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Dante & Jazz Mysteries #1
Desert Getaway
Dante O’Donnell is white, gay and getting older every day. He has wasted his better years on starstruck dreams and the wrong men, so now he's working as a concierge for a vacation-rental outfit in Palm Springs, where the guests have far more baggage than what's packed in their suitcases. But when he finds a dead body floating in the swimming pool at one of his rentals, his own troubled past comes back to haunt him. So he turns for help to Jazz Friendly, a Black woman who, when she was a Palm Springs cop, nearly arrested him for murdering his husband, which he didn't do...not that he knows who did. Now Jazz is a struggling PI, her career derailed by racism. And with her marriage broken by booze, she's desperate to get custody of her kid. Dante and Jazz need each other to solve this murder...and to save themselves from personal and professional disaster.
295 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 2, 2022
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Michael Craft
44 books57 followersMichael Craft is the author of 20 published novels, four of which have been honored as finalists for Lambda Literary Awards. The first installment of his Dante & Jazz series, "Desert Getaway," was a 2023 MWA Edgars nominee for the Lilian Jackson Braun Award. The second installment, "Desert Deadline," was a Gold Winner of the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award, as was his 2019 mystery, "ChoirMaster." In addition, his prize-winning short fiction has appeared in British as well as American literary journals. Craft grew up in Illinois and spent his middle years in Wisconsin, which inspired the fictitious small-town setting of Dumont, used in many of his earlier books. He holds an MFA in creative writing from Antioch University, Los Angeles, and now lives in Rancho Mirage, California, near Palm Springs, the setting of his current Dante & Jazz mystery series. In 2017, Michael Craft's professional archives were acquired by the Special Collections Department of the Rivera Library at the University of California, Riverside. Visit the author's website at www.michaelcraft.com.
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August 7, 2022
The perfect summer read! Dante and Jazz are a mystery solving duo. The book has charm, slickness and colour. Michael Craft has done a fantastic job and I'm sure there's more to come.
April 7, 2022
The Desert Getaway (Dante and Jazz book 1)
By Michael Craft
Brash Books, 2022
Five stars
I started this book with a shiver of anticipation at the idea of a new series from Michael Craft. I was not disappointed. As always, Craft’s elegant prose and deft drawing of characters gives the story depth, even as his panoramic view (sometimes literal) of Palm Springs, California, and its surrounding communities, firmly sets the place as an intense and vivid background for what turns out to be a fairly substantial body count.
The hook is the relationship between Danny (Dante) O’Donnell and Jasmine (Jazz) Friendly. As enemies from the past, reunited by circumstances eerily similar to those under which they first met, Dante and Jazz begin to shift their attitude toward each other as mayhem starts to draw them into its vortex. It is the core joy of reading this book to watch how these two people develop. Both are quasi failures at the start—Danny due to his fecklessness, Jazz due to failings that are not entirely her fault.
Jazz is a woman who’s had a run of bad luck, exacerbated by poor choices. Dante, on the other hand, seems to have hardly made any conscious choices, but has drifted semi-aimlessly, motivated more by his libido than any sense of purpose. I liked Jazz right away, in spite of her hostile past with Danny. Danny was a problem for me. He’s the archetype of the middle-aged adolescent gay man, lulled into thinking he never has to grow up by good looks and strong genes.
It says a lot about Craft’s skill as a storyteller that I warmed to Danny—but only because Danny actually became a better person—a more self-aware and conscious person. This book is as much about Danny O’Donnell’s adult awakening as anything else. It not only takes him through the increasingly morbid mystery, but sets his character up for the next book with Jazz Friendly as an ally he never imagined having.
In much the same way that his earlier novels felt very much rooted in the northern Midwest where they take place, this story seems so very California. Craft populates it with folks who would be alien in the East or the Midwest. Some of the characters are likeable, some are despicable (in spite of Dante’s fascination, I couldn’t abide Skip Terry, a crucial player in the mystery, although to be honest it might be due to my own prejudices). Others, like Dante’s sometime paramour Isandro, deserve more development (book two, I hope). Craft loves the people who fill his pages, and none of them are accidental or carelessly rendered.
The character of the place itself matters—and I think this distinction is real, in spite of our peripatetic society. There is something about life in Southern California, and in the desert itself, that either draws you in or not. Craft makes you understand the allure. I was fascinated that there’s a museum at the center of the story; one that is both familiar and peculiar for me (who spent my 37-year career as a museum curator and administrator).
