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Summary: Simply awful
Review: Thin on plot, this book (which I see from other reviewers is the author's first novel) is unbearably weak. The writing is unpolished and the characters one-dimensional. Maybe his other books are better, but frankly, this one has pretty much soured me.
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Summary: Didn't he edit is own book???
Review: This book has a real plot that is interesting by itself. The gay characters make it all the better. It is not erotica, for that go elsewhere. It did have its tantilizing moments, but that was not the focus of the book. It was a good read - bit on the short side. Even my boyfriend liked it, and he is a literature snob.
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Summary: Gay book with a real plot!
Review: This book has a real plot that is interesting by itself. The gay characters make it all the better. It is not erotica, for that go elsewhere. It did have its tantilizing moments, but that was not the focus of the book. It was a good read - bit on the short side. Even my boyfriend liked it, and he is a literature snob.
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Summary: TAKE A CHANCE ON CHANSE MACLEOD - You'll be glad you did!
Review: This book takes you to the heart of New Orleans and introduces Chanse MacLeod, a gay former college athlete and New Orleans cop turned private investigator. His detective work is basically business security jobs with an occasional personal investigation. However, as he says repeatedly throughout the book, "he does not do murders." That does not keep him from getting personally involved with one that occurs, as the title states, on the Rue Dauphine.The action begins at the Bodytech Gym where he meets Mike Hansen, a super stud gymbot with to-die-for dimples. Mike has a problem. His wealthy, closeted and married lover is being blackmailed, and he would like Chanse to investigate. The $50,000 he is offered to find the blackmailer is too good to refuse; and Chanse takes the case. Unfortunately, before he can start looking for the blackmailer he discovers Mike murdered in an apparent hate crime. And even though "he doesn't do murders" he continues his investigation, which reveals that just about everyone in gay New Orleans disliked Mike. To make matters worse, his investigation is soon complicated by shootings, muggings, male prostitutes, pro- and anti-gay rights demonstrations and his own questions about his relationship with his current lover Paul. The plot of the book is very tight with two solid main characters; Chanse and Paige Tourneur, his best friend and crime reporter. And despite their atrocious names (really, a page-turner), I would like to read about them in future adventures. Hopefully, Greg Herren has plans to continue this as a series. He is really a very good writer, and I think there is a lot of potential for his work crossing over to a more widespread readership. He's got my total indorsement!
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Summary: Wonderful, completely enjoyable
Review: When I picked up "Murder" I excepted a nice little queer romp: a bit of sex, a good puzzle, some local color, but -- wonderfully -- I was completely, pleasantly surprised. Greg Herren is a great writer, complex when he needs to be, simple when the story calls for it, witty, evocative, powerful, lyrical -- I was delightfully blown away. Bravo and then some. Buy this book! I can't wait for the next one.
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Summary: The Start of Something Big
Review: With the creation of Chanse McLeod,Greg Herren has introduced a New Orleans sleuth that we will all be eagerly looking forward to reading time and again. Murder in the Rue Dauphine is one of those books you don't want to end and when it's over you want to reach for the next one. Too bad it takes time to write books this good. Readers won't want to wait. Great story, great characters, a world class city for the backdrop-- what more could mystery lovers ask for? I only hope my next mystery is as good as Herren's first.
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