I was in a bookstore yesterday and picked up used copies of
Killing Paparazzi, the latest Nina Zero and Perhaps She'll
Die, by John B Spencer.
I also saw Hellbent for (on?) Homicide by Gary Lovisi. Is it
any good?
Finally, I saw a book, The Big Lie by JMT Miller. The back
jacket copy said the 1994 was the first in a series about
private eye Artie Weatherby. However, I read two books of his
from the late '80s (with blurbs by Ellroy). These were
acknowledged in the author's bio on the inside. However, this
seemed to be a born again series (although I don't think
there were any later additions) after the author, and
presumably the detective, found Christ (had someone filed a
missing person's report on him?). And it's published by the
Christian book company Thomas Nelson. So I'm guessing it is
heavily steeped in Christian dogma, especially since the case
involves saving someone from a New Age cult. Someone was
asking about Christian PIs recently. This seems to fill the
bill. My question, though, is how good is the book? I enjoyed
the earlier two. Is this up to the same standards? Anyone
know?
Mark
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