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Rattlesnake Crossing is J.A. Jance's sixth novel in the acclaimed Joanna Brady series (readers may also be familiar with her Seattle-based J.P. Beaumont series). Brady is no tough-talking V.I. Warshawski or Kat Colorado; her appeal lies in her willingness to admit that her Cochise County sheriff's uniform is often an uneasy fit. As the single mother of a young daughter, Brady is prey to the pain and loneliness that have resulted from her husband's brutal murder, and she struggles to prove to herself and others that she is capable of bringing a cold-blooded killer to justice.

When Clyde Philips, a local gun dealer, dies violently, his stock of high-powered assault weapons vanishes, and two sniper slayings follow soon after, suspicion falls upon Alton Hosfield, an embittered rancher at odds with the federal government, the environmentalists, and anyone else he sees as a threat to his isolation. Sheriff Brady, however, suspects that the solution may lie elsewhere, and her investigation takes her into the bizarre practices of a local resort whose appeal is equal parts New Age spiritualism, Native American pantheism, and cold-blooded materialism.

Jance has a talent for weaving prosaic threads into a gripping mystery narrative. As a result, Brady must--in addition to tracking a vicious killer--cope with the impossibly high standards of her insufferable mother; the spiteful comments of Marliss Shackleford, an old high school rival and current gossip columnist for the Bisbee Bee; and some rather unexpected news from Butch Dixon, her would-be ardent suitor. As with earlier Brady mysteries, the domestic context provides a deliciously ironic backdrop for the game of psychological cat-and-mouse being played in the Arizona desert. --Kelly Flynn -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verf�gbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.

From Kirkus Reviews

The longer Joanna Brady's cases get, the less there seems to be to them. This time, the killer whose first homicide was just a warm-up for a spree that runs from Pomerene gun dealer Clyde Philips (beaten and smothered) to anti-oleander activist Ashley Brittany (shot and scalped) to dude ranch paper-shuffler Katrina Berridge (ditto and ditto) sounds like a meaty meal for the sheriff of Arizona's Cochise County. But the hints of survivalist hysteria go nowhere; the rumors of a small-scale range war between rancher Alton Hosfield and transplanted insurance exec Martin Scorsby go nowhere; even the war signals between Joanna and substitute medical examiner Dr. Fran Daly go nowhere. There are more killings, but Jance (Skeleton Canyon, 1997, etc.) seems less interested in them, certainly less interested in the killer behind them, than in Joanna's romance with restauranteur Butch Dixon or her friend Rev. Marianne Maculyea's medical tribulations with her adopted daughter. The result is less a police proceduralstill less a mystery or suspenserthan a novel of manners about a heroine whose career happens to be in law enforcement, and whose idea of bonding with the bereaved is to tell them that since she's a widow herself, she knows how they feel. All of which would be fine if Joanna and her intimates were interesting enough to make up for what's missing. As it is, Jance makes you appreciate how hard the best Faye Kellermans work to integrate her characters' domestic and professional lives, instead of simply serving them up on the same plate. -- Copyright ©1998, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verf�gbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.

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Rattlesnake Crossing 13. Juni 2000

Von Cindy Romero

Format:Taschenbuch

Ilived in Cochise County for 19 years. J.A.Jance discribes the area to a tee.Her stories blend in with the the way of life you will find in down there.

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It felt like you were in the desert with Joanna Brady. 30. August 1999

Von Ein Kunde

This was a first class "page turner". It seemed like you were right there with Joanna while she was conducting her investigations. It was exciting to read.

Same-o same-o 4. Juli 1999

The Kirkus review is pretty much on the mark. Jance can be an excellent writer, and Brady's a great character, but the feeling one gets from this book is that Jance had to meet a deadline and just cranked another one out. "Don't forget to throw in the serial killer, and focus on the macabre and grisly aspects of the killings and burials. Throw in some local color, move the townfolk along."
Jance starts a number of plot lines that go nowhere, as Kirkus explains. She focuses on the .50 caliber rifle, when the shootings could have been done by any rifle. She repeatedly raises the specter of a missing armory, which goes nowhere. There's no explanation of why a killer with several large rifles needs to borrow a deer rifle, or why the killer chooses to flee the area right as Brady discovers his identity.
Hopefully in future books Jance will avoid the cliches the Brady series is falling into, particularly the unnecessary detailing of the killing process.

A great story.

When I first read the Kirkus review, I delayed reading the book. However, I did finally read it and I couldn't put it down. I think Ms. Lesen Sie weiter...

Am 13. Mai 1999 ver�ffentlicht

Great mystery, great setting, great characters!

I stumbled across the Joanna Brady series with Desert Heat, and enjoyed the southern Arizona setting and the very real characters. Lesen Sie weiter...

Am 24. Januar 1999 ver�ffentlicht

Joanna Brady at her best

J.A. Jance has done it again. I would hazard a guess that is the best J. Brady book yet. This book hit on some violent subject matter but it was handled in superb form and with a... Lesen Sie weiter...

Am 8. Januar 1999 ver�ffentlicht

Joanna Brady just keeps getting better!

Joanna Brady faces her toughest case yet. There is a serial killer on the loose, and Joanna Brady attacks the case with her usual crystal clear perception. Lesen Sie weiter...

Ver�ffentlicht am 14. Oktober 1998 von kagood@prodigy.net

Wonderful! She's done it again!

When I started reading the J Brady series I waited for paperback. Not anymore. The timeworn phrase works here: I could not put the book down. Lesen Sie weiter...

Ver�ffentlicht am 27. August 1998 von "cathy38"

Sheriff Brady proves herself again.

JA Jance and her character, Sheriff Brady, seem to get better and better. This was a book that would not let me put it down. Lesen Sie weiter...

Am 19. August 1998 ver�ffentlicht

FABULOUS BOOK!!!!

I enjoy this series and this book was the best yet. I like how Joanna has to deal with being a working parent. She seems "real. Lesen Sie weiter...

Am 7. August 1998 ver�ffentlicht

Gret addition to the series Joanna Brady mystery series

While running for the position of Sheriff of Cochise County, Deputy Andy Brady was killed by a drug lord's hired gun. Lesen Sie weiter...

Am 26. Juni 1998 ver�ffentlicht

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