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81) Pool Party
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A pool party. A man is murdered. There is an old gun in a chest. Investigation leads to murders ten years ago. A brothel that is now a private home. an attic full of valuable antiques.
How is all thia connected?
82) The Later Years
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Mysteries in the style of the 60'sTakes the original CD Grimes from the early 60s to the mid 70sCritics commentA lot like book one. The detective ages and has a family in a realistic enough way, and the stories are the type printed in the magazines. I personally liked a couple of them and thought they were above average. Moulton shows some talent, which is more than can be said of too many writers anymore. – JM Rtng: I'd buy it
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CD throws a New Year party. A flashy woman attends, then is found dead in the morning at the community center.
Pt. Two, Sean and Lorna find a body in Estero Bay.
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2014 I find the first story, A Local Murder, to be rather a good read.
This is a partially revised edition, and was matched with the original. I find it reads much better. The characters are well-distinguished and consist of types we all know.
A woman crashes a New Year Party,...
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Three detectives, CD. Grimes, Nick Storie, and Clint Faraday, retired and living in Panamá on the Comarca Ngobe Bugle, are requested by the chief of the section in Cusapin to find what is going wrong in three parts of the comarca. There are four murders that have no connections they can find – except the victims all came to Panamá on the same private yacht.
Author's note: This is a bit of prediction, in a way. Much of my SF has come true, but...
85) Dead File
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CD looks at some old files and comes across a cryptic note to himself, checks on it and ends up on a Caribbean Island involved with murder in Florida and there.Critic comment1992: This one is moving toward a more action-oriented format, which suits CD well. It's better than the average in a better than average series.- JDM ****1997: I almost didn't read this. The prologue is a real turnoff to me. It is nothing more nor less than a diatribe on political...
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Cliff Ashton in Nicely is charged with murder. CD goes back there to straighten out the mess. He uncovers a national theft ring, but what is so important that a few hundred million is a secondary business? CD gets to use his favorite "Noigel from Belize" disguise.
87) Murder Quartet
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CD gets some cases in Florida, falls in love with the place and builds a home there.A developer is murdered. A stock broker is murdered. A young boy is murdered. Thereis a druggie execution that wasn't.CD gets to know some of the continuing characters. The lifestyle is different from that in Nicely.
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The old CD Grimes handles his last case with the new CD Grimes.Critic commentThis one, I liked. It's a bit more modern without getting into the "blow-em-all-up" mode. The old CD is much like a grumpy old man and the new CD is believable. The one thing I didn't like was the use of confusing characters – in the way they were presented. It becomes clearer as the story proceeds, so doesn't detract too greatly.– JM Rtng: more than worth the price
89) A Step Too Far
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Threaten CD Grimes' family? What? You're totally crazy ?This is the final book of the CD Grimes Mystery seriesCritic commentAnother one more in an action vein. I've stated before I like this kind of crap, and Moulton handles it far better than most.– JDM ****
90) Cereal Killer
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Gordy Sanders had just less than two years to go until he could retire with full pension and full Social Security.He was police chief (and entire staff) here on Isla Fortuna, a little US possession not too far from Puerto Rico.It was upper middle class and super rich. In his past six years here he had one burglary and several arguments and some traffic tickets and such. He was everybody's friend. It would be a snapHe had been a good cop in California....
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A very powerful behind-the-scenes politician witnesses several murders, but they were obviously staged – then she is murdered What does money laundering and NASA have to do with it?Critic commentA little confusing in spots, but that was the idea behind the tale. Confusion was a weapon being used against CD and the police.Actually, quite good – GGL ***1/2
92) Dead Stop
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A boat explodes and burns in the gulf. Those things happen – but two of the victims died of cyanide in the soup.Critic commentRather too involved for my taste, but all-in-all a good story. Rather a surprise toward the end.- GGL ***½
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Introduces the original CD Grimes, PI, grandfather of the present CD Grimes, PICritic comment: 1984The kind of stuff you'd find in those older magazines. Most of them were average, but a couple were pretty good. Certainly worth the priceJM Rtng: I'd buy itCritic comment: 2011Agree totally with JM. I read this on a trip between Ontario and Los Angeles, was almost through, and sat in the terminal forty minutes to finish. I recommend this book to all...
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Ken Smart was the new rookie on the beat on Isla Verdante. Big City wasn't equal to it's name, but it was an average medium-sized town type of place for the Caribbean Islands.Capt. "Handy" O'Connel seemed to take an instant dislike to Ken. He didn't know why.Ken's father had been a good cop, in the states. Chicago. Twenty five years. He had retired, and had died a year later. Ken always thought he had willed himself to die. He didn't feel he had a...
96) Dead Issue
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Det. Clay Fordham was called when a boat burned off Sandy Point. There was a body aboard. Sam Boars, a man running for mayor on an anti-corruption platform.It would have been listed as accidental – except for the two bullet holes in the corpse.
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These are rather standard fare for the detective magazines, though they tend to be among the better type. People who enjoy shorter works will tend to like these. CD is developing into a distinct character, one a person can't know if he likes or not. The rest of the cast I find rather likeable.
- GGL ***
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There is no correct category for these four tales, which range from murder to humor.A Bloody NuisanceWill Burke was the type who tends to wear on people's nerves. He wants to be friendly, but ends up being irritating.He tries too hard.Sandy Frenton is a female version of Will. As was often heard in the places they frequented, "They're a couple of bloody nuisances "What a Weekend!Experiences with going to forums and groups on such as Facebook gave...
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Det. Rick Gordon was able to piece out how two murders were accomplished at a place where there were a hundred people milling around and no one noticed. What was behind it? What made it so suddenly imperative that these two were killed?One lived the lifestyle that could bring her into such a situation. One did not.
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