Coyote by Linda Barnes
>> Thursday, January 15, 2009
Series: #3 in the Carlotta Carlyle seriesGenre: Mystery
Publication Date: 1990
Pages: 257
Challenges: TBR 2009 Challenge #2, Support Your Local Library Challenge #2
I’m continuing with my quest to make some progress in my series reading. This is the third book in a series that’s not exactly a cozy mystery, but not exactly a hard boiled crime mystery either. Carlotta Carlyle is a former cop, but now she’s working as a private detective and supplementing her income as a part time cab driver in Boston.
In this book, Carlotta’s gets a new client. It’s a woman who needs some help getting her missing green card back. The woman then disappears and when a body is found with the supposedly missing green card, Carlotta is not sure who her client really is (or was?). The first thing she needs to do is to find out who it was who gave this woman Carlotta’s business card. If she can find out who referred her, maybe she can find her client, or at least find out the woman’s true identity.
Things get even more complicated when Carlotta begins to wonder if the mysterious woman is somehow connected to Carlotta’s ‘little sister’ (via the Big Sisters program), Paolina. Unfortunately, neither Paolina, nor her mother are being honest with Carlotta.
The story involves illegal aliens, the people who prey on them, the INS and, of course, Carlotta’s friends in the Boston Police Department.
I’m liking this series more and more with each book. I’m definitely looking forward to reading the next one.
Publication Date: 1990
Pages: 257
Challenges: TBR 2009 Challenge #2, Support Your Local Library Challenge #2
I’m continuing with my quest to make some progress in my series reading. This is the third book in a series that’s not exactly a cozy mystery, but not exactly a hard boiled crime mystery either. Carlotta Carlyle is a former cop, but now she’s working as a private detective and supplementing her income as a part time cab driver in Boston.
In this book, Carlotta’s gets a new client. It’s a woman who needs some help getting her missing green card back. The woman then disappears and when a body is found with the supposedly missing green card, Carlotta is not sure who her client really is (or was?). The first thing she needs to do is to find out who it was who gave this woman Carlotta’s business card. If she can find out who referred her, maybe she can find her client, or at least find out the woman’s true identity.
Things get even more complicated when Carlotta begins to wonder if the mysterious woman is somehow connected to Carlotta’s ‘little sister’ (via the Big Sisters program), Paolina. Unfortunately, neither Paolina, nor her mother are being honest with Carlotta.
The story involves illegal aliens, the people who prey on them, the INS and, of course, Carlotta’s friends in the Boston Police Department.
I’m liking this series more and more with each book. I’m definitely looking forward to reading the next one.
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.
3 comments:
This is one of my favorite series and I am sad that Linda Barnes doesn't have more of it out there. I guess I should be happy that she writes the ones she does and they are fab. Maybe she feels that more might not be better.
I wanted to let you know I have this link added under Mr. Linky for the 2009 Support Your Local Library Challenge. Mr. Linky is working again. Let's hope it stays that way!
Vickie: Luckily I have quite a few to go. I really like Carlotta.
J.Kaye: thank you so much!
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