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Sharon McCone #26
Locked In
Shot in the head by an unknown assailant, San Francisco private eye Sharon McCone finds herself trapped by locked-in syndrome: almost total paralysis but an alert, conscious mind. Since the late-night attack occurred at her agency's offices, the natural conclusion was that it was connected to one of the firm's cases. As Sharon lies in her hospital bed, furiously trying to break out of her body's prison and discover her attacker's identity, all the members of her agency fan out to find the reason why she was assaulted. Meanwhile, Sharon becomes a locked-in detective, evaluating the clues from her staff's separate investigations and discovering unsettling truths that could put her life in jeopardy again. As the case draws to a surprising and even shocking conclusion, Sharon's husband, Hy, must decide whether or not to surrender to his own violent past and exact fatal vengeance when the person responsible is identified.
288 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2009
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About the author
Marcia Muller
165 books724 followersMarcia Muller is an American author of mystery and thriller novels.
Muller has written many novels featuring her Sharon McCone female private detective character. Vanishing Point won the Shamus Award for Best P.I. Novel. Muller had been nominated for the Shamus Award four times previously.
In 2005, Muller was awarded the Mystery Writers of America's Grand Master award.
She was born in Detroit, Michigan, and grew up in Birmingham, Michigan, and graduated in English from the University of Michigan and worked as a journalist at Sunset magazine. She is married to detective fiction author Bill Pronzini with whom she has collaborated on several novels.
Muller has written many novels featuring her Sharon McCone female private detective character. Vanishing Point won the Shamus Award for Best P.I. Novel. Muller had been nominated for the Shamus Award four times previously.
In 2005, Muller was awarded the Mystery Writers of America's Grand Master award.
She was born in Detroit, Michigan, and grew up in Birmingham, Michigan, and graduated in English from the University of Michigan and worked as a journalist at Sunset magazine. She is married to detective fiction author Bill Pronzini with whom she has collaborated on several novels.
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January 16, 2021
This long running series is a pleasure to read. While the series runs sequentially, individual books can easily be read out of sequence .
May 15, 2018
I loved this book even more than I had expected to from LJ's comments. I took my pristine copy to bed with me to sample as I settled in; and ended up finishing it at about 1:30 AM, sore eyes notwithstanding. Moving and intelligent, at one spot it had me laughing and crying at the same time.
Now that I have LOCKED IN on my kindle, it's completely handy for rereads. My favorite contemporary mystery new read of 2009, also favorite mystery reread of 2014. Read 7 times.
Now that I have LOCKED IN on my kindle, it's completely handy for rereads. My favorite contemporary mystery new read of 2009, also favorite mystery reread of 2014. Read 7 times.
May 1, 2019
#27 in the Sharon McCone series. 2010 Shamus Award for Best Novel; Finalist 2010 Barry Award for Best Novel. This 2009 series entry by author Marcia Muller has a unique perspective with the protagonist in a virtual coma able only to blink for most of the book. Investigating several ongoing, sometimes intersecting, complex cases and having the progress presented by five alternating narrators makes for a potentially confusing novel with an ultimately satisfying set of conclusions.
Returning to her office late one night, McCone is shot while interrupting a burglary. When she wakes up in the hospital, McCone is fully conscious but "locked in." Paralyzed, she can communicate only by blinking her eyes. Narrative duty falls on McCone's motley crew of co-workers and other series regulars like her husband, Hy Ripinsky. Each chapter, told from a different perspective, provides another clue in a convoluted case that includes multiple murders, a sex scandal in city government and the inevitable coverup.
Returning to her office late one night, McCone is shot while interrupting a burglary. When she wakes up in the hospital, McCone is fully conscious but "locked in." Paralyzed, she can communicate only by blinking her eyes. Narrative duty falls on McCone's motley crew of co-workers and other series regulars like her husband, Hy Ripinsky. Each chapter, told from a different perspective, provides another clue in a convoluted case that includes multiple murders, a sex scandal in city government and the inevitable coverup.
