To the "good" folks of her hometown, May North's alleged past as a madam was an affront. But Cally Lazar knows that behind May's gruff exterior is a psychic storehouse of hurt and pain. And after a tune-up on Cally's massage table, May's aura is so energized that she invites her New Age guru to a party. Unfortunately, the party is not a success - especially since May is strangled by her own necklace.
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"A heroine that is impossible not to like."
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Luminosity and Murder,
By Raoul Zuleger (Sonoma County, California) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Strangled Intuition (Paperback)
Strangled Intuition is an incredibly fun read and delightful mystery written in the cozy, amateur sleuth style. But it offers more than just a clever whodunit (Which was indeed clever. All the clues were fair, but I didn't guess the murderer's identity until the end.). Part way through the book, I realized what Claire Daniels meant by "strangled intuition." The books protagonist, Cally Lazar, is a medical intuitive, but her intuition can't help her find a murderer. Cally is also an incurable optimist, but people die near her. Her struggle to maintain inner peace while the dead bodies pile up was the bonus that put Strangled Intuition over the top for me. I couldn't ask for more. A good solid mystery with an endearing protagonist, humor, great plot, believable characters, and an underlying theme that spoke to me. I give it five stars!
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Reasonably good mystery, but I won't bother with others,
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Although I mostly enjoyed reading this story, there were several things that kept it from being a page turner for me.
The mystery, itself, unravels logically and within the story's framework. The solution does not drop out of the sky; it makes sense. Kudos to the author for that. Still, I found the long middle of the story did little to advance the plot. Readers are "treated" to an exposition of the problems exhibited by every client the protagonist sees during the days the mystery is unsolved, and to what end? The tension between light and darkness manages to become almost boring. A tantalizing subplot about the deaths of the protagonist's parents pops up briefly and then, without explanation, disappears. The presence of one sibling in the story makes sense. The other three pop up without any real purpose. Finally, the author's use of faux-expletetives (Dack!) got on my nerves. She makes the case, unwittingly, that use of expletives signals an uninspired vocabulary. I do not regret having read this book, but I feel no need to browse any of the author's other titles.
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Sergeant Verne, Gerry Cheng, Chief Upwood, May North, Citrus House, John Turner, Dutch Krentz, Ian Oxton, Sarah Quesada, Julie Turner, Warren Kapp, Phil Morton, Francie Krentz, Becky Cheng, Cally Lazar, Mostaza Police Department, Jackie Chan, Natalie Gleason, Roy Beaumont, Eric Ford, Holy Mary, Mother of God, Estados Police Department, Glasse State University, Joan Hussein New!
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Sergeant Verne, Gerry Cheng, Chief Upwood, May North, Citrus House, John Turner, Dutch Krentz, Ian Oxton, Sarah Quesada, Julie Turner, Warren Kapp, Phil Morton, Francie Krentz, Becky Cheng, Cally Lazar, Mostaza Police Department, Jackie Chan, Natalie Gleason, Roy Beaumont, Eric Ford, Holy Mary, Mother of God, Estados Police Department, Glasse State University, Joan Hussein New!
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- Body of Intuition by Claire Daniels in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Front Matter (3)
- Final Intuition (Berkley Prime Crime Mysteries) by Claire Daniels on 4 pages
- Cruel and Unusual Intuition: A Karma Crime Mystery by Claire Daniels in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Back Matter
- Description & Setting: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Believable World of People, Places, and Events (Write Great Fiction) by Ron Rozelle on page 79
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