I am so glad that this new series has begun, and look forward to getting to know Dante and Jazz better. I can’t imagine what they’ll get up to next.
By Michael Craft
Brash Books, 2022
Five stars
I started this book with a shiver of anticipation at the idea of a new series from Michael Craft. I was not disappointed. As always, Craft’s elegant prose and deft drawing of characters gives the story depth, even as his panoramic view (sometimes literal) of Palm Springs, California, and its surrounding communities, firmly sets the place as an intense and vivid background for what turns out to be a fairly substantial body count.
The hook is the relationship between Danny (Dante) O’Donnell and Jasmine (Jazz) Friendly. As enemies from the past, reunited by circumstances eerily similar to those under which they first met, Dante and Jazz begin to shift their attitude toward each other as mayhem starts to draw them into its vortex. It is the core joy of reading this book to watch how these two people develop. Both are quasi failures at the start—Danny due to his fecklessness, Jazz due to failings that are not entirely her fault.
Jazz is a woman who’s had a run of bad luck, exacerbated by poor choices. Dante, on the other hand, seems to have hardly made any conscious choices, but has drifted semi-aimlessly, motivated more by his libido than any sense of purpose. I liked Jazz right away, in spite of her hostile past with Danny. Danny was a problem for me. He’s the archetype of the middle-aged adolescent gay man, lulled into thinking he never has to grow up by good looks and strong genes.
It says a lot about Craft’s skill as a storyteller that I warmed to Danny—but only because Danny actually became a better person—a more self-aware and conscious person. This book is as much about Danny O’Donnell’s adult awakening as anything else. It not only takes him through the increasingly morbid mystery, but sets his character up for the next book with Jazz Friendly as an ally he never imagined having.
In much the same way that his earlier novels felt very much rooted in the northern Midwest where they take place, this story seems so very California. Craft populates it with folks who would be alien in the East or the Midwest. Some of the characters are likeable, some are despicable (in spite of Dante’s fascination, I couldn’t abide Skip Terry, a crucial player in the mystery, although to be honest it might be due to my own prejudices). Others, like Dante’s sometime paramour Isandro, deserve more development (book two, I hope). Craft loves the people who fill his pages, and none of them are accidental or carelessly rendered.
The character of the place itself matters—and I think this distinction is real, in spite of our peripatetic society. There is something about life in Southern California, and in the desert itself, that either draws you in or not. Craft makes you understand the allure. I was fascinated that there’s a museum at the center of the story; one that is both familiar and peculiar for me (who spent my 37-year career as a museum curator and administrator).
I am so glad that this new series has begun, and look forward to getting to know Dante and Jazz better. I can’t imagine what they’ll get up to next.
February 21, 2023
I have had great fun this year reading the nominees for the Edgar Awards and Desert Getaway by Michael Craft is another one.
Dante (born Danny) O'Donnell is an agent for high-end rentals in and around Palm Springs. He describes himself as :
recently turned fifty-one after wasting too many years on starstruck dreams and the wrong men. I looked dorky in dad jeans and a yellow polo shirt embroidered with the Sunny Junket logo.
When a client expires in a rental he teams up with ex-cop Jazz Friendly and they make quite a team who I am looking forward to reading more about.
I loved that we really felt the setting in this book and can't wait to read more about it.
While the book had a nice pace and kept me guessing, I'm not altogether sure how I feel about the final reveal.
Dante (born Danny) O'Donnell is an agent for high-end rentals in and around Palm Springs. He describes himself as :
recently turned fifty-one after wasting too many years on starstruck dreams and the wrong men. I looked dorky in dad jeans and a yellow polo shirt embroidered with the Sunny Junket logo.
When a client expires in a rental he teams up with ex-cop Jazz Friendly and they make quite a team who I am looking forward to reading more about.
I loved that we really felt the setting in this book and can't wait to read more about it.
While the book had a nice pace and kept me guessing, I'm not altogether sure how I feel about the final reveal.
July 23, 2023
A great start to a new series by an autobuy author (for me). Dante is a bit of a horn-dog and is clearly not averse to opportunistic encounters when they come available (kinda reminding me of one hothead called Slater Ibanez in his early books). I think it rather ingenious to have Dante be a luxury rental agent as this literally gives him (and Jazz) ample opportunities to get into the lives and living spaces (and of course murders within) of the 'rich and famous'. One hysterical conversation involving the use of the word 'astonished' had me burst out laughing aloud involuntarily. Looking forward to the next sleuthing escapade for Dante and Jazz.
