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Elissa Curry

Autor de How To Murder A Millionaire

53+ Obras 4,054 Miembros 107 Reseñas

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También incluye: Nancy Martin (1)

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(eng) A pseudonym of Nancy Martin 1953-.

Obras de Elissa Curry

How To Murder A Millionaire (2002) 578 copias
Some Like It Lethal (2004) 370 copias
Murder Melts in Your Mouth (2008) 278 copias
Whirlwind (1992) 237 copias
Monkey Wrench (1992) 132 copias
No Way to Kill a Lady (2012) 126 copias
Drop-Dead Blonde (Anthology 4-in-1) (2005) — Contribuidor — 112 copias
Little Black Book of Murder (2013) 99 copias
Sticky Fingers (2011) 86 copias
A Little Night Murder (2014) 83 copias
Mick Abruzzo's Story (2006) 27 copias
Slay Belles (2012) 25 copias
Lady Be Good (2014) 20 copias
The Second Wire (2014) 19 copias
Bye, Bye Blackbird (2016) 16 copias
The Cop and the Chorus Girl (1995) 16 copias
Ready Willing and Abel (1990) 12 copias
Wish Upon a Star (1994) 11 copias
Hit Man (1988) 10 copias
Fortune's Choice (1986) 8 copias
Nightcap (1986) 8 copias
Showdown (1990) 7 copias
Good Golly, Miss Molly (1993) 6 copias
A Living Legend (1990) 5 copias
Looking for Trouble (1990) — Autor — 5 copias
Sable and Secrets (1988) 4 copias
Flight into Sunshine (1984) 4 copias
Learning the Recorder (1970) 3 copias
Trial by Desire (1984) 3 copias
Black Lace and Pearls (1984) 3 copias
Playing for Keeps (1984) 2 copias
Gentleman at Heart (1985) 2 copias
Sophisticated Lady (1985) 2 copias
Kiss Me, Cait (1984) 1 copia
Winter Wildfire (1984) 1 copia
An Unexpected Pleasure (1985) 1 copia
Dating Games (1984) 1 copia
Beyond the Dream (1985) 1 copia

Obras relacionadas

Pittsburgh Noir (2011) — Contribuidor — 64 copias

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female
Aviso de desambiguación
A pseudonym of Nancy Martin 1953-.

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Roxy does salvage work from buildings about to be torn down or renovated. She is trying to get her assistant, Nooch, off probation. She is also trying to solve a murder of the son of a wealthy family whose burnt out home she was salvaging from. She was also one of the last people to speak to him before he is killed. Who did it?

I found this rollicking fun. It is over the top but with the Pittsburgh connection, I found the fun in trying to figure out where in the city and surrounding area the story takes place. Roxy is supposed to be born and raised in Pittsburgh, but she comes across more as a Jersey girl. I could see the scenes in my mind as the characters and places are described. This was just fun.

Suspend belief; sit back; and enjoy the ride.
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Sheila1957 | 8 reseñas más. | Jul 21, 2023 |
Nora's sent by her boss to cover a launch party for a new bra. When she gets up in the morning she finds her boss dead in her porch. Now Nora is out to find the killer along with some help from her sisters.
 
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ChrisWeir | 5 reseñas más. | Sep 23, 2022 |
This is the first book in a spin-off series, of sorts, from the Blackbird Sisters; it involves a completely different member of the crime family Michael is the heir apparent to, and takes place in Pittsburgh, rather than Philly.

It’s also a much rougher, seedier flavour of cozy mystery, set in a low income area with a high crime rate. Roxy owns an architectural salvage company, trying to support her daughter and avoid working for her uncle Carmine in the family business.

Martin created Roxy as a deeply flawed, broken woman who uses an active sex life as a weapon, but seems to enjoy it not at all. She obviously cares a great deal, as she goes out of her way to shelter abused women, support her daughter, and keep her dim-witted friend from violating his parole, but her uber defensiveness is grating and her inability to connect with anyone makes it difficult for the reader to connect with her. It’s a very different take from the Blackbird Sisters, which didn’t shy away from dysfunction, but still managed to engage the reader.

Different too is this story’s multiple POVs. When it works, it works brilliantly, offering an ending that might not be expected, but when it doesn’t it leaves the reader wondering why Martin bothered, or at least wondering why certain POVs were included.

The parts were there for a very excellent read, but they just didn’t come together in a way that left me caring at all about any of the characters. I have the second book of what ended up being a 2 book series, but when I finished my re-read of this one, I found that I just didn’t have it in me to dip into this kind of dysfunction a second time. Maybe someday.
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murderbydeath | 8 reseñas más. | Mar 21, 2022 |
This was a gut wrencher; again, Martin touches on edgy subjects but this time in a more seductive way. Nora’s best friend’s business partner is found dead on the sidewalk minutes after his exposure for serious financial crimes has been made public.

Nora’s efforts to clear her friend of any suspicion are clouded by a number of factors involving her own family and the cloudiness of the victim’s family life, both of which reveal some rather startling revelations for everybody.

I remember reading this the first time and the feelings of dread and shock I felt as answers to the myriad questions were discovered; there were no happy endings for anyone in this book, although there were some hilarious moments along the way.

Having read the entire series, I think I’d say this is the best entry of the 10.
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murderbydeath | 7 reseñas más. | Mar 21, 2022 |

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107
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