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PublisherSt. Martin's Press

ISBN-100312997280

ISBN-139780312997281

eBay Product ID (ePID)43118554

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Book TitleDeep Pockets

Number of Pages320 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicMystery & Detective / Women Sleuths

Publication Year2004

GenreFiction

AuthorLinda Barnes

Book SeriesCarlotta Carlyle Mysteries Ser.

FormatMass Market

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Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight5.3 Oz

Item Length6.8 in

Item Width4 in

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Reviews"The most refreshing, creative female character to hit mystery fiction since Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone...the other first ladies of crime better watch their backs."--People "Her first person prose is well-honed, and her touch is sure enough to float her fast-paced narrative while still allowing for sharp development of an intriguing cast of characters...best of all, Barnes can turn a phrase well enough to make even Paretsky and Grafton jealous." -Houston Chronicle "[There's] plenty to keep a reader chasing after the delightful Carlyle while she chases after the bad guys."-Entertainment Weekly "Barnes weaves an intricate web with a pleasingly poisonous spider at its center...Barnes makes superb use of the town-grown tensions...the twists and turns in this nail-biter are at once startling without ever becoming absurd."-Publishers Weekly "With Deep Pockets, Barnes locks in her position as one of the foremost practitioners of middle-of-the-road, character-based mystery...I suppose I could have put it down. But I didn't want to."-Orson Scott Card "No question: Carlotta's tenth case is her best to date. Edgar nominators, take note." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Carlotta Carlyle combines the sensitivity of Robert Parker's Spenser with the stubbornness of Paretsky's V.I. Warshawski, and she's rapidly carving out a place of her own." -Chicago Tribune, "The most refreshing, creative female character to hit mystery fiction since Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone...the other first ladies of crime better watch their backs."-- People "Her first person prose is well-honed, and her touch is sure enough to float her fast-paced narrative while still allowing for sharp development of an intriguing cast of characters...best of all, Barnes can turn a phrase well enough to make even Paretsky and Grafton jealous." - Houston Chronicle "[There's] plenty to keep a reader chasing after the delightful Carlyle while she chases after the bad guys." -Entertainment Weekly "Barnes weaves an intricate web with a pleasingly poisonous spider at its center...Barnes makes superb use of the town-grown tensions...the twists and turns in this nail-biter are at once startling without ever becoming absurd."- Publishers Weekly "With Deep Pockets, Barnes locks in her position as one of the foremost practitioners of middle-of-the-road, character-based mystery...I suppose I could have put it down. But I didn't want to."- Orson Scott Card "No question: Carlotta's tenth case is her best to date. Edgar nominators, take note." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Carlotta Carlyle combines the sensitivity of Robert Parker's Spenser with the stubbornness of Paretsky's V.I. Warshawski, and she's rapidly carving out a place of her own." - Chicago Tribune

Dewey Edition22

Series Volume Number10

Dewey Decimal813/.54

SynopsisHarvard professor Wilson Chaney's position in life is hanging by a thread; his marriage, his reputation, not to mention his tenure at Harvard are in the hands of a blackmailer, someone threatening to sell Chaney's secrets at very high prices., Harvard professor Wilson Chaney's position in life is hanging by a thread; his marriage, his reputation, not to mention his tenure at Harvard are in the hands of a blackmailer, someone threatening to sell Chaney's secrets at very high prices. His enviable life could disappear into thin air should the blackmailer's evidence - proof of his affair with a young student - become public knowledge. So he hires Boston private investigator Carlotta Carlyle to track down the blackmailer and put a stop to the scheme. Can she do it? Of course, but should she? The professor doesn't inspire much loyalty-after all, he did commit adultery with one of his own students-but Carlotta agrees. Digging into the case, nosing around Harvard and the possible suspects from the rest of Dr. Chaney's life, she uncovers a suspicious death as part of the backstory to Dr. Chaney's situation. Suddenly Carlotta'ssixth sense is telling her the case might be more complicated-and more dangerous-than it first seemed. Fresh from the success of The Big Dig, the masterful Linda Barnes delivers a bold and engaging novel infused with the deft touch and intricate suspense that have become her trademarks., Hired by a respected Harvard professor whose indiscretions with a student are being threatened by a blackmailer, Boston private investigator Carlotta Carlyle struggles with her morals to track down the blackmailer, a case that is complicated by a suspicious death. Reprint.

LC Classification NumberPS3552.A682D44 2005