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One: Hit and Run
A Robin Hamilton
Mystery
Nancy Barr
Arbutus Press (Trade Paperback)
ISBN-10: 1-933926-15-5 (1933926155)
ISBN-13: 978-1-933926-15-5 (9781933926155)
Publication Date: July 2006
List Price: $16.95
Synopsis (from the publisher): Sassy, gutsy, reporter Robin Hamilton investigates a murder in a small-town where things are not always as they seem. No one can be trusted. As Robin covers the scoop of a hit and run for the local newspaper, a killer watches her every move.
Review: Nancy Barr introduces Robin Hamilton, a journalist who has recently returned to her home town in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, in the crisply written Page One: Hit and Run.
When a pillar of the community is killed by a hit and run outside her
home, Robin begins to think it may have been more than just a tragic
accident. The owner of the truck involved in the incident is quickly
identified and taken into custody. But his story doesn't quite fit the
facts and for personal reasons, Robin feels compelled to commence her
own investigation. As she conducts both on and off the record
interviews with the people involved in the story, she uncovers a
complex scheme of deception, fraud, and murder.
Though the plot is, at times, unnecessarily complicated, Barr handles
her narrative smoothly. A journalist herself from the Upper Peninsula,
she adds authentic details about how a small town newspaper operates
and of the community which it serves. Her experience as a news editor
shows in her writing, effectively blending concise, clear prose with
descriptive details.
Page One: Hit and Run, with its engaging sleuth and appealing locale, serves as a promising start to this mystery series.
Special thanks to Arbutus Press for providing a copy of Page One: Hit and Run for this review.
Review Copyright © 2006 — Hidden Staircase Mystery Books — All Rights Reserved.
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One: Hit and Run
Arbutus Press (Trade Paperback), July 2006
ISBN-10: 1-933926-15-5 (1933926155)
ISBN-13: 978-1-933926-15-5 (9781933926155)
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One: Vanished
Arbutus Press (Trade Paperback), May 2007
ISBN-10: 1-933926-16-3 (1933926163)
ISBN-13: 978-1-933926-16-2 (9781933926162)
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Location(s) referenced: Upper Peninsula, Michigan.