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Anna Peters #8
Cross-Check
Private investigator Anna Peters is not convinced about her client's innocence when she agrees to help hockey star Jurgen Parks clear himself of his teammate's murder, and when she arrives in Florida to start work, she must find out fast who is telling the truth.
200 pages, Hardcover
First published May 1, 1997
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About the author
Janice Law
89 books29 followersJanice Law (b. 1941) is an acclaimed author of mystery fiction. The Watergate scandal inspired her to write her first novel, The Big Payoff (1977), which introduced Anna Peters, a street-smart young woman who blackmails her boss, a corrupt oil executive. The novel was a success, winning an Edgar nomination, and Law went on to write eight more in the series, including Death Under Par (1980) and Cross-Check (1997).
After Death Under Par, Law set aside the character for several years to write historical mysteries The Countess (1989) and All the King’s Ladies (1986). After concluding the Peters series, she wrote three stand-alone suspense novels: The Night Bus (2000), The Lost Diaries of Iris Weed (2002), and Voices (2003). Since then, Law has focused on writing short stories, many of which appear in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine. Fires of London (2012) is her most recent novel. She lives and writes in Connecticut.
After Death Under Par, Law set aside the character for several years to write historical mysteries The Countess (1989) and All the King’s Ladies (1986). After concluding the Peters series, she wrote three stand-alone suspense novels: The Night Bus (2000), The Lost Diaries of Iris Weed (2002), and Voices (2003). Since then, Law has focused on writing short stories, many of which appear in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine. Fires of London (2012) is her most recent novel. She lives and writes in Connecticut.
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November 13, 2019
It looks like I'll be the first person to write a review for this book! I just wish I could give it a better one. It wasn't terrible, it wasn't great. The story was decent and the mystery was interesting. I'll pretty much read anything to do with hockey, so the fact that it was mixed into a genre that I also enjoy made the book even better for me. I especially liked that the Devils had a few mentions. I also really sympathized with the main character's back problems and her physical therapy torture. The author got the details of PT for back problems pretty much right on (although she weirdly referred to the physical therapists as "physios", a term I've never heard or used).
I didn't like the poor editing. Probably my biggest pet peeve is when people use "of" when they mean "have" (should of, might of, etc.), and that was rampant in this book. How did that get past any copy editor? The other huge error would be bad enough in any other book, but in one that focuses on hockey, it's unforgivable. Although most of the story takes place in Florida, the main character and her business are based in Washington, D.C. The D.C. hockey team gets surprisingly few mentions, but they were always referred to as the Caps. I started to wonder if the author knew that wasn't really the name of the team when its full name was finally given at the very end -- as the Capitols. So apparently, no, the author of a D.C.-based book about hockey does NOT know the name of the D.C. hockey team. Not a good look.
On top of all that, it's pretty obvious right away who the killer (or killers) is, but even knowing that, the ending is a bit up in the air. I like a little more closure.
This book is apparently part of a series, but this works just fine as a stand-alone.
I didn't like the poor editing. Probably my biggest pet peeve is when people use "of" when they mean "have" (should of, might of, etc.), and that was rampant in this book. How did that get past any copy editor? The other huge error would be bad enough in any other book, but in one that focuses on hockey, it's unforgivable. Although most of the story takes place in Florida, the main character and her business are based in Washington, D.C. The D.C. hockey team gets surprisingly few mentions, but they were always referred to as the Caps. I started to wonder if the author knew that wasn't really the name of the team when its full name was finally given at the very end -- as the Capitols. So apparently, no, the author of a D.C.-based book about hockey does NOT know the name of the D.C. hockey team. Not a good look.
On top of all that, it's pretty obvious right away who the killer (or killers) is, but even knowing that, the ending is a bit up in the air. I like a little more closure.
This book is apparently part of a series, but this works just fine as a stand-alone.
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