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Muller writes flawless mysteries with a harsh edge (- LIBRARY JOURNAL 'Muller's novels are models of thoughtful plotting and rich characterisation’ )
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Here is Marcia Muller's stalwart heroine Sharon McCone as you've never seen her before, in an explosive novel that grips you from page one and never lets go
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The Sharon McCone Mysteries have been published for nearly 30 years and they still, unlike many of Muller's contempories make for fantastic reading. Muller made the decision for her protagonist, Sharon to move with the times and the books are set in 'real time'. This allows the books to stand the test of time, as the ever changing world of technology is fully embraced in the fight against crime. Sue Grafton, in comparison made the decision for Kinsey Millhone to remain stuck in the eighties, her 20th novel will be out in December and Kinsey hasn't aged at all. Both styles can be advantageous as Kinsey can show her cunning without the use of mobile phones etc, but I believe Muller has the edge on reality and modern techniques.
I don't want to give the plot away, but just wanted to celebrate the fact that this book, as with all the previous McCone books will not disappoint. Believable characters, thorough research and gripping plots. Thank you Ms. Muller, you are a legend.
I don't want to give the plot away, but just wanted to celebrate the fact that this book, as with all the previous McCone books will not disappoint. Believable characters, thorough research and gripping plots. Thank you Ms. Muller, you are a legend.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
If you have never read any books in the Sharon McCone series, do yourself a favor and don't start with this one . . . which reveals enough to spoil a lot of earlier books in the series for you. Start with Edwin of the Iron Shoes and work your way through them in order of publication. I envy you -- you have a great treat ahead of you.
Have you ever wondered why Sharon McCone's husband Hy is willing to be partners with the seemingly sleazy Gage Renshaw and Dan Kessell in the security firm of Renshaw & Kessell International? Hy claims has "come clean" on their joint backgrounds to Sharon, but has he really? The Ever-Running Man will answer a lot of questions in this regard and opens up the series for some fascinating future books.
Someone has been blowing up different offices of Renshaw & Kessell. While the firm is skilled in security, its own security seems to leave something to be desired. Hy talks his partners into hiring Sharon to find out who is doing it. Based on eyewitness accounts, there may be a link -- a man seen running away before some of the explosions. But it needs to be kept quiet . . . publicity of this sort could kill the business.
To keep some of the strain off their new marriage, Sharon insists that she work with one of the other two partners and chooses Renshaw as the lesser of two evils. Renshaw soon annoys her by making demands for frequent reports that she ignores.
Matters take a more serious turn, however, when the threat comes closer to home: Someone may be targeting the partners!
Sharon decides to treat the case like it came from a stranger . . . and check everyone out. That decision turns out to be a good idea when unsavory histories begin to emerge concerning Renshaw and Kessell that seem to taint Hy as well. Can their marriage survive the disclosures?
The bulk of the book is an investigative procedural where Sharon's willingness to break the law opens up doors that would otherwise remain closed. Her firm's capabilities serve her and her clients well . . . and gradually the motives and possible suspects become clearer. Sharon also gets more glimpses of the ever-running man than she would like.
Like the best of the Sharon McCone series, this book involves many of the ongoing characters in the series in ways that refer back to important episodes in earlier books. Those connections add depth for those who are long-time fans of the series.
My main complaint about the book is that it takes Sharon much too long to find out the key facts . . . and her reluctance to question Hy too closely is a bad decision that slows things down. This book could have been shortened up by 60 pages and made a lot better.
But it's a good read, one that no fan of the series will want to miss.
Have you ever wondered why Sharon McCone's husband Hy is willing to be partners with the seemingly sleazy Gage Renshaw and Dan Kessell in the security firm of Renshaw & Kessell International? Hy claims has "come clean" on their joint backgrounds to Sharon, but has he really? The Ever-Running Man will answer a lot of questions in this regard and opens up the series for some fascinating future books.
Someone has been blowing up different offices of Renshaw & Kessell. While the firm is skilled in security, its own security seems to leave something to be desired. Hy talks his partners into hiring Sharon to find out who is doing it. Based on eyewitness accounts, there may be a link -- a man seen running away before some of the explosions. But it needs to be kept quiet . . . publicity of this sort could kill the business.
To keep some of the strain off their new marriage, Sharon insists that she work with one of the other two partners and chooses Renshaw as the lesser of two evils. Renshaw soon annoys her by making demands for frequent reports that she ignores.
Matters take a more serious turn, however, when the threat comes closer to home: Someone may be targeting the partners!
Sharon decides to treat the case like it came from a stranger . . . and check everyone out. That decision turns out to be a good idea when unsavory histories begin to emerge concerning Renshaw and Kessell that seem to taint Hy as well. Can their marriage survive the disclosures?
The bulk of the book is an investigative procedural where Sharon's willingness to break the law opens up doors that would otherwise remain closed. Her firm's capabilities serve her and her clients well . . . and gradually the motives and possible suspects become clearer. Sharon also gets more glimpses of the ever-running man than she would like.
Like the best of the Sharon McCone series, this book involves many of the ongoing characters in the series in ways that refer back to important episodes in earlier books. Those connections add depth for those who are long-time fans of the series.
My main complaint about the book is that it takes Sharon much too long to find out the key facts . . . and her reluctance to question Hy too closely is a bad decision that slows things down. This book could have been shortened up by 60 pages and made a lot better.
