Books 1-3 of the Jamie Quinn Mystery
Series! Including:
"Death by Didgeridoo"-Winner of
the Indie Book of the Day award. Reluctant lawyer, Jamie Quinn, still
reeling from the death of her mother, is pulled into a game of
deception, jealousy, and vengeance when her cousin, Adam, is
wrongfully accused of murder. It's up to Jamie to find the real
murderer before it's too late. It doesn't help that the victim is a
former rock star with more enemies than friends, or that Adam
confessed to a murder he didn't commit.
"The Case of the
Killer Divorce"-Reluctant lawyer, Jamie Quinn, has returned to
her family law practice after a hiatus due to the death of her
mother. It's business as usual until a bitter divorce case turns into
a murder investigation, and Jamie's client becomes the prime suspect.
When she can't untangle truth from lies, Jamie enlists the help of
Duke Broussard, her favorite private investigator, to try to clear
her client's name. And she’s hoping that, in his spare time, he can
help her find her long-lost father.
"Peril in the
Park"-There's big trouble in the park system. Someone is making
life difficult for Jamie Quinn's boyfriend, Kip Simons, the new
director of Broward County parks. Was it the angry supervisor passed
over for promotion? The disgruntled employee Kip recently fired? Or
someone with a bigger ax to grind? If Jamie can't figure it out soon,
she may be looking for a new boyfriend because there’s a dead guy
in the park and Kip has gone missing! With the help of her favorite
P.I., Duke Broussard, Jamie must race the clock to find Kip before
it’s too late.
Barbara Venkataraman is an attorney and
mediator specializing in family law as the protagonist of this books
Jamie.
I think that this series is particular
both for the choice of female main characters than for the structure
of plot.
From the start of reading I have
thought that the story was set as a TV film at episodes, because the
chapters are very short so it is as see a scene change.
While Jamie isn't the classic and usual
heroine of book , also if cozy mystery book. Unfortunately, this
didn't work for me and this peculiarity make me to not like Jamie
very much as the short chapters make my head spin.
Jamie remember me the ispektor Columbo
from namesake series tv. Smart yes , capable yes, but also sloppy and
messy. We meet her in a hard moment of her life, when she is grieving
her mother's death (in the first book) , and we come to know she has
studied Law for lack of better ideas and attitudes: " God, I
hate being a lawyer" as she frequently complains,not like her
friend Grace that seem motivated in her job ( nice side character
however).
Anyhow she escape her depressed state
with her first homicide case and she is very good to look up clues as
seek the help of PI Duke( funny and interesting side character). So
the mystery is very good in all three books, because the reader
understands and follows the investigations .
I liked more the second book of series,
sure more of third , when magically we discover that Jamie and Kip
are a couple. But while she is happy and brillant, not so Kip that
not seem so close-knit with her( and his next trip to australia ,at
the end of book, not bode well).
In the end , I think this might be a
"It's not you , it's me" situation , because the books are
good but I could not connect with the main protagonist.
I received this copy from Barbara
Venkatarman in exchange for my honest review.
Series: Jamie
Quinn Mystery - Books 1-3
Publication Date: September 3,
2014
Publisher: Barbara Venkatarman
Genre: Mystery
Anthology
Print Length: 361 pages
Barbara Venkataraman è un
avvocato e mediatore specializzato in diritto di famiglia, come la
protagonista di questo libro Jamie.
Credo che questa serie è
particolare sia per la scelta del personaggio principali femminile
che per la struttura della trama.
Dall'inizio della lettura ho
pensato che la storia era impostata come un film TV a episodi, perché
i capitoli sono molto corti: è come vedere un cambio di
scena.
Mentre Jamie non è l'eroina classica ed usuale dei libri,
anche se di libri gialli. Purtroppo, questo non ha funzionato per me
e questa particolarità non mi fa piacere Jamie molto e i brevi
capitoli mi fanno girare la testa.
Jamie mi ricorda il
tenente Colombo della serie tv omonima. Intelligenti si, capace sì,
ma anche sciatta e disordinata.Noi la incontriamo in un momento
difficile della sua vita, quando sta soffrendo per morte della madre
(nel primo libro), e veniamo a sapere che ha studiato legge per
mancanza di migliori idee e preferenze: "Dio, odio essere un
avvocato "si lamenta spesso, non come la sua amica Grazia che
sembrano motivato nel suo lavoro (personaggio secondario ma bello
).
Comunque lei esce dal suo stato di depressione con il suo
primo caso di omicidio ed è molto brava a cercare indizi utili e
l'aiuto di Duke, un investigatore privato (personaggio divertente e
interessante ).
Il mistero è molto buono in tutti e
tre i libri, perché il lettore capisce e segue le indagini.
Mi è
piaciuto di più il secondo libro della serie, sicuramente più del
terzo, quando magicamente scopriamo che Jamie e Kip sono una coppia.
Ma mentre lei è felice e brillante, non così Kip che non sembra
così affiatato o innamorato con lei (e il suo prossimo viaggio in
Australia, alla fine del libro, non promette nulla di buono).
Alla
fine, credo che questo potrebbe essere un "Non sei tu, sono io"
situazione, perché i libri sono interessanti ma io non ho potuto
connettere con la protagonista principale.
The Escape by Mary Balogh
