The Thirteenth Rose
By Gail Bowen
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Gail Bowen
Gail Bowen is the author of the bestselling mystery series featuring Joanne Kilbourn. Winner of both the Arthur Ellis Best Novel Award and the Derrick Murdoch Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Crime Writers of Canada, in 2008 Bowen was named “Canada’s Best Mystery Novelist” by Reader’s Digest. She was selected as one of "The 100 Most Popular Contemporary Mystery Authors" for an upcoming Library Unlimited reference book. For more information, visit www.gailbowen.com.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Reed Farrel Coleman is, in my opinion. one of the best writers writing today. His work doesn't seem to get the attention I feel it should, but those of us who have been lucky enough to discover it are loyal fans. Dirty Work is not part of Mr. Coleman's Moe Prager series, but introduces us to a new protag I'm interested in getting to know a little better.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This was a quick enjoyable read. I kept thinking of a 40's black and white detective movie while reading - the characters, dialogue and plot. Very little in suspense as the plot unfolded. Both my daughter and I read it and could figure out who was who.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Nothing overtly wrong with this book - potentially interesting characters, okay story. But the writing is far too spare and simple for my tastes. I prefer mysteries with atmosphere and complexity.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This is a nice little piece about Gulliver Dowd, a private detective, looking for the missing daughter of a high school girl firend of his. It has all the elements: a little person as a P. I., a tall Black man (a la Hawk from the Spenser series), a little romance. It's got suspense and you don't figure out the ending mid way through the story. In 130 pages Coleman does a great job in telling this story.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I received this little book as an early reviewer read. I am not a big fan of rapid-read books. In fact, to me, the bigger the book, the better. This isn't a bad little book. It certainly has a different protagonist. Gulliver is a small-person and in spite of his size, he is a Private Investigator. We really didn't have the time to learn much about Gulliver becuase the book is so short. And most of the insight that we did get was about what it was like to live as a little-person in a big person's world. There wasn't much mystery here either. Gulliver is hired by his ex-high school sweetheart to find her 16 year old daughter. He does find her at the end but he also learns a hard life-lesson as he deals with his ex-girlfriend. If a little book like this one with a bit of action in it can get some people to read, then these books do serve as a valuable tool. I don't care for the format, but I'm a voracious reader and don't need any excuse to sit down and enjoy a book.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Dirty Work is a Rapid Read I obtained from LibraryThing. It is a well-known tale of a detective searching for a missing runaway who turns out to be his daughter. The back cover told me it was an adult fiction, verified by the use of the F word and sex scenes. I thought it was something made up for a reluctant reader. There are a number of two, three, four, and five word sentences. I thought these sentences better suited to a list than a paragraph. I did not complete the book.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5The premise of Dirty Work caught my attention: a private investigator is asked to look for a missing girl, who turns out to be his own daughter that he never knew he had, the product of a two-month relationship in high school. The private investigator is a unique character, a "little person" with a huge chip on his shoulder because of people's reaction to his stature. Unfortunately I did not find him likeable or particularly believable, and that diminished my interest in the story considerably. I do realize that the Rapid Reads series is designed to be short in length and with limited vocabulary, and have enjoyed other books in the series written by some of my favourite mystery writers. However, Dirty Work did not do it for me. It was too hard-boiled and included some unnecessary crudeness. The only character who came across as human was a Mafia boss!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5What a great new character in this Rapid Reads book. These books, or those who may not know, are complete stories that can read in a long commute (not driving LOL.) This one grabbed me right away, with its physically flawed hero. PI Gulliver Dowd's honest toughness reminds me somewhat of a Humphrey Bogart type of PI. I loved this quick read very much; from the strength of character, his honesty, his heartbreak, and his genuine outlook on the hand he has been dealt. Searching for a missing teen, all these traits come to the fore. Gullie, as his friends refer to him, is a character I would definitely like to read about again. The storyline was tight, characters deftly written. I would love to read a Gulliver Dowd series, hopefully it will be in the works. Great read!Note: I know this isn't usual, but my husband Dennis Gelean insists that I include his comment that he was pleasantly surprised by the book and recommends it as one he enjoyed very much.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Well, this certainly was a rapid read. I read it in an hour. Reminds me of the film noir genre, I guess you could call it a livre noir. Gulliver Dowd is a vertically challenged, hard boiled but handsome private detective who is manipulated into looking for a young runaway and doesnt stop until he finds her. In 129 pages the author manages to paint a decent picture of Gulliver and his friends, his past and his character. I liked him. I would be interested in reading other books in the series.