A Mysterious Review of Further Adventures of Carlotta Carlyle by Linda Barnes. Three Mystery Stories.
Review summary: Three previously published short stories, all featuring Boston cab driver and sometime private investigator Carlotta Carlyle, are collected in this single volume, and include her first appearance in an Anthony Award-winning story. A solid introduction to the character and series as a whole. (Click here for text of full review.)
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Further Adventures of Carlotta Carlyle
Linda Barnes
Three Mystery Stories
Open Road (July 2015)
Publisher synopsis: Struggling PI Carlotta Carlyle drives a cab at night to make ends meet. She's almost done with the night shift when a fare tries to rob her, and her moonlighting gig becomes a crime scene. Unfortunately for the thief, nothing ruffles Carlotta. As she figures out why she was targeted, she uncovers startling information. Whether Carlotta is flying cross-country to safeguard a blues musician's priceless guitar or stopping a killing at Fenway Park, this flame-haired, six-foot-one detective knows to never let a felony get in the way of a good time.
In these three stories — "Lucky Penny," "Miss Gibson," and "Stealing First," — acclaimed author Linda Barnes demonstrates precisely what makes Carlotta Carlyle one of mystery fiction's most distinctive and engaging private detectives.
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