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"A generous dollop of fresh creamery butter, a touch of mild curry, a teaspoon of nice fresh basil from my own garden, a little salt, a dash of black pepper, and a taste of culantro"Bake for thirty five minutes at three seventy five. Chill, and add a smidgen of murder Serve over curried chilled cheese pasta."Are you going away, with no word of farewell?"Time to get dressed I do want to look good for this "
42) Daybreak
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Clint wakes up to another day in paradise. Everything is as perfect as it gets – except for that red sky.
"Red sky in morning, sailors take warning"
Well, that doesn't mean much, here in Panama'. There are a lot of colorful sunrises.
Then, again....
Puerto Armuelles, a scam, a mob boss,murders ,,, come on! Gimme a break!
43) See You in Hell
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Some rednecks from the states are causing problems on the comarca. Clnt is close, s goes there to stop the BS. The thugs go to Isla Colón, where one of them is murdered. Nothing fits. -What is really behind the silly theatrics?
44) Blood and Gold
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An elderly woman is murdered in front of a large safe in her home. Clint finds how to open the safe just as Sergio comes in to say there was a lot of blood on this one. Clint is dstaring into the safe, which was filled with gold bars. He says there was a lot of gold. Where did it come from? How did she get it? She was obviously killed for the combination to that safe, and as obviously didn't tell it. Who? What was her past story?
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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...
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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,...
47) 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
50) 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
52) 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...
55) 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?
56) 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
57) 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...
58) 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 ****
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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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