The Snake Tattoo by Linda Barnes
>> Sunday, March 23, 2008
Series: #2 in the Carlotta Carlyle series
Genre: Mystery
Publication Date: 1989
Pages: 193
Challenges: A-Z Reading #19 (B Author)
Carlotta is an ex-cop turned private investigator. She drives a cab in Boston to augment her income from investigations. This is the second in the series and I enjoyed it just as much as the first one.
Joe Mooney was Carlotta’s boss when she was a cop. They’re still friends, so when Joe needs help, he hires Carlotta. He’s been suspended for a brawl in a bar. None of the witnesses are backing Joe’s version of the events of that night. He remembers a blond with a snake tattoo who saw the whole thing and hires Carlotta to track her down.
While looking for the tattooed woman in a rotten part of town, Carlotta finds herself with a nervous teen-aged boy in her cab who wants a ride home. Before the evening is out he’s also hired Carlotta to find his friend, neighbor, and schoolmate; a fourteen year old girl who’s missing.
Both cases play out as the book proceeds, along with the saga of a remodel gone wrong (in many different ways) in Carlotta’s bathroom.
It’s a fun series with a likeable protagonist. I’m looking forward to number three.
No stars – I couldn’t even finish it
1 star – I didn’t like it but I managed to finish it.
2 stars – It was OK. Not good, but seriously just OK.
3 stars - I liked it. I didn’t think it was great, but I thought it was good entertainment.
4 stars – I really liked it. I really think you might like it too.
5 stars – It was amazing. I’d recommend this to just about anyone.
2 comments:
I'm interested in that bathroom remodeling. I need all the info I can get. :) This does sound like a fun series. Glad you enjoyed it.
Framed: I have a feeling the bathroom remodel is going to be an ongoing story. I've enjoyed the first two in this series and plan to read more.
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