June 30, 2022
At this point we're pretty deep into the life and times of Sharon McCone (this is book #26 in a series!) so the assumption is that the reader is largely already invested in these characters. This is a really good series read as it puts Sharon in the largest peril she's faced yet. She's been shot by an intruder at her office and is suffering from "locked in" syndrome. Which is to say she's unable to speak or move but can still see, hear and reason. With Sharon working the case from a hospital bed, it's up to her operatives and McCone Investigations to find out who is behind her shooting. The story head-hops among various characters as they work three investigations that seem the most likely to bear fruit. It's a face-paced read and Muller kept me guessing. The ending got a little melodramatic for my tastes, but all in all a good, solid entry in a long-running series.
October 28, 2018
Muller takes a shocking premise (McCone is shot in the head by surprise) and then moves that in an extraordinary direction, giving us the points-of-view of Hy and the four detectives who are working on cases that might be related to McCone's shooting. By doing so, she not only gives us insights into many of this series' secondary characters, but also a very intricately plotted set of mysteries.
This is a masterpiece of the detective genre!
This is a masterpiece of the detective genre!
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February 22, 2020DNF—Marcia Muller is a reliable mystery author, but when I realized that this particular plot involved Sharon McCone enduring “locked-in” syndrome after a head injury, I wasn’t ready for it. My mother spent the last years of her life unable to communicate with us in any meaningful way, and I just can’t.
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October 23, 2009
There is no doubt that Marcia Muller is one of the top mystery writers working today. She has the Grand Masters Award from the Mystery Writers of America plus a host of other honors to prove it. However, her army of readers don't need these affirmations to know that a Muller book is going to intrigue and entertain them.
Best known for stories featuring private investigator Sharon McCone this author suprises us with her latest, Locked In. McCone has been a top favorite since her debut in 1977; we think we know her pretty well. Nonetheless, this title's opener is a real shocker: on a misty July night in San Francisco McCone's vintage MG runs out of gas. Fortunately, she's not too far from her office on the Pier and she takes off for it on foot. Once at the security grille to the Pier she called for the security guard, Lewis, a problem alcoholic. He's not to be found. She uses her security code to open the door to the Pier's entrance, climbs the stairs to the office's catwalk, and finds the door unlocked. It's dark inside, there's a sudden motion -she is shot.
The bullet has entered her brain leaving her in a comatose state known as locked-in syndrome. She cannot speak or move, totally paralyzed and can communicate only by blinking her eyes in response to a question. So, for once McCone is not at the leader of a crime investigation but the center of it as her team rallies, scurrying for clues, determined to find out who shot McCone and why.
What this scenario does in the talented hands of author Muller is allow the reader not only to be fascinated as the reasons for the shooting are revealed but also to become better acquainted with the major players in this series as each one turns over every rock searching for the assailant.
Of course, McCone series readers are familiar with Hy Ripinsky, partner and husband to McCone yet here he is revealed in utter anguish as he remembers his past and articulates his hopes for a future with McCone. There is Latina Julia Rafael who'd "been hooking and dealing on the tough streets of the Mission district when she was a teenager,"but McCone saw so much more and placed confidence in her, helping Julia to turn her life around.
There's Mick Savage, McCone's nephew who had pulled some pretty dumb stunts, but his aunt "had been solid as a rock, taking him seriously, treating him like a man when he was only a kid." He loved her and he owed her.
These and others are united by their determination to catch whoever had almost killed McCone. Revelations of what they are finding are interspersed with thoughts running through McCone's mind as she is by turns discouraged, enraged, and bent on somehow escaping the prison that her body has become.
For this reader Locked In is the best of the McCone series, and that's saying quite a bit!
- Gail Cooke
Best known for stories featuring private investigator Sharon McCone this author suprises us with her latest, Locked In. McCone has been a top favorite since her debut in 1977; we think we know her pretty well. Nonetheless, this title's opener is a real shocker: on a misty July night in San Francisco McCone's vintage MG runs out of gas. Fortunately, she's not too far from her office on the Pier and she takes off for it on foot. Once at the security grille to the Pier she called for the security guard, Lewis, a problem alcoholic. He's not to be found. She uses her security code to open the door to the Pier's entrance, climbs the stairs to the office's catwalk, and finds the door unlocked. It's dark inside, there's a sudden motion -she is shot.