April 26, 2022
I normally like Brash publisher’s mysteries. Also, they normally go with the older reprints. Maybe they are venturing into new books now. This is new. It isn’t the reason I didn’t like it.
The reason I didn’t like it (and I’m actually apprehensive about saying this in the current day and age) was because it was just too gay for me.
I’m using the word precisely, just so you know, meaning homosexual. As in Dante, the main protagonist of this novel, is a gay man and that is the central thing of his personality to the exclusion of all others. And when we’re talking gay – it’s the RuPaul Drag show sort of gay, flamboyant and over the top. Which is perfectly fine, it just doesn’t interest me and isn’t what I like to read. And yes, it should be ok to say that, even in this day and age.
Dante’s 51, he slutted his way through a 30-year relationship and now he’s single and ready to mingle…some more. It’s easy enough because apparently, defying statistics, almost everyone he meets is gay.
Dante works as a sort of fancy concierge for a fancy rentals company and as such gets involved with the guests. When some of them end up dead, he ends up paired up with a former police detective named Jazz to solve the crime, private detective style.
Dante is a white gay male, Jazz is a straight black woman. Dante’s all easy surface charm, Jazz is grumpy. It’s like something right out of a buddy comedy. But not all that comedic. Or all that interesting. Or all that original.
Dante does manage to squeeze some snooping around in between all his sexual conquests, but the focus seems determined to remain on Dante and his love life. Even though the book is surprisingly chaste for that.
The book is decently written – the author’s been at it for long enough to know how to move the plot along. And it does have a mystery to solve, although not the most interesting one. The Pal Springs setting is nice, but characters are a various assortment of clichés. All in all, didn’t care for it. Thanks Brash for providing a free review copy.
The reason I didn’t like it (and I’m actually apprehensive about saying this in the current day and age) was because it was just too gay for me.
I’m using the word precisely, just so you know, meaning homosexual. As in Dante, the main protagonist of this novel, is a gay man and that is the central thing of his personality to the exclusion of all others. And when we’re talking gay – it’s the RuPaul Drag show sort of gay, flamboyant and over the top. Which is perfectly fine, it just doesn’t interest me and isn’t what I like to read. And yes, it should be ok to say that, even in this day and age.
Dante’s 51, he slutted his way through a 30-year relationship and now he’s single and ready to mingle…some more. It’s easy enough because apparently, defying statistics, almost everyone he meets is gay.
Dante works as a sort of fancy concierge for a fancy rentals company and as such gets involved with the guests. When some of them end up dead, he ends up paired up with a former police detective named Jazz to solve the crime, private detective style.
Dante is a white gay male, Jazz is a straight black woman. Dante’s all easy surface charm, Jazz is grumpy. It’s like something right out of a buddy comedy. But not all that comedic. Or all that interesting. Or all that original.
Dante does manage to squeeze some snooping around in between all his sexual conquests, but the focus seems determined to remain on Dante and his love life. Even though the book is surprisingly chaste for that.
The book is decently written – the author’s been at it for long enough to know how to move the plot along. And it does have a mystery to solve, although not the most interesting one. The Pal Springs setting is nice, but characters are a various assortment of clichés. All in all, didn’t care for it. Thanks Brash for providing a free review copy.
July 8, 2024
I felt disappointed in this - expecting it to be more fun than it was. The setting in Palm Springs is really great, as is the idea of a luxury rental company employee become involved in a murder or three and ending up working with a private investigator to see that the actual murderers are brought to justice. But ... I found the entire promiscuous gay culture both portrayed and which dominates Dante's thoughts, actions and relationships as just too 1980s before AIDS changed the landscape forever, and detracting from the overall plot. Even though it plays into the plot. I think this was for a certain audience and I'm not it.
October 27, 2024
I loved the strong, distinct voice of the main character and the vividly established setting in this book. The relationship between Dante and Jazz is more nuanced and complex than I expected based on the book’s overall tone (mostly light and humorous), and I liked that Craft avoided the most obvious route for their relationship to develop. It’s nice to spend time with characters who are supportive and give each other the benefit of the doubt even when they’re still figuring each other out. I’ll definitely continue this series.
September 21, 2025
I liked the characters in this book. The mystery was interesting, and while I anticipated the solution, I didn't feel disappointed in how it played out. I would read the next book if I could get my hands on it.
