REVIEWS

   
Since I'm probably the last person who should try to characterize my own series, I've collected several remarks written by other people -- none of whom are relatives -- describing what I could not, would not, and in some cases certainly should not say for myself.
  
Of course, your opinion is the only one that really counts...

--Donna
  
  

 

 
 "A splendid series featuring a problem -solving sleuth with a Philadelphia Main Line twist. Definitely not your usual housewife detective."
- Deen Kogan, Director/Organizer of Mid-Atlantic Mystery Book Fair & Convention
  
   
"Donna Huston Murray's Ginger Barnes series is a well-written, thoughtful exploration of family relationships, crime and what happens when the two sometimes overlap. Her voice is as familiar as a long-time girlfriend's yet provocative and wise as a favorite aunt's. Her choice of subjects to explore have been both intelligent and timely. I consider each book a necessary addition to my mystery collection."
- Earlene Fowler, Agatha winner and author of MARINER'S COMPASS and SEVEN SISTERS
  
   
"[Ginger] is a breath of fresh air."
- Prof. Plum for Kate's Mystery Books
  
   
"My only concern with these cozy type of mysteries is that often there just isn't enough there to be worthwhile, and they just aren't clever enough for me...not the case with your series....Very smart writing and a good enough plot to have kept me reading it pretty much in one sitting."
- Carolyn, "Alice" of Malice The Mystery Bookstore, http://www.malicebooks.com
  
 
"To the best of my knowledge, no major literary award for "Best Chapter Endings" currently exists. The minute such a prize does exist, Donna Huston Murray will win it. Easily. Not content with merely writing excellent, cosy mystery novels . . . Donna Murray seems to put extra thought and craftsmanship into the very last paragraphs of those chapters. . .So pick a less than usually busy week to start your reading. . . ."
- Lauren Bergold for Rivergate Books, 3-4/97
  
 
"Murray knows the territory, and there's plenty of territory for her to cover. . .Ginger Barnes will be around for a long time."
- Lou Harry, article in Main Line Today 5/96
  
 
"No mistake, you write cozies, but for today's world. . ."
- Sandi Cohen, Schaumburg, IL
  
 
"...the thing that grabbed and held me...purely stylistic...is your ability to turn a phrase that is insightful/graphic/or just beautiful in and of itself...to paint a whole physical and emotional gestalt with just a few, perfectly-chosen words."
- Ellie Miller, Independent Reviewer
  
 
Your books seem to be getting better and better. . .I read a lot of domestic mystery's, have a lot of favorites, and you are at the top of the list."
- Ellen Ellis
  

  

 
"I am an avid reader of mysteries (esp. the cozies, British, etc.). It is not unusual for me to read over 100 a year. I greatly appreciate authors like yourself that write clean, fun, and mind boggling mysteries that draw one into the story. When I hate for the book to end then it has been a gooood book! And yours are in that category."
- Karen Crepin, New Mexico
  
 
 

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