The bullet has entered her brain leaving her in a comatose state known as locked-in syndrome. She cannot speak or move, totally paralyzed and can communicate only by blinking her eyes in response to a question. So, for once McCone is not at the leader of a crime investigation but the center of it as her team rallies, scurrying for clues, determined to find out who shot McCone and why.
What this scenario does in the talented hands of author Muller is allow the reader not only to be fascinated as the reasons for the shooting are revealed but also to become better acquainted with the major players in this series as each one turns over every rock searching for the assailant.
Of course, McCone series readers are familiar with Hy Ripinsky, partner and husband to McCone yet here he is revealed in utter anguish as he remembers his past and articulates his hopes for a future with McCone. There is Latina Julia Rafael who'd "been hooking and dealing on the tough streets of the Mission district when she was a teenager,"but McCone saw so much more and placed confidence in her, helping Julia to turn her life around.
There's Mick Savage, McCone's nephew who had pulled some pretty dumb stunts, but his aunt "had been solid as a rock, taking him seriously, treating him like a man when he was only a kid." He loved her and he owed her.
These and others are united by their determination to catch whoever had almost killed McCone. Revelations of what they are finding are interspersed with thoughts running through McCone's mind as she is by turns discouraged, enraged, and bent on somehow escaping the prison that her body has become.
For this reader Locked In is the best of the McCone series, and that's saying quite a bit!
- Gail Cooke
October 2, 2009
Locked In is the latest Sharon McCone mystery from author, Marcia Muller. This book opens with a bang. Sharon is headed back to the office. When she arrives, she goes to unlock her office door but it is already unlocked. She heads into her office and hears a loud bang, right before she passes out. Sharon wakes up to find herself lying in a hospital bed with her husband by her side. The problem Sharon now faces is that she is trapped inside her body in what is called “locked-in syndrome”. A syndrome where the person is conscious and can hear everything around them but their body won’t respond and neither will their eyes.
It is up to Sharon’s husband to find the person responsible for his wife’s condition. Time is racing.
Locked In is the second Sharon McCone book I have read. Burned Out is the first. While I didn’t really care for the first, I thought I would give this book a try. The concept really drew me in and made me excited to want try another novel by Marcia Muller. The beginning of this book really got my heart racing but about a third of the way in, I quickly lost interest in the plot and the characters. The only times when I became intrigued was when the story would flash to Sharon. Overall, I probably won’t read anymore Sharon McCone novels. Don’t let my thoughts stop you though from trying this book out if you want as there are many people who do like this series.
It is up to Sharon’s husband to find the person responsible for his wife’s condition. Time is racing.
Locked In is the second Sharon McCone book I have read. Burned Out is the first. While I didn’t really care for the first, I thought I would give this book a try. The concept really drew me in and made me excited to want try another novel by Marcia Muller. The beginning of this book really got my heart racing but about a third of the way in, I quickly lost interest in the plot and the characters. The only times when I became intrigued was when the story would flash to Sharon. Overall, I probably won’t read anymore Sharon McCone novels. Don’t let my thoughts stop you though from trying this book out if you want as there are many people who do like this series.
December 2, 2009
First Sentence: A typical July night in San Francisco.
That typical July night ends up as anything but when private investigator Sharon McCone returns to her office late one evening, and is shot. But bullet has lodged in her head and left her, not in a coma, but locked-in. She can hear, see and think, but neither talk nor move. Her husband, Hy, and her McCone Investigation team are focused on finding the shooter.
The story definitely starts with a bang. From there, each chapter is narrated by a different characters, but it is very effectively and clearly done. Muller effectively conveys each person’s emotions, but particularly Sharon’s.
I felt her transition from confusion to fear, anger, frustration, rage, hopelessness, and determination. It was also the first time I felt the real connection between McCone and Hy. The plot is well constructed, building as a puzzle, one piece at the time.
Odd as it sounds, the only reason I didn’t rate it excellent is know from the beginning what Sharon’s outcome will be thereby diminishing some of the impact and suspense. Other than that, this may be one of my favorite McCone books.
