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by Abigail Padgett (Author) "When I was ten years old my godmother announced through clouds of Marlboro smoke that I was definitely not an old soul ..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Little, Brown & Company (1 Sep 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0892966718
  • ISBN-13: 978-0892966714
  • Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.7 x 3.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 670,534 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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A former professor, gay social psychologist Blue McCarron is hired to investigate Beatrice "Muffin" Crandell, an elderly widow who claims to have murdered and mutilated a man several years earlier, but Blue soon finds herself playing a deadly role in an international conspiracy.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I loved BLUE and can't wait for the next book in the series!, 10 April 1999
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What shines through in BLUE, as in the Bo Bradley mysteries, is the enormous and delicious intelligence of the author. Padgett is a scrupulous researcher, so I am always certain that what I am learning in her books is authentic. And I admire her great concern with and commitment to integrity, honor, honesty,compassion, and justice. Her absolutely wickely fabulous sense of humor is highlighted in this new series in a way that makes me laugh remembering a couple of the funniest scenes I've ever read. I agree with an earlier reviewer who commented that the book transcends the genre -- while at the same time fulfilling all that we mystery lovers crave from the genre. I think this is a tremendously important feminist novel. I can't wait until BLUE comes out in paperback because then I will be able to afford to make it the chief gift item to share with women friends for birthdays and Christmas/Chanukah for that year. To men friends, I will be giving etiquette books for the next few years, inspired, as those of you who have read BLUE already will understand, by this memorable mystery.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An outstanding, wonderful read!, 28 Jan 1999
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Padgett's Blue McCarron is so well-written and has such an unusual mind and point of view that I hope she becomes an ongoing character in other novels. The novel's plot is interesting and was sufficiently complex to keep me interested from start to finish. I am recommending this book to everyone I know.
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1.0 out of 5 stars impenetrable, 22 Jan 1999
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it's interesting that one of the character's books was said to be "moments of impenetrable brilliance". wish i could say the same about this book. it was simply impenetrable. being a glutton for punishment, managed to stay til the end where it finally got better, but hardly worth struggle.
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5.0 out of 5 stars "Blue" leaves me cheerful
I have been following the Bo Bradley books from the beginning, since they combine several topics of interest to me: Native Americans, Child Welfare, and bi-polar disease. Read more
Published on 12 Nov 1998

3.0 out of 5 stars Could be just a rocky start to a potentially great character
I love the personal challenge aspect of Padgett's books; heroes that proceed without regard to personal jeopardy, staying true to their moral principles. Read more
Published on 31 Oct 1998

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing book
I loved the previous books with Bo Bradley and really looked forward to this. Unfortunately the main character is a flake. Read more
Published on 23 Oct 1998

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't even bother
The Bo Bradley books are great; with 'Blue' the author has managed to create what sounds like a great mystery while at the same time telling the story in such an off putting... Read more
Published on 1 Oct 1998

4.0 out of 5 stars Great New Series From Padgett
Blue McCarron is a character that rewards fans of both gay/lesbian fiction, and general mystery/suspense fiction. She's complex, intelligent, and real. Read more
Published on 17 Sep 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars Our book club will munch on BLUE for a month of meetings
Abigail Padgett's new series is introduced by the remarkable novel, BLUE, which should become a classic. Read more
Published on 13 Sep 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars If you liked Bo, you will like Blue
After 5 Bo Bradley mysteries Padgett has set out on a new, yet similar course. Both Bo and Blue view life from a sociological/psychological perspective and there is a stong... Read more
Published on 7 Sep 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars Great start to a new and excitngly different mystery series
A side effect of a minor earthquake that recently rocked the San Diego area was to disarm the timer of a public food locker just outside the desert town of Borrego Springs. Read more
Published on 4 Aug 1998

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