August 30, 2023
3.5 stars. This mystery doesn't take itself too seriously; it's a lot of fun! My only critique is that I wish the reading experience was more interactive (e.g., more clues along the way), rather than the plot simply being "told" to the reader. The characters were distinct and intriguing though! I particularly enjoyed Dante and his antics.
September 24, 2023
Desert Deadline is the second book in the Dante and Jazz mystery series by Michael Craft. The pair were thrown together in book one, Desert Getaway, and ended up solving a murder in Palm Springs. Now they choose to solve crimes together. Jazz Friendly is an ex-cop with her own private detective agency, and Dante O’Donnell helps out as he has time. His real job is working for Sunny Junket Vacation Rentals—working with their high-end clients. They are an unlikely pair, as he is white and gay, and she is Black and straight and on the rebound from a failed marriage. She also has a young daughter.
This book starts off with Dante talking about Swedish “death cleaning” which immediately catches your attention. Dante is preparing a vacation rental in Indian Wells, an enclave of gated country clubs about fifteen miles from Palm Springs, for the famous reclusive romance author Maude Movay. Maude is facing a tight deadline for a multimillion-dollar deal and needs a quiet place to get it done. But when Dante arrives to see if she needs anything, instead of finding Maude he meets her publicist and manager—Lanford Endicott and Guy Kirby—who are also married. With them is their personal trainer, and perhaps a bit more, Ramil. Lanford tells Dante that he would like to hire Jazz to check someone out. That evening Dante and Jazz are invited to a dinner party, and yet again Maude doesn’t show. However, they are joined by Jazz’s ex, Christopher, and his law associate Allison Harper. Also present are Lanford’s very odd and drunk niece and her husband. By morning, Maude Movay has been murdered and Jazz and Dante are hired to find the real killer.
As if solving a murder wasn’t enough to have on his mind, Dante is also dealing with relationship issues. He is now involved in a more serious relationship with his young neighbor Isandro, and it appears as though Isandro wants to take things to the next level. Dante isn’t sure if he wants that and he finds himself tempted by Ramil. Throw in a kidnapping and people who aren’t what they seem, and you have a mystery that keeps you guessing and on the edge of your seat to the end. While there are elements of this series that could be considered cozy, there is a bit of strong language.
This book is a delight on every level! Not only does it have an interesting mystery, but I love the characters and their drama-filled lives. I am just as interested in seeing where the various relationships go as I am in seeing what mystery they have to solve in the next book. I can’t wait! Desert Deadline will definitely be on my “Best Books of 2023” list!
This book starts off with Dante talking about Swedish “death cleaning” which immediately catches your attention. Dante is preparing a vacation rental in Indian Wells, an enclave of gated country clubs about fifteen miles from Palm Springs, for the famous reclusive romance author Maude Movay. Maude is facing a tight deadline for a multimillion-dollar deal and needs a quiet place to get it done. But when Dante arrives to see if she needs anything, instead of finding Maude he meets her publicist and manager—Lanford Endicott and Guy Kirby—who are also married. With them is their personal trainer, and perhaps a bit more, Ramil. Lanford tells Dante that he would like to hire Jazz to check someone out. That evening Dante and Jazz are invited to a dinner party, and yet again Maude doesn’t show. However, they are joined by Jazz’s ex, Christopher, and his law associate Allison Harper. Also present are Lanford’s very odd and drunk niece and her husband. By morning, Maude Movay has been murdered and Jazz and Dante are hired to find the real killer.
As if solving a murder wasn’t enough to have on his mind, Dante is also dealing with relationship issues. He is now involved in a more serious relationship with his young neighbor Isandro, and it appears as though Isandro wants to take things to the next level. Dante isn’t sure if he wants that and he finds himself tempted by Ramil. Throw in a kidnapping and people who aren’t what they seem, and you have a mystery that keeps you guessing and on the edge of your seat to the end. While there are elements of this series that could be considered cozy, there is a bit of strong language.
This book is a delight on every level! Not only does it have an interesting mystery, but I love the characters and their drama-filled lives. I am just as interested in seeing where the various relationships go as I am in seeing what mystery they have to solve in the next book. I can’t wait! Desert Deadline will definitely be on my “Best Books of 2023” list!