LOCKED IN (Priv Inves-Sharon McCone-No. Cal-Cont) – VG+
Muller, Marsha – 26th in series
Grand Central Publications, 2009, US Hardcover – ISBN: 9780446581059
That typical July night ends up as anything but when private investigator Sharon McCone returns to her office late one evening, and is shot. But bullet has lodged in her head and left her, not in a coma, but locked-in. She can hear, see and think, but neither talk nor move. Her husband, Hy, and her McCone Investigation team are focused on finding the shooter.
The story definitely starts with a bang. From there, each chapter is narrated by a different characters, but it is very effectively and clearly done. Muller effectively conveys each person’s emotions, but particularly Sharon’s.
I felt her transition from confusion to fear, anger, frustration, rage, hopelessness, and determination. It was also the first time I felt the real connection between McCone and Hy. The plot is well constructed, building as a puzzle, one piece at the time.
Odd as it sounds, the only reason I didn’t rate it excellent is know from the beginning what Sharon’s outcome will be thereby diminishing some of the impact and suspense. Other than that, this may be one of my favorite McCone books.
LOCKED IN (Priv Inves-Sharon McCone-No. Cal-Cont) – VG+
Muller, Marsha – 26th in series
Grand Central Publications, 2009, US Hardcover – ISBN: 9780446581059
December 15, 2009
This was my first time reading a book by this author or featuring this private eye and I was not disappointed. Not only was the story suspenseful and a great mystery, but it also appealed to me as a Speech-Language Pathologist. After being shot in the head, Sharon McCone suffered from Locked-In Syndrome, a very rare and misunderstood condition that results in the inability to speak or move while you understand everything going on around you. Individuals with locked-in syndrome can only communicate through eye blinks, eye gaze, etc. I thought the author did a great job of communicating the frustration McCone must have experienced as well as the difficulties those around her had coping with her disorder. I also thought she captured well the idea that communication difficulties are not equated with intelligence in spite of the fact that most of us assume someone who cannot communicate is "slow" or "stupid". In her protagonist, she had a very intelligent private investigator who was very involved in solving the mystery surrounding her shooter in spite of her locked-in syndrome.
I would like to read more books by this author and will certainly recommend this book to lovers of mystery as well as my speech therapy friends and colleagues.
I would like to read more books by this author and will certainly recommend this book to lovers of mystery as well as my speech therapy friends and colleagues.
May 8, 2017
Sharon McCone is shot in the head in her office. She recovers but suffers Locked-In Syndrome (a rare neurological disorder characterized by complete paralysis of voluntary muscles in all parts of the body except for those that control eye movement. It may result from traumatic brain injury, diseases of the circulatory system, diseases that destroy the myelin sheath surrounding nerve cells, or medication overdose. Individuals with locked-in syndrome are conscious and can think and reason, but are unable to speak or move. The disorder leaves individuals completely mute and paralyzed. Communication may be possible with blinking eye movements). Only being able to communicate her thoughts through blinking eye movements leaves her frustrated. While trying to find the perp who shot and left McCone for dead, to solve the case, McCone’s husband and staff runs everything by her while trying to interpret her blinking eye responses.
Locked-in is a good read and Deanna Hurst does a good job in storytelling.
Locked-in is a good read and Deanna Hurst does a good job in storytelling.
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March 11, 2010The 27th Sharon McCone mystery finds McCone hospitalized, paralyzed by a gunshot wound to the head, in a "locked-in" state, meaning that she can hear, she can think, but she cannot move or talk. At best, she can respond by blinking - once for "yes", twice for "no".
Her colleagues gather to try to find out who attacked her, delving through old files on the not unreasonable assumption that this was likely related to one of her old cases.
Ordinarily, Muller writes from McCone's point of view. But because of the situation in which she has placed her protagonist, this book is written from multiple points of view. It's a departure which I found interesting, and which worked, particularly as we also got inside Sharon's head as she responded mentally to what she was being told by others. Muller really captured the frustration that someone who is "locked-in" must feel, particularly if that person is ordinarily as physically and mentally active as McCone.
Her colleagues gather to try to find out who attacked her, delving through old files on the not unreasonable assumption that this was likely related to one of her old cases.
