Five Star First Edition Mystery - The Lady Godiva Murder (Hardcover)

by Laurie Moore (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
Cezanne Martin has had it rough-she made it through her rookie year as a Fort Worth, Tex., cop; survived a disastrous affair with a colleague who neglected to mention his unbalanced wife; and managed to see the silver lining in having crusty Roby Tyson, a longtime veteran of the force, as her partner. Yet her world is turned upside-down with the Lady Godiva case, where the lady in question is none other than the captain's daughter and Roby's secret lover. The murder turns cop against cop and all evidence points to the grief-stricken Roby. Cezanne is determined to clear her partner despite getting demoted to a desk job, having to work side by side with her ex-lover's vengeful wife and being forced into sessions with the department shrink ("A forty-five minute visit with Aden Whitelark... left her gnawing a hole inside her mouth"). While Moore (Constable's Run), a former cop and lawyer, knows the Texas justice system and writes credibly about its fools and foibles, she bombards the reader with ancillary subplots better saved for a subsequent outing. Nevertheless, the book is full of quirky characters, deft descriptions and razor sharp humor. And Cezanne is truly a work of art: a fiery mass of attitude, intelligence and barbed wit, haunted by a childhood best described as awful. Though facing an uncertain future after quietly earning a law degree, C‚zanne has handily earned a spot among contemporary female crime solvers like Evanovich's Stephanie Plum, Grafton's Kinsey Millhone and Garcia-Aguilera's Lupe Solano.
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"An exceptional novel."
--Bestselling author Daniel Ransom

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 355 pages
• Publisher: Five Star; 1 edition (December 2, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786248270
• ISBN-13: 978-0786248278
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.8 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,109,898 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating new police series, November 23, 2003

By	Mariel Watson, a reviewer (San Antonio) - See all my reviews

Fascinating new police series starring compelling heroine, Cezanne Martin. Cezanne wants nothing more than to leave the Fort Worth police department than to take a prosecutor position with the District Attorney's Office. But the day she finds out she passed the Texas bar exam, her partner is accused of murder. Cezanne stays on with the idea of clearing him, but the pressure heats up when she's stuck in an office with the wife of her former lover. The journey to save her partner leads Cezanne into the slimy underbelly of Fort Worth's strip joints, where she links a stripper named Hollywood to the Lady Godiva murder. During Cezanne's investigation, she discovers two more homicides tie-in to her case. Cezanne has gotten too close; officer turns against officer, and Lady Godiva's killer wants her dead. I didn't see the end coming to this exciting novel and it left me yearning to read the sequel. I understand The Wild Orchid Society will be released in 2004 and I can't wait. Laurie Moore writes with authority on this police community and I loved the cameo appearances from the Constable from one of her other books, CONSTABLE'S RUN. Pick up a copy. You won't regret it.

5.0 out of 5 stars Lady Godiva Murders, October 31, 2003

By	Dianne Hancock (Texas) - See all my reviews

Cezanne Martin is a Fort Worth PD homicide detective who longs to be an assistant DA. But when her partner is accused of murder, she foregoes her prosecutorial dream to help vindicate him. This makes her a pariah within her own department, but that's not the half of it...someone doesn't want her solving The Lady Godiva Murder and will go as far as murder to keep her from finding the real killer. Moore's character, Cezanne, is quick-witted and smart, edgy and vulnerable, and quite endearing with the added backstory of how she got on the police department and the enemies she's made by doing her job. The ending is impressive. I'm hooked on this Fort Worth police community and I can hardly wait for the sequel, THE WILD ORCHID SOCIETY.

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome New Talent!, January 27, 2003

By A Customer

Laurie Moore is giving Sue Grafton and Janet Evanovich a run for their money! Cezanne' is a great character with a riveting back story. I cannot wait until the next book in the series is out.