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John Morgan Wilson

Autor/a de Simple Justice

12+ obres 930 Membres 21 Ressenyes 2 preferits

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Obres de John Morgan Wilson

Simple Justice (1996) 165 exemplars
Revision of Justice (1997) 111 exemplars
Justice at Risk (1999) 107 exemplars
The Limits of Justice (2000) 99 exemplars
Blind Eye (2003) 93 exemplars
Moth and Flame (2004) 82 exemplars
Rhapsody in Blood (2006) 81 exemplars
Spider Season (2008) 58 exemplars
Blue Moon (2002) 47 exemplars
Good Morning, Heartache (2003) 22 exemplars

Obres associades

Men of the Mean Streets: Gay Noir (2011) — Col·laborador — 36 exemplars
Saints & Sinners 2011: New Fiction From the Festival (2011) — Col·laborador — 4 exemplars
Saints Sinners 2017: New Fiction From The Festival (2017) — Col·laborador — 2 exemplars

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Nom oficial
Wilson, John Morgan
Data de naixement
1945-09-19
Gènere
male
Nacionalitat
USA
Llocs de residència
West Hollywood, California, USA
Professions
Tutor, UCLA Extension Writers' Program

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The story is a complex, captivating mystery that approaches to teach lessons about the dangers of bigotry and the shallowness of some people, and how dangerous both can be affecting how we deal with our everyday lives. The author takes the character out of his cozy nest in West Hollywood, teaming him with longtime friend, LA Times reported Alexandra Templeton, covering the shooting of a movie at a historic hotel in the remote town of Eternal Springs, now known as "Haunted Springs" due to two murders that took place there, and which is the focus of the film being made. They meet the cast, including the 30ish male lead...a frequent subject of tabloid rumors about his sexuality whose seeming interest in Benjamin has him simultaneously flattered and flustered. When another reporter, known for her merciless "expose'" stories about celebrities, is found murdered with her throat cut (the same as the two victims that are the subject of the film), Benjamin finds himself in the middle of the mystery, with no shortage of colorful suspects around for him to choose from. Was the murderer the actor, who feared the reporter would try to "out" him, or perhaps it was the rapper with the "gangsta" image who seemed to alienate everyone, or the troublemaker midget stuntman, the hotel owner living with a troubling secret from his past, or perhaps it was the ghostlike female figure Benjamin saw on the rocks outside the hotel window, right before the murder took place? Lots of suspects all providing a really good mystery.… (més)
 
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Carol420 | Hi ha 2 ressenyes més | Jun 7, 2022 |
This book is chock full of the history of West Hollywood and a fun read, if you like history. Fortunately, I do, so it was a joy to read that way. The mystery is riveting and the main characters interesting and enjoyable. And Benjamin Justice on Prozac is at his most even keeled, though the drug does kill his more powerful aspects. Now I just need to find [b:Spider Season|4658447|Spider Season|John Morgan Wilson|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1266865633s/4658447.jpg|4708830].
 
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fuzzipueo | Hi ha 1 ressenya més | Apr 24, 2022 |
Ben sure knows how to put himself in the middle of things. This is becoming a very bad habit.
 
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fuzzipueo | Hi ha 1 ressenya més | Apr 24, 2022 |
One of the darkest books yet, with Benjamin Justice chasing down and confronting ghosts of his past when he begins research for his autobiography. Not only does he uncover memories from his own childhood, but discovers that he's not the only one to suffer at the hands of his priest and that the man committed even worse atrocities comes as a shock...

Still, I got sucked into the story fast and furious and the more I read these books, the more I like them. Well written, edgy, intelligent. Ben Justice has to be one of the most flawed characters I've ever come across, but that's what makes him interesting.… (més)
 
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Obres
12
També de
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Membres
930
Popularitat
#27,610
Valoració
4.1
Ressenyes
21
ISBN
30
Llengües
2
Preferit
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