Ordinarily, Muller writes from McCone's point of view. But because of the situation in which she has placed her protagonist, this book is written from multiple points of view. It's a departure which I found interesting, and which worked, particularly as we also got inside Sharon's head as she responded mentally to what she was being told by others. Muller really captured the frustration that someone who is "locked-in" must feel, particularly if that person is ordinarily as physically and mentally active as McCone.
November 21, 2009
I have a problem but it's not the book--it's me. I'm pretty sure that I've read all the McCone series--and there are a ton of them. In this book Muller reprises the background of all the people we've come to know--operatives and family. While the refresher was helpful, I realized I just didn't care. Since her early days as a struggling PI at All Souls, McCone has practically become a CEO. She has so many people working for her that it took me awhile--and sometimes the backstories--to sort them out. Then, there's the whole family thing. This may work fine for most of her fans, but not for me. McCone, thankfully, is still McCone but the other characters are getting in my way. Will I read the next book? Oh probably. She is still an excellent writer and this book was done very well. She does deserve her Grand Master award. I'm just being picky.
May 28, 2010
I like Marcia Muller and this one was no different.
As I finished, I noted that the dedication is "To Bill, for a story that started out as a joke." I am thinking that is the only way to explain this one. She has Sharon McCone getting shot in the head and she has been diagnosed with "locked-in syndrome." That's right - her main character is paralyzed and cannot talk. This is practically a death sentence. Some people can live for years and some for mere months.
So I was thinking, wow, how is she going to get out of this or ... is this the last book?
Anyway, we do get to know her staff at McCone Investigations as they try to follow what leads they have, or think they have, to her shooter. But, obviously, the best parts were the parts going on in McCone's head as she was trying to figure out how she was going to rise above this.
As I finished, I noted that the dedication is "To Bill, for a story that started out as a joke." I am thinking that is the only way to explain this one. She has Sharon McCone getting shot in the head and she has been diagnosed with "locked-in syndrome." That's right - her main character is paralyzed and cannot talk. This is practically a death sentence. Some people can live for years and some for mere months.
So I was thinking, wow, how is she going to get out of this or ... is this the last book?
Anyway, we do get to know her staff at McCone Investigations as they try to follow what leads they have, or think they have, to her shooter. But, obviously, the best parts were the parts going on in McCone's head as she was trying to figure out how she was going to rise above this.
May 18, 2016
This was a different format from Mueller's books. Sharon McCone is "locked-in" a coma, but is able to hear as people talk to her. Chapters are short as they rotate through the staff and family of McCone's agency trying to figure out who attacked Sharon and shot her causing the injury to her brain. I was interested, also in learning about "Locked-in" syndrome, which is a real medical situation. So I went on to read a book written by someone that experienced this condition. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly See, you can learn even by reading a simple detective novel!
September 25, 2009
The premise is scary - the idea of being fully aware but unable to move a muscle... I enjoyed the book, and didn't want to put it down till I had finished, but I found it a little choppy - every chapter is from a different character's pov, and I had to keep going back to refresh my memory. Still - I would recommend it - there were lots of dead bodies, but no gratuitous gore, and the characters were interesting.
I would mention that this was the first book I have read by this author, so I am probably missing out on some nuances apparent to those who have seen these characters develop.
I would mention that this was the first book I have read by this author, so I am probably missing out on some nuances apparent to those who have seen these characters develop.
November 16, 2009
This is one of the finest Marcia Muller mysteries in the series. It starts out with the shooting of Sharon McCone, which puts her in Locked in Syndrome, while her coworkers find out who've done this to her on various past cases and in some of their POVs. It's fast paced for a good flow, that would keep you guessing all the way with subtle clues and hints, to the final chapters. Nice read!
October 25, 2009
good. short very quick read (lots of blank pages)fairly predictable.
December 30, 2013
I wanted to learn more about locked in syndrome, but stay with my mystery/thriller books. This was an excellent choice, I thoroughly enjoyed it!
December 1, 2021
The threat came from a place where private investigator Sharon McCone would have least expected: her own office.
