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Summary: it is a good read. it's the only one for cheese lovers.
Review: cheese is good and so is this lovely,lovely book
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Summary: TREACHEROUS WATERS
Review: Former detective Filomena Buscarsela is back in action but this time there is more at stake. As a single parent and underemployed worker for an environmental agency, Filomena is called on by a neighbor to investigate the murder of a friend. Anyone else would refuse and let the police handle it. After all Filomena is now a parent and has to get her act together. Alas, the investigative part of her personality runs to deep in her blood. She takes on the case (expecting no compensation) and embarks in some treacherous waters that will endanger herself, her daughter and a rookie of the NYPD. K.J.A. Wishnia does a superb job in taking us along with Buscarsela in her quest to solve a murder that ends up being far more complex than it seems. We venture into the Dominican community where the realm of magic and reality have indistinct borders. We see the ugly side of Filomena's job at a non-profit organization that treats its employees like dirt while sucking in thousands of dollars that disappears as quickly as it comes. Finally, we're shown the angst of a mother who is torn between the responsibility of her child and that of what she loves to do best. The elements are all here for a great story. I enjoyed Ecuadorian born Filomena as she deal with various challenges in her life. She is witty, sarcastic but carries within her an open heart. Bravo for Filomena. The only thing that I found problematic with this novel is that two stories were being told without full attention given to either. It starts our as a murder mystery but as it progresses it turns into a tale of environmental treachery. Wishnia doesn't do a good job in relating the two stories together. Enjoy this book, the second of Wishnia's Filomena Buscarsela Mystery series.
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Summary: Fast-paced, knowledgeable of the milieu and protaganist
Review: Please forgive me, but this is not a review.My name is Joey WISHNIA and I would like to contact k.j.a. Wishnia to find out if we are related. I don't expect you to give me his address or phone # but if you could pass mine on to him, I would be very grateful. I was born in South Africa, but my parents came from Poland and Russia. My phone # (until 14th August only) is (303)4436902 My permanent address is P.O. Box 6851, Denver, Co 80206 I am an actor/director and currently appearing at the Colorado Shakespeare Festival. If you could pass this information on to him, I would be very grateful. Yours sincerely Joey Wishnia
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