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Lädt ... The Blue Dragon: A Peter Strand Mystery (Rapid Reads)von Ronald Tierney
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. An investigator, Peter Strand, is hired to look into the death of a tenant in a client's apartment building in San Francisco's Chinatown. While he is of Chinese ethnicity, Peter was orphaned at an early age and raised by white Americans. He therefore feels he is neither American nor Chinese. In his investigation he interviews the tenants of the building and finds each has secrets, some harmless, some less so. In the end he finds the killer and comes closer to finding who he is. It's great short story, hopefully the first of a Peter Strand private investigation series. Diese Rezension wurde für LibraryThing Early Reviewers geschrieben. I too was surprised at how rapid a Rapid Read could be. I tend to get lost in mysteries when I travel, a good way to shorten a long plane flight. The Blue Dragon is well written and an engaging mystery. I just prefer something with more depth and a longer story. Diese Rezension wurde für LibraryThing Early Reviewers geschrieben. This book was a surprise. When it arrived I thought the number of pages was about a third of a normal book and the print was larger. When I sat down and read the book I was finished in no time at all. I was thinking how strange to write such a quick read. Then I saw on the back Rapid Reads. This book was that. Do not think that because it was a rapid read it was not a good book. The story was well developed, the characters stood on their own and there was even a side story about the primary character that made you want to learn more. The ending was a great twist that made this very short read well worth the read. Just be prepared for it is not the Great American Novel but still a Rapid Read keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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A murder at the Blue Dragon, a small apartment building in San Francisco's Chinatown, prompts the absentee owner to hire Chinese American Peter Strand to calm the anxious tenants. But Strand isn't exactly what he appears to be. Neither are the tenants, who on the surface seem to be regular people going about their lives. Strand, a forensic accountant by trade, doesn't intend to investigate the murder, but he soon realizes that this isn't a gang-related killing, as the police believe. The murder was committed by one of the tenants. Finding out which one exposes the secrets of the Blue Dragon and brings Strand face-to-face with a few ghosts of his own. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
LibraryThing Early Reviewers-AutorRonald Tierneys Buch The Blue Dragon: A Peter Strand Mystery wurde im Frührezensenten-Programm LibraryThing Early Reviewers angeboten. Aktuelle DiskussionenKeine
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This book was good. I enjoyed it for the most part. It is short but I think the length is perfect. I love that this book gets straight to the point. It doesn't waste the readers' time by forcing them to read several chapters of seemingly unrelated backstory. I only care about a characters backstory if it's relevant to the plot and this book does this perfectly!
I enjoyed the near constant dialogue. I believe the best mysteries are those in which the detectives gain most of their incite from simply speaking to the other characters. This was done very well.
I give it only three stars though because it lacked something. I can't quite put my finger on what it lacked but there's something. I didn't feel any real emotion reading it. The ending, though not predictable, was still a bit lackluster.
Overall though, a good quick read for mystery lovers! ( )