July 25, 2022
The first in the new Dante and Jazz series set in Palm Springs. This book was so well crafted and plotted, and so much fun! From pedigree MCM vacation rentals to dubious LA art gallery, Michael Craft fills his lush settings with questionable characters--whether they be dressed to the nines or in tank tops and flip flops. This gem of a mystery whisks you away on a sun-drenched vacation, takes you on a delicious romp across the Coachella Valley, and immerses you in a whodunnit that keeps the surprises coming.
March 10, 2023
Audio review- performed by Joel Froomkin
Story-3 stars. Narration 4 stars
This is a new-to-me author but I listened because of the narrator. I almost DNF a couple of times but I kept going. The characters are interesting but I struggled with the mystery aspects of the story, esp Jazz's actions. They just didn't line up with her being ex-cop. I haven't read cozy mysteries in many years so I had to remind myself to suspend reality and try to enjoy the ride.
Trigger Warning for cheating. And while Dante has plenty of sex, it's all closed door.
Story-3 stars. Narration 4 stars
This is a new-to-me author but I listened because of the narrator. I almost DNF a couple of times but I kept going. The characters are interesting but I struggled with the mystery aspects of the story, esp Jazz's actions. They just didn't line up with her being ex-cop. I haven't read cozy mysteries in many years so I had to remind myself to suspend reality and try to enjoy the ride.
Trigger Warning for cheating. And while Dante has plenty of sex, it's all closed door.
November 30, 2023
Neither great nor terrible. The author has some talent but there is a lot of exposition and awkward emotional dumping.
There are some of the different generations of gay men and their views on various elements of society. Some of this is obvious in the opening scenes where our main character interacts with dated and cringe-y flirty language that is endemic to American gay men of a certain age. "He was tricking with him" - from a book set in 2022 with a character who would have been in his 20s in the '90s when that phrase was already passe.
Took a whole star off for the overuse of italics. Every other sentence had one in the middle section of the book. Gross. Lazy. Amateur.
All in all - good bones, but way too much exposition and clunky backstory from the main characters for such an experienced author.
There are some of the different generations of gay men and their views on various elements of society. Some of this is obvious in the opening scenes where our main character interacts with dated and cringe-y flirty language that is endemic to American gay men of a certain age. "He was tricking with him" - from a book set in 2022 with a character who would have been in his 20s in the '90s when that phrase was already passe.
Took a whole star off for the overuse of italics. Every other sentence had one in the middle section of the book. Gross. Lazy. Amateur.
All in all - good bones, but way too much exposition and clunky backstory from the main characters for such an experienced author.
February 24, 2024
Fun read!
This was a fun read for me. One because it was a mystery and a whodunit, and two, because it takes place where I live, Palm Springs! Ha! (Yeah but to clarify, I don't live in fancy snooty place.)
Dante is just an everyday guy who gets caught up in a murder. He also winds up working with a PI, Jazz, who I love! I wasn't sure at all who did the murder, I kept guessing, I'm not sure we should have known with the evidence given to us.
I enjoyed this read and will look to other books from this author!
This was a fun read for me. One because it was a mystery and a whodunit, and two, because it takes place where I live, Palm Springs! Ha! (Yeah but to clarify, I don't live in fancy snooty place.)
Dante is just an everyday guy who gets caught up in a murder. He also winds up working with a PI, Jazz, who I love! I wasn't sure at all who did the murder, I kept guessing, I'm not sure we should have known with the evidence given to us.
I enjoyed this read and will look to other books from this author!
June 5, 2025
This was a fun light mystery. There were a lot of fun characters, although I found Dante himself a bit annoying. I liked the partnership of Jazz and Dante and see a lot of potential for future books featuring the duo. I feel like the author did a good job of capturing the culture of Palm Springs and the people who live and vacation there. The mystery itself was OK. I didn't figure out who did it before the reveal, but I really didn't care too much about it either. Overall, it was a fun book to read by the side of the pool during pride month.
April 9, 2024
Palm Springs Noir
Fun, atmospheric murder mystery with two sympathetic sleuths: Dante, a high-end rental concierge, and Jazz, a female private investigator and former cop. The contrasting lives of wealthy "snow birds," artists in residence, and earnest working folk play out well against a background of the natural beauty of the Palm Springs desert and a series of puzzling murders. Recommended.
Fun, atmospheric murder mystery with two sympathetic sleuths: Dante, a high-end rental concierge, and Jazz, a female private investigator and former cop. The contrasting lives of wealthy "snow birds," artists in residence, and earnest working folk play out well against a background of the natural beauty of the Palm Springs desert and a series of puzzling murders. Recommended.