After dining with a coworker, McCone starts back to the office to retrieve the cell phone she forgot — and get shot. Now she is in the fight of her life while her husband, Hy, relatives and associates work to not only to support her but to find out why she was shot.
In this book in the McCone series, Marcia Muller brings the action away from her main character and to others in her orbit. It makes for a very different take as each associate works on what seems to be a disparate case. The going is rough — its hard when you are worrying whether your boss will live and in what shape she will be in, but also going over unsolved cases and trying to tease out a new clue, etc.
But each hangs in, finding new strengths as they do their part. And because she is sedentary with little in the way of communication, McCone must come up with different ways to reach out and be involved in her own case. Can they do? Can she?
This was a much more interesting and challenging story to read but one that kept me reading. For once, I was not annoyed with McCone's character; I could empathize with her and her employees. I wanted them to figure it out. This was a good solid read.
After dining with a coworker, McCone starts back to the office to retrieve the cell phone she forgot — and get shot. Now she is in the fight of her life while her husband, Hy, relatives and associates work to not only to support her but to find out why she was shot.
In this book in the McCone series, Marcia Muller brings the action away from her main character and to others in her orbit. It makes for a very different take as each associate works on what seems to be a disparate case. The going is rough — its hard when you are worrying whether your boss will live and in what shape she will be in, but also going over unsolved cases and trying to tease out a new clue, etc.
But each hangs in, finding new strengths as they do their part. And because she is sedentary with little in the way of communication, McCone must come up with different ways to reach out and be involved in her own case. Can they do? Can she?
This was a much more interesting and challenging story to read but one that kept me reading. For once, I was not annoyed with McCone's character; I could empathize with her and her employees. I wanted them to figure it out. This was a good solid read.
December 3, 2024
Locked In by Marcia Muller is the 26th book of the Sharon McCone mystery series set in contemporary San Francisco. Locked In Syndrome is a rare neurological condition that causes nearly total paralysis of the body, except for the muscles that control eye movement. Sharon returns to her agency late one night, where an unseen attacker shoots her in the head. When she resumes awareness, she's in a hospital, paralyzed, Locked In. She can see, hear and think clearly, but not communicate.
Her days are filled with visits by family, her many friends, and Hy. Plus all her fellow investigators, who chase every possible lead to her attacker from the firm's case records. Her only means of communication is blinking. But she has full command of her analytic skill. It's tough, but with Yes/No blinks, she can guide her colleagues in searches; direct her own case. She spends the rest of her awake time fiercely willing parts of her body to move.
Chapters are from the point of view of each individual trying to solve the mystery, as well as Shar's own thoughts and emotions. Shar's Shoshone parents urge her to dig deep into ancestral strength and courage, to be the warrior her grandmother was.
After listening to all the evidence presented by her colleagues, Shar solves the mystery of her attack, communicating by a fixed stare at an object, the key to identifying the shooter.
A compelling, emotional read for a series fan.
Her days are filled with visits by family, her many friends, and Hy. Plus all her fellow investigators, who chase every possible lead to her attacker from the firm's case records. Her only means of communication is blinking. But she has full command of her analytic skill. It's tough, but with Yes/No blinks, she can guide her colleagues in searches; direct her own case. She spends the rest of her awake time fiercely willing parts of her body to move.
Chapters are from the point of view of each individual trying to solve the mystery, as well as Shar's own thoughts and emotions. Shar's Shoshone parents urge her to dig deep into ancestral strength and courage, to be the warrior her grandmother was.
After listening to all the evidence presented by her colleagues, Shar solves the mystery of her attack, communicating by a fixed stare at an object, the key to identifying the shooter.
A compelling, emotional read for a series fan.
June 5, 2025
One of the experiences I most fear is losing my ability to speak or move. This book horrified me and compelled me to get to the back cover as quickly as I could without sacrificing my enjoyment of the book.
While returning to her office late one night, Sharon McCone hears a noise then realizes someone has shot her in the head. When she awakens, she realizes she can’t move and can’t speak. She can blink her eyes if only her husband or her friends would look at her rather than around her in the hospital.
