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Title: Orchid Blues by Stuart Woods ISBN: 0-451-20671-1 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: October, 2002 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.86 (36 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A Good Mystery Well Told
Comment: I like the way Stuart Woods writes. His Stone Barrington character is one I will routinely buy as soon as it hits the shelf. Like Robert Parker he has decided he needs a female character and in Orchid Beach he created a retired military policewoman turned small Florida town police chief Holly Barker.
She is a much more reasonable, much more middle-class person than Stone and the rhythm of the two novels which feature her are tighter, more directed and less personality dominated than the Barrington novels.
In this case, there is a tragic killing of her fiancé on the morning of their wedding day. A simple brutal murder in a bank robbery turns into a much bigger case as anti-government extremists become the center of the plot and the FBI are called in.
Holly's father, a retired Army sergeant becomes the bait for the bad guys and infiltrates their operation. The climax is satisfyingly fast paced and you'll cheer as the bad guys lose.
A worthwhile book to take a break from the day's problems.
Rating: 5
Summary: Enjoyable Read
Comment: "Orchid Blues" is not a heavy, deep, dark mystery. Now that that's out of the way, the book is a good read. If you've read "Orchid Beach" you are already familiar with the characters and the writing. The hook is Holly's fiancé being killed in cold blood at the beginning of the story. The real star in this story is Ham. He is able to infiltrate the group of underground militia that murdered Holly's fiancé. Yes there are several lucky breaks, but you know what this is a work of FICTION.
Rating: 2
Summary: Just Okay
Comment: I picked this up because I enjoyed Woods' earlier works. This is okay light reading. The story is fast-paced, the characters likeable.
My difficulty with the book is that the reader has to suspend reality. The militia is too powerful; the "star" character's father (who really is the star character in this novel) is too good or too lucky (In one place he is able to plant a bug in a completely ridiculously lucky set circumstances.); and, the twists in the story-line are never quite believeable. The man is also immediately taken in as a blood brother by this super-careful super-paranoid group. Also, the killing of the main character's fiance at the outset is absolutely superfluous to the story - although it was a good way to hook me into the book.
If you can suspend reality it is okay beach reading. If you can't, it is a trumped up mystery where the author pulls all the strings to make the story work.
Although this novel can be read in a matter of hours, there are other better ways to spend that reading time.
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Title: Orchid Beach by Stuart Woods ISBN: 0061013412 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 01 August, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Blood Orchid by Stuart Woods ISBN: 0451208811 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: 27 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Short Forever by Stuart Woods ISBN: 0451208080 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: 28 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: New York Dead by Stuart Woods ISBN: 0061090808 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 15 September, 1992 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Cold Paradise by Stuart Woods ISBN: 0451205626 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: 02 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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