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Russell, Alan

Multiple Wounds

Russell, Alan
San Diego Police Department investigates the murder of an art gallery owner. Lots of local color.

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8/2001

No Sign Of Murder

Russell, Alan
P.I. Stuart Winter is hired to find out what happened to a deaf girl. An interesting charactor works at the S.F. P.L. Interesting info about the deaf, and gorillas, and birding

QUOTE:

"I have observed in htis world that there are three types of people. There are the cleaners, and there are those that make a mess, and then there are those who are weathervanes." "Weathervanes?" "Spinning whatever direction the wind blows." [sic] Weathervanes constitute the bulk of our race. They wait for circumstance to change them. They never change circumstances. They never even think of changing it. They'll march for peace. They'll also be part of a lynch mob."

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4/2001

Shame

Russell, Alan
Crime writer Maryelizabeth Line comes to San Diego to find out if someone is recreating the murders from her first book. A highly recommended crime story.

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4/2001

The Fat Innkeeper

Russell, Alan
Hotelier Am Caulfield takes on murder and Japanese at the Hotel California. A very good story! Just as good in the second reading, too! Just as good in the third reading, too!!

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4/2001

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3/2006

Words I Had To Look Up:

truckle (pg. 284) -- Yield to out of weakness.
kusou (pg. 274) -- Kuso is a Japanese curse word. Mispelled?

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4/2009

The Forest Prime Evil

Russell, Alan
P.I. Stuart Winter finds out why a hero of the save-the-trees movement died. A good story.

TYPO:

'I was about to push by, which was what they wanted me to do, when a loud nose caused everyonein the place to jump.' pg. 20 I HATE those loud noses!!!

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4/2001

The Hotel Detective

Russell, Alan
Murder at the Hotel California in La Jolla. Funny and interesting.

QUOTE:

Sharon had been told that the reason women had difficulty estimating sizes was that they were always being told by men that six inches was a foot.

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4/2001

Read Again:

4/2018
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