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Quin St. James and Mike McCleary #3
Death Sweet
Private investigator Mike McCleary, and his wife and partner Quin St. James investigate the brutal murder of a young businesswoman with a shady past
- GenresMystery
384 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published May 12, 1988
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T.J. MacGregor
66 books41 followersPatricia Janeshutz MacGregor. Also writes under the pseudonyms of Trish MacGregor, Trish Janeshutz, and Alison Drake.
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April 13, 2010
I've been a fan of T.J. MacGregor's ever since I interviewed her for my now archived column Writing Bestsellers at Suite 101. I've read most of her recent books from 2003 on, but recently started in on her earlier fiction.
DEATH SWEET is mystery/suspense and MacGregor does not disappoint. Private investigator Mike McCleary and partner/wife Quin St. James are retained by the grief-stricken stepbrother of the first murder victim. The duo are dealing with a serial killer, someone whom the victim knew in her past, which leads the two detectives into the world of custom-made porn and ultimately into their own personal lives. The only clue they have is that the killer prefers slashing to shooting, and always leaves a sweet at the crime scene. Some of the murder scenes are so well done that the violence is too realistic for comfort. But the highly engaging protagonists and the intense sleuthing that follows is so compelling that all is forgiven. Unlike many authors, MacGregor has the knack of setting the reader right at the scene, which accounts for the visceral effect she has on the reader. Although the taboo subject of pornography and the brutal slayings could have approached unreadable slasher quality, she somehow gets away with being over-the-top without destroying credibility or seeming Hollywood about it. Recommended for lovers of suspense.
DEATH SWEET is mystery/suspense and MacGregor does not disappoint. Private investigator Mike McCleary and partner/wife Quin St. James are retained by the grief-stricken stepbrother of the first murder victim. The duo are dealing with a serial killer, someone whom the victim knew in her past, which leads the two detectives into the world of custom-made porn and ultimately into their own personal lives. The only clue they have is that the killer prefers slashing to shooting, and always leaves a sweet at the crime scene. Some of the murder scenes are so well done that the violence is too realistic for comfort. But the highly engaging protagonists and the intense sleuthing that follows is so compelling that all is forgiven. Unlike many authors, MacGregor has the knack of setting the reader right at the scene, which accounts for the visceral effect she has on the reader. Although the taboo subject of pornography and the brutal slayings could have approached unreadable slasher quality, she somehow gets away with being over-the-top without destroying credibility or seeming Hollywood about it. Recommended for lovers of suspense.
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