Customer Reviews

Tortoise Soup (Rachel Porter Mysteries)

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I've been watching for this book ever since I finished Ms. Speart's first novel. I fell for Rachel then and continue to be a big fan after this second adventure. I'm male and really enjoy finding a female character to cheer for. I love the series so far and although I hate the wait between books...it IS fun to have Rachel's next escapade to look forward to. Ms. Speart has a way with words that truly amazes me and keeps me turning the pages. I actually paced myself on this one though so I wouldn't read it all in one night. Okay...I'm addicted...what can I say? Please keep those Rachel Porter Mysteries coming! It's a wonderful series and I hope it continues for a very long time.

I enjoyed this book as much as the first in the series, if not more

It is so hard to find mystery books about wildlife that I was elated to see the new Rachel Porter mystery was out. Having read it, however, I have mixed emotions. One of my major concerns is the accuracy with which she portrays Nevada mines and people in general. I am a geologist and I have personally visited mines like the ones described in Tortoise Soup. I can assure readers that the descriptions of them are greatly exaggerated. Other scientific aspects of the novel are also slightly off. I can't say much more without giving away some of the story. I also am somewhat dissapointed that most of the characters are so stereotypical. As a male, I happen to believe that there are some of us out there that are just normal guys (i.e. somewhere between GQ and dumb redneck). All in all I liked Tortoise Soup and I would recommend it to anyone interested in an out of the ordinary mystery.

I love the Rachel Porter books and can't wait for the author to continue her escapades. Her stories tackle disturbing issues and are bound to generate anger and empathy in any animal lover or environmentally-sympathetic reader. However, Rachel does the right thing, and is an enormously engaging heroine. The plots are labrynthine and both books are page-turners. More! More!

Her first book was very good. This one I did not like. The ending was very disturbing to me and I had to put the book away.