Richard M. (algernon99) -
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A Colorado ranch woman who has solved several murders in her own backyard journeys to New Mexico to help with another. Good, solid writing; interesting characters, good puzzle. My copy says it's by B.J. Oliphant, who is really Sherri S. Tepper, who also has written as A.J. Orde. All of her books are good.
Brenda W. (brendao) reviewed Death and the Delinquent (Shirley McClintock, Bk 4) on + 351 more book reviews
"Cosy" with a difference - family group of unrelated persons, setting in southwest, lots of great characterization and interesting situations. Tepper is B.J. Oliphant, who is listed as author on this book.
Melody C. (melodius) reviewed Death and the Delinquent (Shirley McClintock, Bk 4) on + 4 more book reviews
Sheri Tepper is one of my favorite authors (even as B.J.Oliphant!) and her mystery writing is no exception. My only issue is with the cover art - I don't like it (so I just get over it).
Rebecca B. (bookmuncher) -
Mystery featuring amateur detective Shirley McClintock. Author B.J. Oliphant is a pseudonym for the sci fi/fantasy writer Sheri Tepper.
Cyndi J. (cyndij) reviewed Death and the Delinquent (Shirley McClintock, Bk 4) on + 1033 more book reviews
Fourth in the series with rancher Shirley McClintock. I really like Shirley, with her irascibility, tendency to lecture, and take-no-prisoners attitude. There's a nice convoluted story here, with a number of plotlines that the reader knows - and Shirley knows - have to be connected somehow. Why is April's father more interested in possible Anasazi pots in a cave than in April's death? Where is the newborn son of the housekeeper, and how can it be that another newborn boy was kidnapped right out of the hospital? Nice sense of place too. It's an older series, worth reading in order although not critical.
BTW for those who don't know it, B.J. Oliphant was really Sheri S. Tepper, who also wrote another mystery series as A.J. Orde, and a couple horror novels as E.E. Horlak.
BTW for those who don't know it, B.J. Oliphant was really Sheri S. Tepper, who also wrote another mystery series as A.J. Orde, and a couple horror novels as E.E. Horlak.
