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Title: Open Season (Joe Gunther Mysteries (Paperback)) by Archer Mayor ISBN: 0-446-40414-4 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 December, 1994 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: 3 1/2 Stars - Enjoyable but not Memorable
Comment: This is the first in the series about Joe Guther, a police lieutenant in Brattleboro, Vermont. The story does very well in portraying life in Vermont and the politics in a small city in which everyone has to answer to someone.
The character development is well done and the love interest aspect is satisfying. There are a plenty of subplots, maybe too many, but the overall story is inventive without being too complicated. However the various successful developments of solving the mystery do seem to be very conveniently available.
The solution is more of following the dots than putting the pieces of the puzzle together to get the big picture, the way most police solve crimes.
Better than the average crime novel but if you read 1-3 a week, you might have trouble remembering much about the book 2 weeks after finishing it.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Master Artist With Words
Comment: All of Archer Mayor's books have a gripping story line. Although the stories are first class, the pictures drawn with words as the story unfolds are the best that I have ever encountered. The magnificent metaphors can create, in less than one sentence, images that may take other authors pages. Although each book is independent in and of itself, I enjoy reading the stories in sequence. There is a steady progression in character development and interpersonal relationships as we go from story to story.
If you are a mystery fan, I am sure that you will enjoy the entire series as much as I have. If you are a student taking a course in creative writing, I don't think that you will find a better word artist than Archer Mayor.
Rating: 4
Summary: I am now hooked on another series!
Comment: I read this book because one of the characters is modeled after someone I know. Although the part pertaining to that person spans a few pages, I am glad I read the story. Obviously, it takes a stretch of the imagination to make Vermont that exciting, but it is credible and enjoyable. I have read all of Ridley Pearson, Patricia Cornwell, John Sandford, and several others. I will now begin the task of completing Mayor's series. His research is thorough, and it is easy to visualize the story as you read along.
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Title: Borderlines (Joe Gunther Mysteries (Paperback)) by Archer Mayor ISBN: 0446404438 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 December, 1994 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Scent of Evil (Joe Gunther Mysteries (Paperback)) by Archer Mayor ISBN: 0446403350 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1993 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Skeleton's Knee (Joe Gunther Mysteries (Paperback)) by Archer Mayor ISBN: 0446400998 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 1994 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Fruits of the Poisonous Tree (Joe Gunther Mysteries (Paperback)) by Archer Mayor ISBN: 0446403741 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 December, 1995 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Marble Mask (Joe Gunther Mysteries (Paperback)) by Archer Mayor ISBN: 0446610291 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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