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Tessa Vance #1
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Tessa Vance is not having a happy life. The daughter of a martyred police hero, she joined the force and fought her way into a position as a Senior Detective in homicide. After two years in homicide she transferred location to be nearer her significant other who was having a significant snit because of her devotion to The Job.
It's Tessa's birthday. An intimate dinner for two is planned. Flowers are bought. She's wearing a low cut black dress and a pair of stiletto heels. Then the phone rings. There's a homicide at Funworld. Leaving her lover, her dinner and her flowers she faces her first case on the new job, her superior on the force and her new partner in stiletto heels and full face makeup. However, Tessa brazens it out.
The character of Tessa Vance was created for an Australian TV series, but the book is more than an adaptation of a TV script into a novel. Jennifer Rowe created the story line herself so she can tell the story in more depth here. The book is not as strong as the Verity Birdsong series, but it is quite entertaining.
It's Tessa's birthday. An intimate dinner for two is planned. Flowers are bought. She's wearing a low cut black dress and a pair of stiletto heels. Then the phone rings. There's a homicide at Funworld. Leaving her lover, her dinner and her flowers she faces her first case on the new job, her superior on the force and her new partner in stiletto heels and full face makeup. However, Tessa brazens it out.
The character of Tessa Vance was created for an Australian TV series, but the book is more than an adaptation of a TV script into a novel. Jennifer Rowe created the story line herself so she can tell the story in more depth here. The book is not as strong as the Verity Birdsong series, but it is quite entertaining.
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First published January 1, 1998
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Jennifer Rowe
34 books46 followersAlso known as: Mary-Anne Dickinson, Mary Anne Dickinson, Emily Rodda
Winner of the Dromkeen Medal (1995).
Jennifer June Rowe is an Australian author. Her crime fiction for adults is published under her own name, while her children's fiction is published under the pseudonyms Emily Rodda and Mary-Anne Dickinson. She is well known for the children's fantasy series Deltora Quest, Rowan of Rin, Fairy Realm and Teen Power Inc., and recently the Rondo trilogy.
Rowe was born in Sydney, Australia, and raised with two younger brothers on Sydney's North Shore. Her father was Jim Oswin, the founding general manager of ATN7 in Sydney, and was responsible for classic 1960s TV shows such as My Name's McGooley, What's Yours? and The Mavis Bramston Show. She attended the Abbotsleigh School for Girls on the upper North Shore of Sydney.
She attained her Master of Arts in English Literature at the University of Sydney in 1973. Her first job was assistant editor at Paul Hamlyn publishing. She later worked at Angus and Robertson Publishers where she remained for fourteen years as Editor, Senior Editor, Managing Director, Deputy Publisher and finally Publisher. During this time she began writing children's books under the pseudonym Emily Rodda.
Winner of the Dromkeen Medal (1995).
Jennifer June Rowe is an Australian author. Her crime fiction for adults is published under her own name, while her children's fiction is published under the pseudonyms Emily Rodda and Mary-Anne Dickinson. She is well known for the children's fantasy series Deltora Quest, Rowan of Rin, Fairy Realm and Teen Power Inc., and recently the Rondo trilogy.
Rowe was born in Sydney, Australia, and raised with two younger brothers on Sydney's North Shore. Her father was Jim Oswin, the founding general manager of ATN7 in Sydney, and was responsible for classic 1960s TV shows such as My Name's McGooley, What's Yours? and The Mavis Bramston Show. She attended the Abbotsleigh School for Girls on the upper North Shore of Sydney.
She attained her Master of Arts in English Literature at the University of Sydney in 1973. Her first job was assistant editor at Paul Hamlyn publishing. She later worked at Angus and Robertson Publishers where she remained for fourteen years as Editor, Senior Editor, Managing Director, Deputy Publisher and finally Publisher. During this time she began writing children's books under the pseudonym Emily Rodda.
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August 21, 2024
Another great Rowe.
Typical detective fare, but well executed and as always had me guessing until very late in the game.
Then again at the end.
And then again.
"If your aunt had balls, she'd be your uncle" is one of the many gems this book wrought and it was rapidly narrated with depth of character throughout and a b-line plot that was exceptional.
Typical detective fare, but well executed and as always had me guessing until very late in the game.
Then again at the end.
And then again.
"If your aunt had balls, she'd be your uncle" is one of the many gems this book wrought and it was rapidly narrated with depth of character throughout and a b-line plot that was exceptional.
November 27, 2008
Jennifer Rowe really impressed me with how she constructed a murder mystery in this book. It was well crafted, implementing twists and turns, as well as the tension between the detectives working the case. the only issue I have personally, is that there was almost an annoying amount of thought processes from Tessa, one of the lead homocide detectives. We're reading the story from her view, and the thoughts she has can be at times... tiring. Can we say counseling? Always aruging with herself, second guessing... In a way it adds to the story line, but I felt the story had way too much of it. Overall, a wonderful book. Congratulations, Rowe.
July 27, 2016
I only read about half of this book. I just couldn't get into the way it was written maybe.
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