At 09:34 AM 7/23/03 -0700, you wrote:
>Alafair Burke has published her first novel, a
mystery
>featuring a female DA in Oregon.
I thought it was a decent first novel/legal thriller. It is
moving well in our library system and elsewhere (based on
jobber orders). It had a substantial print run for a
debut.
Some condensed reviews:
Burke's earnest, fast-paced debut introduces a sharp new
crime series revolving around Deputy DA Samantha "Sam"
Kincaid, a hip, 30ish lawyer working in Portland's Drug and
Vice Division. - PW
Burke, the daughter of the brilliant James Lee Burke, writes
with both a clarity and a self-assuredness that belies her
first-novelist status. The plot lines are tightly woven, and
she adroitly ties things together in the end. This is the
first in what should be a popular series - LJ
Stronger subplots and more attention to the development of
secondary characters would have helped, but the drama of the
main plot should be enough to satisfy most legal-thriller
fans. This promising debut augurs well for a successful
series; the second Samantha Kincaid novel will appear in
spring '04. - Booklist
Competent but routine. - Kirkus
ann - http://www.overbooked.org
Ann Chambers Theis, Collection Management Administrator
Chesterfield County Public Library, P.O. Box 297 or 9501 Lori
Rd. Chesterfield, VA 23832 VOICE: 804-748-1760 FAX:
804-751-4679 E-MAIL:
theisa@co.chesterfield.va.us
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