Red Roses for a Dead Trucker

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Summary: Roses for the Author, Thorns for the Editor
Review: I really enjoyed the story. The plot was good and the characters were nicely developed. Where this book suffers is in the editing. The publishers should be ashamed to issue a book with so many problems, from superfluous punctuation to excessive line breaks that make it hard to follow a conversation and who is saying what.

The one weak spot in the writing was when the protagonist looks out her window, sees a dark shape on the bank and suddenly knows what it is. There needed to be a reason for this insight and it was not given. Otherwise a good book... good enough that I was inspired to track down the first book in the series "Deadly Resolutions", written in 1989 and hard to find now. I am looking forward to her third, "Metamorphosis for Murder".

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Summary: Red Roses Is A great Read!
Review: Red Roses For a Dead Trucker is entertaining and well-written.
I particularly like the protagonist, Abby Doyle. A good role model for women, she is tough and courageous. As with all of Anna Ashwood Collins's mysteries, this one tackles environmental issues. Strong on characterization and suspense, it is thought- provoking and insightful