Stealing for a Living

Rating:
Summary: Smart and satisfying!
Review: Stealing for a Living is much than a mystery. The character at the center of the story is razor-sharp and a compelling narrator. Great ideas throughout, and a great plot, too.

Rating:
Summary: More than a mystery
Review: This book is filled with rich characters, starting with Emma Price and Lawrence Solomon and including even the seemingly minor characters. The story takes you way beyond who killed Dr. Eleanor Hammond, a doctor who performs abortions. It examines the various hatreds and prejudices of humans in general and is full of insight and compassion. An excellent read.

Rating:
Summary: Stealing for a Living
Review: This is my first (and last) Naomi Rand novel. Without all of the extraneous excursions into the land of descriptive retoric this book would be a solid 25 pages long. Besides a weak plot development Ms. Rand could not resist adding descriptions of everything from a brightly decorated Christmas/Santa Clause house in a Jewish neighborhood to a freeway backup and her reliance on NPR to inform her as to how to get home.

I mean, come on! Get on with the story. I decided to force myself to the end only to find a weak, off topic conclusion to an otherwise dull book. The one star rating is for the Award she got for writing, not for this book. Don't waste your time!