June 10, 2022
This book was great fun. A clever, funny, gay romp through the Palm Springs Desert cities. This is the first time I have read a book by Michael Craft and will not be the last. Character development was good, suspense was maintained throughout, and the plot was fun. In these serious times it is nice to find escape in a well written book that does not take itself too seriously.
June 14, 2022
Delightful Getaway
A fun romp of a story that is also touching and human. As always, Michael Craft's characters are intricate, spot-on, and make me want more. The mystery (mysteries, actually) are very satisfying. I hope Michael is planning more adventures for Dante and Jazz. I would love to see what the future holds for them!
A fun romp of a story that is also touching and human. As always, Michael Craft's characters are intricate, spot-on, and make me want more. The mystery (mysteries, actually) are very satisfying. I hope Michael is planning more adventures for Dante and Jazz. I would love to see what the future holds for them!
October 4, 2025
As a mystery, this was great! I loved the story, I loved the twists and turns, and I loved Dante and Jass's friendship!
My only gripe is I listened to this on audiobook and DO NOT listen to this one on audiobook. Just read it. Good lord, it has one of the worst narrators I've heard. Not THE worst but one of them.
Book- fun time!
Audiobook- TERRIBLE narrator
My only gripe is I listened to this on audiobook and DO NOT listen to this one on audiobook. Just read it. Good lord, it has one of the worst narrators I've heard. Not THE worst but one of them.
Book- fun time!
Audiobook- TERRIBLE narrator
May 14, 2022
Another Masterful Mystery
Michael Craft has a real knack for very well developed believable characters and dialogue. Desert Getaway is a delight and an “I can’t put it down” tale. Bravo!
Michael Craft has a real knack for very well developed believable characters and dialogue. Desert Getaway is a delight and an “I can’t put it down” tale. Bravo!
May 18, 2022
Another excellent read
Michael Craft really knows how to tell a story with great characters and a plot that keeps you turning page after page. Just hope there will be more of Dante and Jazz.
Michael Craft really knows how to tell a story with great characters and a plot that keeps you turning page after page. Just hope there will be more of Dante and Jazz.
June 10, 2022
The heat is on
In Palm Springs. Getaway is a nicely crafted murder mystery, where I actually did not figure out the killer to the very end. The main characters are not without flaws, so you enjoy normal people that are relatable.
In Palm Springs. Getaway is a nicely crafted murder mystery, where I actually did not figure out the killer to the very end. The main characters are not without flaws, so you enjoy normal people that are relatable.
June 13, 2022
Another great novel from one of my favorite authors. Hope this becomes a series. Still miss more stories from Mark Manning, but I'm sure Dante & Jazz can make up for him. So can't wait to grab a big bowl of pink fluff and read their next adventure!
April 23, 2023
Very different community to me, but that is why I read. Although this is a mystery I found myself hoping the main character would find someone who would truly appreciate and respect him as a unique and good person. I think for me the growth of the character was more important than the mystery.
July 10, 2023
Desert crime
I very much liked this story. A great plot and engaging characters and best of all no graphic gay sex to pad it out all beautifully understated. I’m hoping to read more from this author.
I very much liked this story. A great plot and engaging characters and best of all no graphic gay sex to pad it out all beautifully understated. I’m hoping to read more from this author.
September 4, 2023
Excellent Read
Story so well written I began to miss the heat of a Palm Springs summer so you know it must be good. Great characters, sensible plot but still surprising. Well done!
Story so well written I began to miss the heat of a Palm Springs summer so you know it must be good. Great characters, sensible plot but still surprising. Well done!
July 30, 2022
fun read!
This book was an easy, fun, mystery/ romance/ funny story! Now i can’t wait to read mote of Michael Crafts books!
This book was an easy, fun, mystery/ romance/ funny story! Now i can’t wait to read mote of Michael Crafts books!
July 23, 2023
Desert Getaway
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I can’t wait to read more from Michael Craft. Hopefully, more of Dante & Jazz.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I can’t wait to read more from Michael Craft. Hopefully, more of Dante & Jazz.
August 23, 2023
Entertaining. Simple. Summer Fluff.
November 10, 2023
Great mystery!
Excellent read - takes you through a fantastic story line with a backdrop of the Palm Springs and Coachella Valley area - well done!
Excellent read - takes you through a fantastic story line with a backdrop of the Palm Springs and Coachella Valley area - well done!
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