to read the next one!
I'm a fan of James Doss and love all the books he's written. Charlie Moon and his aunt Daisy are two of my all-time favorite characters. They are old friends I get to visit with every time Doss brings out a new novel in the Charlie Moon Series. The stories are full of humor as well as mystery and have yet to disappoint me.
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