FIRST IN A SERIES! THE WOMAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH is a stunning debut mystery featuring two compelling female "sleuths" - Jet Butler, a reclusive writer who narrates this tale of murder, water rights, and deadly designer drugs, and Cordelia Morgan, a shadow figure who gradually reveals herself as a kind of international "hit artist" working for a private "contracting" firm called The Company.
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Jet Butler returns to her home on an isolated New Mexico mesa after a teaching stint at a West Coast university and finds herself embroiled in the mysterious death of Jas Blankenship, a thoroughly disagreeable alcoholic and would-be novelist who's made plenty of enemies in town. Chief among these is Jet's guesthouse tenant and best friend, artist and activist Kit Willis. Kit's very public feud with Jas (over a plan to lower water levels in the Pecos River) just before he died has made her a prime suspect in what's shaping up to be a murder case. When Caroline Marcus, a woman who claims to be Jas's ex-lover, turns up in search of Jas's missing manuscript, Jet finds herself strangely drawn to her. Caroline knows a great deal about Jet's own past--notably, that she's really Anna Stone, author of a feminist bestseller that indirectly caused the deaths of 67 women and children in an FBI siege of their commune nearly 30 years earlier. It's not long before Jet learns that Caroline isn't who she seems, either--she's a specialist with the Company, a shadowy private "contracting" firm hired to make sure the Pecos River project goes through without interference from Kit or anyone else who might guess what's polluting the river.
The Woman Who Knew Too Much is a riveting and well-crafted thriller that turned up in the "slush pile" at a small feminist press. The author offers a plot that mixes murder, water rights, environmental hazards, and designer drugs--including a synthetic testosterone with deadly side effects. The lesbian subtext is as unexplained as Jet's growing fascination with the local sheriff in charge of investigating Jas's death. And while Jet is the protagonist and central figure, it's Cordelia Morgan, a.k.a. Caroline Marcus, who stars in this first of a promised series. --Jane Adams
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"A literate, unusual, absorbing mystery offering an intriguing central character, fine writing and food for the intellect-what an impressive debut. for one am glad to be in on the ground floor with this writer and await her next books." -- Katherine Forrest
"Cordelia Morgan is surely one of the most intriguing new protagonists to come along in years." -- Ellen Hart, author, Wicked Games
"I loved THE WOMAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH. The atmosphere, the characters compare favorably with SMILLA'S SENSE OF SNOW. I think this might have a wide cross-over, general fiction It's a book I'll be glad to hand-sell, and look forward to more by Ms. Johnson." -- Anne Whalen, Brookline Booksmith
"Cordelia Morgan is surely one of the most intriguing new protagonists to come along in years." -- Ellen Hart, author, Wicked Games
"I loved THE WOMAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH. The atmosphere, the characters compare favorably with SMILLA'S SENSE OF SNOW. I think this might have a wide cross-over, general fiction It's a book I'll be glad to hand-sell, and look forward to more by Ms. Johnson." -- Anne Whalen, Brookline Booksmith
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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By Doris M. Vaughan (Wahington state, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Woman Who Knew Too Much (A Cordelia Morgan Mystery) (Paperback)
Great Mystery! Lots of fun. One step beyond the traditional woman sleuth; mystery novel. A new great character and a unique storyline. I enjoyed the mystery of the woman working behind the scene; lurking in the shadowds. And a woman who knows and enjoys all her electronic toys and gadgets. Do not miss"THE WOMAN WHO RODE TO THE MOON" A thinking woman book. Enjoy
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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intriguing character and writing,
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This review is from: The Woman Who Knew Too Much (A Cordelia Morgan Mystery) (Paperback)
I read The Woman Who Rode to the Moon last week, and am about 1/2-way through the sequel. I'm enjoying the characters, but the writing and story are a bit uneven. The author keeps shifting voices, detailing the story as observed from different points of view. This works better at some points than at others. I'm not averse to the style. In fact, one of my all-time favorite books, Patience and Sarah (Isabel Miller) does the same thing. But I don't feel it's especially well handled here. The voice shifts are abrupt and the story, when told from Cord's point of view, often becomes confusing. It also seems like the book can't decide if it wants to be a heterosexual feminist story or a lesbian story. There are allusions to lesbian attraction, but all of the overt sexuality in the book is straight. It seems like it's trying to attract a lesbian audience, but afraid of offending the heterosexual buying public. Mixed feelings from me. I enjoyed it very much in parts, and was put off a bit in others. Overall, a positive 4 star review, and I felt it was worth reading the sequel. But it never quite felt like it delivered on the promise I initially felt.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Greater depth than the traditional mystery,
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This review is from: The Woman Who Knew Too Much (A Cordelia Morgan Mystery) (Paperback)
The author has a real talent for creating place--you feel the storms, sweat in the heat, and choke on the dust of the southwest. Plus she has created some unique characters with original motivations and insights and her plot, though complicated, is entirely believable. Whoever said the heroine doesn't appear until well into the book obviously didn't read it very carefully--and the revelation of who the heroine is is part of the fun of the book--a thinking person's mystery novel--
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