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Red Cat (2007)

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ISBN
0307263169 (ISBN13: 9780307263162)
Language
English
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knopf

Red Cat (2007) - Plot & Excerpts

I didn't realise this was the third book about the PI John March, but that was OK as it read quite easily as a standalone. The story of an internet liaison gone wrong and Johns Marchs attempt to save his (rather awful) brother from a murder charge.The more he investigates the more likely it seem his brother- David -is guilty, or is it David's wife? The Red Cat of the story is a actress/writer/video maker turned blackkmailer and it is her murder which starts this whole story spinning out of control.John digs deeper into the mysterious Wrens life and seems to get beaten up each time he unearths a new clue/suspect.As a side story he is in a "relationship" with Claire- who stays with him through most of the investigation, but on the periphery- taking him to the hospital to patch up his wounds, buying dinner, making coffee. It does not come over as a really loving relationship and I feel they are just using each other for the time being. Shame really as Claire could have made him happy.I am now going to start at the beginning of the series as I want to see how JM gets his start.

And it continues downhill. I have NO idea why I need to know if a character's socks are blue or black. Maybe if they are red with green stripes I could see the point, but come on! Give the clothes a rest! And at least TRY to play fair!!! (view spoiler)[One of my complaints with the last book was that Spiegelman didn't work too hard setting up the solution to the mystery in that he seemed to throw it all on the most minor of minor characters at the last minute. In this one, he does even worse! Absolutely no foreshadowing that the brother-in-law was involved. NONE! I suppose if you like mysteries where the writer pulls the solution out of thin air, you'll like this. Me, I don't and didn't. (hide spoiler)]

What do You think about Red Cat (2007)?

The third John March thriller penned by Peter Spiegelman and also the third one I've read in a short period of time having read good reviews for this particular novel but wanting to read the series in order. Some series novels you can dip in and out of as the characters don't really develop or relate back to previous incidents or settings but that isn't the case here where the strong element of family and the interactions they have with each other can be placed better in the context of the previous novels, each of which stands up well in its own right with the first having won a Shamus award. I continue to look forward to reading more of this author and series.
—John Sheridan

Spiegelman keeps getting better.This one is focused on a crime that has nothing to do with finance, so if you're not a fan of Michael Lewis this might be a better place to start. Deep characters with complex motivations are what really make this series a cut above the average crime series. Again, March's isolation can't help but recall Michael Connelly's early Harry Bosch novels, but unlike Bosch March lives in the most dense city in the US, and can't help but interact with others. I'm blown away. (Slight spolier ahead...)The fact that Spiegelman does not resort to that thing that makes me dock a star (when it would be so easy!) makes me love it even more.Fantastic book, all three in the series are worth reading.
—Michael

Detective John March is asked to work for his estranged brother, David, who is being stalked by Wren, a woman he had an affair with, and David wants John to find her and find her and tell her to lay off. John finds her and finds that her name is Holly Cady, and that she is a very experienced videographer and has made videos of her lovers while they are with her. Shortly after John finds Holly, she is found dead, and the police soon figure David and his wife Stephanie are the prime suspects. John has to keep sleuthing to find some other suspects, and in the process learns more about Holly.
—Scilla

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