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Mickey Hoffman

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Chicago, IL

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Mystery & Thrillers

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Are these supposed to be good or bad influences? I think I'll just ski ...more

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Mickey Hoffman was born in Chicago, and attended public schools where she acquired the strong suspicion that some of her teachers might be human. She wasn't able to prove this fanciful thinking until much later, when she became a high school teacher herself.

Before landing in the halls of academia, she worked in a variety of jobs, including computer typesetting and wholesale frozen fish sales.

The author is also a printmaker and painter. She resides on the West Coast with her long suffering mate, eight marine aquariums and a very large cat.

Mickey is the author of School of Lies, the first Kendra Desola mystery, and Deadly Traffic book two in the series.

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Average rating: 4.61 · 33 ratings · 11 reviews · 4 distinct works

	Murder in the Wind by Lazarus Barnhill (Goodreads Author), J.J. Dare, Claire Collins 4.75 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	School of Lies 4.42 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Deadly Traffic 4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rubicon Ranch: Necropieces by Lazarus Barnhill (Goodreads Author), Claire Collins, J.J. Dare really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Mickey Hoffman rated a book really liked it Dead in Three Two One by Peter James (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Another good one by Peter James. One of the threads has a fun twist to it.
Nov 07, 2026 01:55PM · like · see review
Mickey Hoffman rated a book really liked it The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A very complicated and interesting plot.
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Mickey Hoffman rated a book liked it The Guest List by Lucy Foley (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Mickey Hoffman rated a book really liked it The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A very complicated and interesting plot.
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Mickey Hoffman rated a book liked it The French Illusion (The French Illusion, #1) by John Grisham (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This book could have been much better with deeper characters. They were so bland. Maybe it is the writing style. The sentences seem clipped to me, which maybe isn't a good description but all I can come up with at the moment. ...more
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Mickey Hoffman rated a book it was ok Voices of the Elysian Fields: A Jonathan Gray, M.D. Mystery by Michael Rigg (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Did not finish. I didn't like the setting and the characters didn't interest me either. ...more
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Mickey Hoffman made a comment on their review of Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel " If you like Agatha Christie, you'll like this book. ...more "
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Mickey Hoffman rated a book Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel by Lucy Foley (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Mickey Hoffman rated a book liked it The One from the Other (Bernard Gunther, #4) by Philip Kerr	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The historical references in the story are pretty hard to read about. I also found the main character's attitude or maybe his moral character, quite troubling. I'm pretty sure it's true that the USA was more concerned about communism than catching Na ...more
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Mickey Hoffman rated a book liked it Twisted Crimes (DCI Sophie Allen #5) by Michael Hambling	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A good plot and the usual main characters. I think the writing style hurts the flow because some of the sentences seem clipped off, unusually short.
Sep 17, 2026 11:21AM · like · see review

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message 2: by Destiny

Dec 14, 2009 08:40AM

Thank you so much for including me among your friends.

Destiny Booze
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message 1: by Beth

Dec 13, 2009 08:56PM

Hi Mickey,
Thanks for befriending this mystery author on Goodreads! I hope you'll put my books, A Real Basket Case and To Hell in a Handbasket, on your to-read list if you haven't read them already. If you'd like to enter a contest for a free copy of To Hell in a Handbasket, sign up for my email newsletter at: http://bethgroundwater.com/ .
- Beth

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