- Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: Dell Pub Co; Reissue edition (Mar 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0440210895
- ISBN-13: 978-0440210894
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.2 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,751,434 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Another winner!"-Jeremiah Healy
"Carlotta Carlyle combines the sensitivity of Robert Parker's Spenser with the stubbornness of Paretsky's V.I. Warshawski, and she's rapidly carving out a place of her own."-Chicago Tribune
"One of the most engaging, eccentric heroines who ever prowled the mean streets."-Playboy
"A daunting puzzle...[Barnes's] indomitable but always human heroine...and an unflagging pace make this one a must!"-Kirkus Reviews
"The third and best Barnes novel to feature Carlyle...every step of the way, the writing is solid, the plot has a basketful of red herrings, and the characters are all thought out and finely tuned."-People
"A chilling and charming tale...Barnes has hit her stride."-Cosmopolitan
"Carlotta's pure gold!"-Publishers Weekly
"[Linda Barnes is] one of my favorites...[Coyote is] very well written...the characters are interesting, the narrative has drive...what more can one want for a rainy November evening?"-Boston Globe
"A promising American detective has come into her own and joined the small but growing lineup (Sara Paretsky's V.I. Warshawski, Sue Grafton's Kinsey Milhone) of commanding, hard-boiled heroines."-Entertainment Weekly
"A vivid, ambitious tale."-Boston Herald
"[Carlotta is] perhaps the most engaging of the new breed of female detective."-Booklist
"A thoroughly enjoyable experience...Linda Barnes has crafted a unique and memorable character in Carlotta Carlyle...well-paced plot twists and compassionate character studies."-The Nashville Banner
"Carlotta delivers on all counts. She is her own woman in all things, being both sassy and wise, with a touch of the zany and an ever-competent, ever-compassionate view of life."-Richmond Times-Dispatch
--This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.
"Carlotta Carlyle combines the sensitivity of Robert Parker's Spenser with the stubbornness of Paretsky's V.I. Warshawski, and she's rapidly carving out a place of her own."-Chicago Tribune
"One of the most engaging, eccentric heroines who ever prowled the mean streets."-Playboy
"A daunting puzzle...[Barnes's] indomitable but always human heroine...and an unflagging pace make this one a must!"-Kirkus Reviews
"The third and best Barnes novel to feature Carlyle...every step of the way, the writing is solid, the plot has a basketful of red herrings, and the characters are all thought out and finely tuned."-People
"A chilling and charming tale...Barnes has hit her stride."-Cosmopolitan
"Carlotta's pure gold!"-Publishers Weekly
"[Linda Barnes is] one of my favorites...[Coyote is] very well written...the characters are interesting, the narrative has drive...what more can one want for a rainy November evening?"-Boston Globe
"A promising American detective has come into her own and joined the small but growing lineup (Sara Paretsky's V.I. Warshawski, Sue Grafton's Kinsey Milhone) of commanding, hard-boiled heroines."-Entertainment Weekly
"A vivid, ambitious tale."-Boston Herald
"[Carlotta is] perhaps the most engaging of the new breed of female detective."-Booklist
"A thoroughly enjoyable experience...Linda Barnes has crafted a unique and memorable character in Carlotta Carlyle...well-paced plot twists and compassionate character studies."-The Nashville Banner
"Carlotta delivers on all counts. She is her own woman in all things, being both sassy and wise, with a touch of the zany and an ever-competent, ever-compassionate view of life."-Richmond Times-Dispatch
--This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.
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A blazing redhead, a loner with a cabbie's license and a mean volleyball spike, Carlotta Carlyle has a talent for trouble. Tonight her mysterious client speaks broken English and clutches a newspaper detailing the discovery of a mutilated body in the Boston Fens. The corpse has an immigrant's green card and that card, the client claims, belong to her. She wants it back. But who is she? Where has she gone? And why do all the leads connect her to Paolina, Carlotta's charming urban "little sister"? Paolina won't talk. And suddenly Carlotta is plunged deep inside the desperate world of illegal aliens, the cold-hearted immigration agents who hunt them down, and the deadly "coyotes" who lead even innocent young girls to the slaughter.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Fans of Paretsky and the female PI may not have come across Linda Barnes, who so far doesn't seem to have enjoyed the success she deserves in this country. If that's you, you're in for a treat! Smart, well plotted and with a likeable heroine, this book is a fast paced and enjoyable read.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Ripe for Re-release!
23 Aug 2002
Format:Hardcover
To the powers that be: Please re-release this wonderful book, one of the best by Linda Barnes, and certainly worthy of attention from readers new and old.
In this Carlotta Carlyle classic, a serial killer is stalking Hispanic women, all illegal aliens, in Carlotta's native Boston. The murders are grisly and vicious, and fear of being sent back to their equally grisly and vicious native lands are keeping the victims' friends from talking. Carlotta finds herself in the middle of the trouble after an anonymous woman asks for help--and it's soon Carlotta herself who needs the help.
As readers of these mysteries know, Carlotta has a beloved "little sister," a Hispanic child named Paolina, whom the detective loves dearly. But with the dark mystery threatening the Hispanic community, Paolina changes overnight from a sunny, bright and loving child to one who is surly and uncommunicative. Is Paolina's mother Marta in danger from the serial killer? Is Paolina herself being threatened? What is the secret they will not reveal?
Even though this reader guessed the killer about halfway through the book, it in no way detracted from the great story, and chilling secrets revealed in the end.
A great read, and worth digging for.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Carlotta, The Big Sister P.I.
25 April 1998
Format:Paperback
Illegal aliens, immigration officers, fear and distrust combine for a great book. The author has intertwined the abuse and turmoil illegal aliens face and written an interesting and captivating tale. The main character, Carlotta, standing six-one with red hair, demonstrates her strength while maintaining her allegiance to others. As the dead bodies emerge, Carlotta is determined to identify the victims and find the killer. The police can't get fingerprints and the people who might know something won't talk. Mix in the tender relationship Carlotta has with her 'little sister' Paolina, the complicated relationship with her ex boss, and the drive she maintains to solve the crime, and you have a book you don't want to put down. The variety of characters created by the author provide a humorous, yet realistic, aspect to the book. Very entertaining and enjoyable to read.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Not bad, considering...
25 May 2004
Format:Paperback
After reading the reviews and editorial blurbs about this one I didn't expect to like it. Everything seemed too goooood, what with a female PI big sister, illegal aliens, poverty, ya dee yaa dee yaa. I'm honestly not certain why I tried it on.
I'm glad I did. Boston's changed a lot from the city I lived in during the early 1960s, but not so much it isn't recognizable and enjoyable. The characters don't beat the reader over the head with the social ills we all know about. We aren't preached to with in-your-face feminism, mostly, and there's a degree of finesse when it happens at all. In those instances it passes for a more-or-less legitimate young female with attitude, arguing about who gets to drive and why, who pays the check, etc etc etc, realism we don't have to like in the character to believe in a way to suggest it's not so much a social bludgeoning as actual characterization.
I was never tempted to trash this book before I finished it. I don't believe you'll be, either.
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