There are arguably too many loose threads here that McCone’s staff need to pull together, and for me at least, the mystery they solved was anticlimactic when compared to the question elephant in the room—will she ever recover?
This is heartwarming as you see family and friends unite in a crisis to unitedly work toward McCone’s success.
While returning to her office late one night, Sharon McCone hears a noise then realizes someone has shot her in the head. When she awakens, she realizes she can’t move and can’t speak. She can blink her eyes if only her husband or her friends would look at her rather than around her in the hospital.
There are arguably too many loose threads here that McCone’s staff need to pull together, and for me at least, the mystery they solved was anticlimactic when compared to the question elephant in the room—will she ever recover?
This is heartwarming as you see family and friends unite in a crisis to unitedly work toward McCone’s success.
May 17, 2020
San Francisco PI Sharon McCone finds herself trapped by locked-in syndrome: almost total paralysis but an alert, conscious mind. As she lies in her hospital bed, furiously trying to break out of her body's prison, her agency staffers fan out to find the reason why she was assaulted. Meanwhile, Sharon becomes a locked-in detective, evaluating the clues from their separate investigations and discovering unsettling truths that could put her life in jeopardy again. Barry Award Nominee for Best Novel (2010), Shamus Award for Best PI Hardcover (2010).
July 25, 2022
Entertaining mystery listening 🎶🔰
Another will written mystery adventure thriller novel by Marcia Muller book twenty-six in the Sharon McCone Mystery Series. Sharon is shot in the head at her office. The team conducts an investigation leading to 👍 the arrest of a murderer and several political persons. Sharon is recovering. I would recommend this series to readers of mysteries. Enjoy the adventure of reading 👓 or listening 🎶 to Alexa as I do because of eye damage and health issues. 2022 👒😊💑🏡
Another will written mystery adventure thriller novel by Marcia Muller book twenty-six in the Sharon McCone Mystery Series. Sharon is shot in the head at her office. The team conducts an investigation leading to 👍 the arrest of a murderer and several political persons. Sharon is recovering. I would recommend this series to readers of mysteries. Enjoy the adventure of reading 👓 or listening 🎶 to Alexa as I do because of eye damage and health issues. 2022 👒😊💑🏡
June 11, 2020
A great read by this author. This is the first book I’ve read by Muller,but
it won’t be my last. Sharon McCone is shot in the head and finds herself
trapped by lock- in syndrome. As she recovers her team try to solve cases
For her and also find out who shot her. She helps them by blinking yes or no.
This was a fast read with good characters. I recommend this series.
it won’t be my last. Sharon McCone is shot in the head and finds herself
trapped by lock- in syndrome. As she recovers her team try to solve cases
For her and also find out who shot her. She helps them by blinking yes or no.
This was a fast read with good characters. I recommend this series.
September 11, 2017
Once I got started with the story, I realized that I had read it a long time ago.
The main character is attacked at the beginning of the story and she is put into a state where she can think but she can't communicate, so the rest of her staff has to solve the mystery on their own.
The main character is attacked at the beginning of the story and she is put into a state where she can think but she can't communicate, so the rest of her staff has to solve the mystery on their own.
October 28, 2017
Did not excite me at all. I suppose it is a good concept - first person POV where the narrator is trapped in her own body, paralysed but conscious and unable to communicate - but I don’t think it was properly explored and the thing resolved itself too quickly and neatly.
November 17, 2017
!Maybe her best, so far.
I have enjoyed all of Mueller's books that I have read. I'm very happy to see that her stories become better as time goes by. This one kept me in suspense all the way to the end. Thank you, Me Mueller.
I have enjoyed all of Mueller's books that I have read. I'm very happy to see that her stories become better as time goes by. This one kept me in suspense all the way to the end. Thank you, Me Mueller.
March 5, 2020
Investigator gets shot. Her team rally around to solve the mystery of who and why. She is locked in and paralyzed. Can't communicate except by eye blinks. There were alot of characters and storylines to keep track of. Thus 3 stars.
December 10, 2022
I’m rereading this series. I recall not liking Locked In when I originally read it. This time I found it more interesting and was less annoyed with the constant jumping from one characters point of view to another.
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