But it's a good read, one that no fan of the series will want to miss.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
A Gift to the Ever-Reading Fans
22 July 2007
Format:Hardcover
When a series lasts as long as this one, I'm always afraid to pick up the next volume. Thankfully, my fears were groundless. I loved this book.
Marcia Muller is one of the few authors who actually grows and matures with her writing. Her characters evolve easily as we learn more about their backgrounds and watch their lives take unexpected (and always realistic) turns.
Here we see Sharon McCone in her toughest and most professional persona. She's agreed to help find the man who's killing off the leaders of RKI,the high-powered security agency that employes her husband, Hy Ripinsky. As the story develops, we learn more about Hy and we get caught up on Sharon and her far-flung family.
Muller is one of the few authors who successfully delivers all three ingredients of a murder mystery: scene, characters and plot. I've lived in San Francisco and felt a little homesick as I read about the urbanized Bay Area, the 101 to Healdsburg, and the East Bay. Her characters feel like people we know...although I'm not sure I'd be up for coffee with them.
Even the plot feels masterfully drawn. Without giving anything away, there's one situation othat seems puzzling. It could be coincidence. But later this bump in the narrative - so small that it might be missed by an unattentive reader - turns out to hold the key to the puzzle...but not the way that experienced mystery fans would anticipate. Clues are dropped masterfully so the end was a real surprise, yet the author plays fair.
Muller has developed her craft so she communicates potentially boring straightforward information -- the results of a series of interviews -- in a way that sounds fresh and interesting.
As close to a perfect mystery novel as I'll read in this lifetime.
Marcia Muller is one of the few authors who actually grows and matures with her writing. Her characters evolve easily as we learn more about their backgrounds and watch their lives take unexpected (and always realistic) turns.
Here we see Sharon McCone in her toughest and most professional persona. She's agreed to help find the man who's killing off the leaders of RKI,the high-powered security agency that employes her husband, Hy Ripinsky. As the story develops, we learn more about Hy and we get caught up on Sharon and her far-flung family.
Muller is one of the few authors who successfully delivers all three ingredients of a murder mystery: scene, characters and plot. I've lived in San Francisco and felt a little homesick as I read about the urbanized Bay Area, the 101 to Healdsburg, and the East Bay. Her characters feel like people we know...although I'm not sure I'd be up for coffee with them.
Even the plot feels masterfully drawn. Without giving anything away, there's one situation othat seems puzzling. It could be coincidence. But later this bump in the narrative - so small that it might be missed by an unattentive reader - turns out to hold the key to the puzzle...but not the way that experienced mystery fans would anticipate. Clues are dropped masterfully so the end was a real surprise, yet the author plays fair.
Muller has developed her craft so she communicates potentially boring straightforward information -- the results of a series of interviews -- in a way that sounds fresh and interesting.
As close to a perfect mystery novel as I'll read in this lifetime.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Curiouser and Curiouser
4 Aug 2007
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
You may think that you know people, but sometimes you don't, even when you have been acquainted with someone for a long period of time. McCone's agency is hired to investigate attacks on her husband's company. Someone seems to have a deadly grudge. People are killed. Shar escapes in the nick of time.
The trail leads into people's pasts - in some cases into shady dealings involving drugs and illegal arms sales. It is necessary to turn over some rocks to look for motives. There are a few subplots along the way including a lovers quarrel in the office (more than one if you count McCone's problems).
This was an interesting plot that kept me involved in the novel. The case is complex and hard to solve, and has a somewhat unexpected conclusion. People aren't always who you think they are.
It remains to be seen what happens to Hy's company, but that is left for another novel. There is that young, stranded girlfriend of one of the partners. That has possibilities, but we will have to see what develops in the next novel.
The trail leads into people's pasts - in some cases into shady dealings involving drugs and illegal arms sales. It is necessary to turn over some rocks to look for motives. There are a few subplots along the way including a lovers quarrel in the office (more than one if you count McCone's problems).
This was an interesting plot that kept me involved in the novel. The case is complex and hard to solve, and has a somewhat unexpected conclusion. People aren't always who you think they are.
It remains to be seen what happens to Hy's company, but that is left for another novel. There is that young, stranded girlfriend of one of the partners. That has possibilities, but we will have to see what develops in the next novel.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Vengence is Mine
5 July 2008
Format:Hardcover
I've now got the previous 24 Sharon McCone novels the read. I will enjoy both looking for them and reading them. How I missed this author is a mystery, but THE EVER-RUNNING MAN has developed a new fan for the series.
Sharon is hired by her husband to discover the identity of a man seen running away from terrosts type bombings of the facilities of his company. During the investigation one of Hy's partners disappears and the other is murder.
This is a fast moving mystery/thriller with all the twists and turns of California's Highway 1. If like us you are new to this series you won't find a better read.
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Sharon is hired by her husband to discover the identity of a man seen running away from terrosts type bombings of the facilities of his company. During the investigation one of Hy's partners disappears and the other is murder.
This is a fast moving mystery/thriller with all the twists and turns of California's Highway 1. If like us you are new to this series you won't find a better read.
Writing as a Small BusinessSins of the Fathers: A Brewster County NovelNatchez Above The River: A Family's Survival In The Civil WarUnder the Liberty OakGuns Across the Rio: A Texas Ranger in Old Mexico
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