A Dead Red Oleander The Dead Red Mystery Series Book 3 edition by RP Dahlke Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks
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Her beloved great aunt wants to barbecue dad's side-kick, Bruce the goat, her man-hungry cousin has her sights set on her top pilot, and her new hire is really a CPA hiding from a vicious Las Vegas hitman. Then things really start to get messy.
Nominated for a Global Award in Mystery
"Janet Evanovich meets aero-ag pilots." Emily Anderson for The Book
"I'm so happy that Lalla Bains is back! This is was my favorite book of the three and it's all there crime, mystery, suspense and great characters! I really liked the glimpses into Lalla's thoughts as she goes back and forth with new theories. Her dad completely lost in a house full of women as Lalla's great-aunt and her cousin (Pearlie) come from Texas for her wedding is hilarious. I Matos, review
"This author is an exceptional talent bringing her characters to life--you feel like you've met them before! My only regret--I am finished reading and have to wait who knows how long for my next "fix" from this author! Read it and enjoy!" Tech Teacher, Review
A Dead Red Oleander The Dead Red Mystery Series Book 3 edition by RP Dahlke Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks
I wanted to like this more than I did. Well-written, and the sort of light mystery I usually like... but the characters drove me nuts. The main characters were very "gosh gee whillikers" about it all. The heroine is engaged to a police officer--he tells her "Promise me you won't do X," and she promises, and then immediately does X. And he's fine with that. Hmmm. Good luck with that marriage. It strained credulity that the police would really be OK with the girlfriend showing up and taking part in things all the time, too. The side characters are all "characters" with "quirks," but it comes off as too forced to me. So overall, not great, but also not terrible.Product details
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A Dead Red Oleander The Dead Red Mystery Series Book 3 edition by RP Dahlke Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks Reviews
It's not quite 'Stephanie Plum' funny and it's not 'Bosch' noir. It's somewhere in the middle, which makes you want to look for the humorous pratfalls when a killer barges into the heroine's kitchen. Except there aren't any and somebody gets killed. Locating the story in the northern end of the Central Valley of California gives opportunities for new landscapes and situations. But as a California girl, I questioned why peaches would still be on trees in September (most are gone by July), what kind of pruning would be going on in the orchards at the same time (most pruning of fruit trees happens in February), and what seed crops need to be sown by airplane during the same month. Maybe all of this is correct, but it just didn't fit my memories of how California farming works in the Central Valley. The introduction of 2 Texans, aunt and cousin, added to the humor side but they were stick figures of gun-totin', cattle-raisin' hellions. I didn't think the story needed them at all. Overall, I wasn't excited enough about the main character to bother with another book.
This is tough to review. I've read a few Lalla Baines stories and, for the most part, they've been enjoyable. Oleander was a struggle. It started out great, very strong. Prologue sucked me right in. It was pretty engrossing for several chapters, then the pacing seemed to be off and there were sudden changes in location of the scenes. I often had to flip back in order to find out where the characters were and exactly who was in each scene. But, the story kept me flipping the page. (I'm a big fan of the Lalla character). But, once the "Texas relatives" showed up, dialect began to be a little annoying. When native Californians began speaking with the same mannerisms as the Texans, I ignored that as much as I could and kept reading. Then around the 75-80% mark, the entire story line fell apart, the characters lost their identities and went flat, and it stayed that way until the end. The ending was a bit too far fetched as well. Definitely needs a good proof reader or editor to help make this a five star read. Not sure if I'll finish the series.
I have never been a fan of the plot device of beginning a book in the middle, when the lead character is in some dire situation, and then after a few riveting pages, abandoning that scenario to jump back to the (relatively) boring "six weeks earlier" to get on with the long process of setting up for that middle. It's sort of like being in the midst of really great foreplay and then abruptly halting to go out to dinner and a movie. If the only way an author can grab the reader's attention is by starting the book in the middle, then why not just start the book in the middle and work from there? Given the disjointed feel of the book, I read the first 4 pages with great interest, and then slogged through about 20 of the "six weeks earlier" setup and character introduction before deciding it wasn't worth it to get to the good part in the middle. It seemed like the writing was pretty good, and if I didn't already know what was coming I might have stayed with it. Based on the reviews, a lot of people either like or don't mind this device; this review is just my opinion.
Lalla Baines has her hands full; she’s planning her wedding to Caleb Stone, the county sheriff, keeping her dad’s crop dusting business going, dealing with her aunt wanting to barbecue her dad’s pet goat, and her man-hungry cousin with her eyes on her top pilot; and, that’s just the start of her day. A new pilot turns out to be a CPA on the run from a Vegas hit man, and then has the misfortune to drop dead at a barbecue at her dad’s house. When his wife is tabbed as the main suspect, Lalla is sure she’s innocent, but no one seems to agree, so it’s left to her to prove the woman’s innocence and catch the killer. Unfortunately, the killer has other intentions, and it involves killing Lalla.
Dead Red Oleander by R. P. Dahlke is a fast-paced mystery with lots of action and a Texas-sized dose of humor. There are so many suspects in this story, you almost have to keep a list to keep them sorted out. But, Lalla is a determined sleuth who, with the surprising assistance of her cousin, Pearlie—she of the wandering eye—doesn’t stop until she gets her man.
You’ll be hooked on this story from page one, and won’t want to stop reading until you get to the end. The ending will leave you breathless.
The fact that this title is so well reviewed is proof positive of the low literacy level of most readers today. This book is so full of typos, grammatical errors, lousy punctuation and missing words, it's clear that the manuscript was never edited. It's too bad, because Dahlke's writing is engaging, but the mistakes are so prevalent, I couldn't read past 20%. Also, within the first 15%, there were so many glaring inconsistencies, I couldn't stand it any longer. Example, "She took another sip of the water." (There was no indication Nancy had been given any water.) Example "I wanted first crack at the answers, and it had taken every ounce of control ... to keep me from firing them." (Lalla would have fired questions, not answers.) As another reviewer so accurately put it, if you love amateurish writing, this one is for you. Personally, I'm returning it for a refund.
I wanted to like this more than I did. Well-written, and the sort of light mystery I usually like... but the characters drove me nuts. The main characters were very "gosh gee whillikers" about it all. The heroine is engaged to a police officer--he tells her "Promise me you won't do X," and she promises, and then immediately does X. And he's fine with that. Hmmm. Good luck with that marriage. It strained credulity that the police would really be OK with the girlfriend showing up and taking part in things all the time, too. The side characters are all "characters" with "quirks," but it comes off as too forced to me. So overall, not great, but also not terrible.
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