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Hoochie Mama
All that homicide detective M Gantry needs in order to solve the most gruesome murders in Miami history is the answer to a simple question. Who is the cigarette smoker? Who is the serial killer leaving the half-smoked Camels butts at the scene of each crime? The problem is the vicious killer might be linked to her own murky past, and her future.When her partner is added to the list of victims, hoochie mama or not, the beautiful, troubled M Gantry must act and act fast before the killer strikes again.
344 pages, Paperback
First published November 14, 2001
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About the author
Preston L. Allen
15 books41 followersPreston L. Allen is the author of the new novel, I DISAPPEARED THEM (Akashic 2024)
Preston L. Allen, a graduate of the University of Florida (BA '87) and Florida International University (MFA '94), is a recipient of a State of Florida Individual Artist Fellowship and a recipient of the Sonja H. Stone Prize in Fiction. His work has been published in the Seattle Review and the Crab Orchard Review and has been anthologized in Las Vegas Noir, Miami Noir, Brown Sugar, Making the Hook-Up, and Here We Are: a Collection of South Florida Writers. His short story collection CHURCHBOYS AND OTHER SINNERS (Carolina Wren Press 2003) is the winner of the Sonja H. Stone Prize in Fiction, and his novels ALL OR NOTHING, JESUS BOY, and EVERY BOY SHOULD HAVE A MAN have received rave reviews from the New York Times Book Review, Publisher's Weekly, Library Journal, The Kirkus Review, Florida Book Review, The Feminist Review, and Foreword Magazine.
His latest novel is I DISAPPEARED THEM (Akashic, 2024).
https://www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/....
He teaches creative writing in Miami, Florida. You can find him on Facebook or on his blog, PrestonLaLLen.blogspot.com. email: pallenagogy@aol.com
Preston L. Allen, a graduate of the University of Florida (BA '87) and Florida International University (MFA '94), is a recipient of a State of Florida Individual Artist Fellowship and a recipient of the Sonja H. Stone Prize in Fiction. His work has been published in the Seattle Review and the Crab Orchard Review and has been anthologized in Las Vegas Noir, Miami Noir, Brown Sugar, Making the Hook-Up, and Here We Are: a Collection of South Florida Writers. His short story collection CHURCHBOYS AND OTHER SINNERS (Carolina Wren Press 2003) is the winner of the Sonja H. Stone Prize in Fiction, and his novels ALL OR NOTHING, JESUS BOY, and EVERY BOY SHOULD HAVE A MAN have received rave reviews from the New York Times Book Review, Publisher's Weekly, Library Journal, The Kirkus Review, Florida Book Review, The Feminist Review, and Foreword Magazine.
His latest novel is I DISAPPEARED THEM (Akashic, 2024).
https://www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/....
He teaches creative writing in Miami, Florida. You can find him on Facebook or on his blog, PrestonLaLLen.blogspot.com. email: pallenagogy@aol.com
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August 19, 2008
I read Allen's latest book "All or Nothing" so I decided to give this one a chance. Something of a typical murder mystery that takes place in Miami, FL. A few of the characters are written rather well and one or two just aren't so convincing.
A more emotive book than the aforementioned title, but in a typical sitcom sorta way. I kind of felt like I was watching a cop drama toward the end. A simple read but not very compelling.
A more emotive book than the aforementioned title, but in a typical sitcom sorta way. I kind of felt like I was watching a cop drama toward the end. A simple read but not very compelling.
October 14, 2010
This is probably one of the worse books I've ever read. At least I learnt some interesting facts about Opa-Locka.
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