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The Girl on the Edge of Summer (Micky Knight Mysteries Book 9) Kindle Edition

by J.M. Redmann (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Micky Knight reluctantly takes on two cases, one for money, one for pity. The first is a trawl though archives to solve a century old murder for an arrogant grandson who thinks riches should absolve his family of any sins. The other, to answer a mother’s anguish as she tries to understand her daughter’s suicide. Micky sees no happy ending to either case; the dusty pages of history aren’t going to give up their secrets after holding them for so long. And even if she finds answers for the mother’s questions, nothing will bring her daughter back. But as Micky discovers, the past is never past and a young girl can lead a complicated, even dangerous, life. The secrets, both past and present, are meant to remain hidden—only the first murder is hard. The rest come easy.

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J.M. Redmann is the author of a mystery series featuring New Orleans private
detective Michele “Micky” Knight. Her latest book is Ill Will, which made the American Library Association GLBT Roundtable’s 2013 Over the Rainbow list. Her previous book Water Mark was also on the Over the Rainbow list and won a Fore Word Gold First Place mystery award. Two of her earlier books, The Intersection of Law & Desire and Death of a Dying Man have won Lambda Literary Awards; all but her first book have been nominated. Law & Desire was an Editor’s Choice of the San Francisco Chronicle and a recommended book on NPR’s Fresh Air. Her books have been translated into Spanish, German, Dutch, Norwegian and Hebrew. She is the co-editor with Greg Herren of three anthologies, Night Shadows: Queer Horror, eWomen of the Mean Streets: Lesbian Noir, and Men of the Mean Streets: Gay Noir. Redmann lives in an historic neighborhood in New Orleans, at the edge of the area that flooded.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B06XP8ZZ2S
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bold Strokes Books (April 18, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 18, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1417 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 360 pages
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    J.M. Redmann is the author of a mystery series featuring New Orleans private detective Michele ‘Micky’ Knight. Her latest book is THE GIRL ON THE EDGE OF SUMMER, nominated for a Lambda Literary Award. A previous one, ILL WILL, made the American Library Association GLBT Roundtable’s 2013 Over the Rainbow list, won a Lambda Literary award and was a ForeWord award honorable mention. WATER MARK was also on the Over the Rainbow list and won a Fore Word Gold First Place mystery award. Two of her earlier books, THE INTERSECTION OF LAW & DESIRE and DEATH OF A DYING MAN have won Lambda Literary Awards; all but two books have been nominated. LAW & DESIRE was an Editor’s Choice of the San Francisco Chronicle and a recommended book on NPR’s Fresh Air. Her books have been translated into Spanish, German, Dutch, Norwegian and Hebrew. She is the co-editor with Greg Herren of three anthologies, NIGHT SHADOWS: QUEER HORROR, which was nominated for a Shirley Jackson Award, WOMEN OF THE MEAN STREETS: LESBIAN NOIR, and MEN OF THE MEAN STREETS: GAY NOIR. Redmann lives in an historic neighborhood in New Orleans, at the edge of the area that flooded. As R. Jean Reid, she writes the Nell McGraw series, with two books out, PERDITION and ROOTS OF MURDER>

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Maggie May
5.0 out of 5 stars I love Micky
Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2022
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Great job on this latest book in the series. Jean Redmann does it again. Micky is a mess but her vulnerability makes you like her even more.
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CuriousCat
5.0 out of 5 stars I love JM's writing style
Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2017
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I love JM's writing style, and hearing Mickey's thoughts. I don't think EDK's review is fair. Yes, Mickey is struggling, and I would have liked more interaction in her personal life. Still, I like how she tells the story. Without much attention to her personal life, it leaves JM plenty of material for upcoming books. I don't think Mickey is whiny--I think it is realistic to what goes on in most of our heads with every day stresses. Mickey drinks some, but nothing like she did in her younger days. Again, completely plausible, with her background and history. Please JM, don't keep us waiting too long with her friends/Cordellia!!
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Tripower53
4.0 out of 5 stars A good read
Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2017
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Michele “Micky” Knight is a Private Investigator who takes on two new cases. The mother of a teenage girl who committed suicide wants Micky to find the person who took a picture of her daughter with her top off and posted it in the internet.

The second case is one of murder, albeit a very old one. The client, Douglas Townson’s, great-grandfather was murdered and he wants Micky to put to rest the outrageous stories the family tells and find out what really happened. (Perhaps it was more a matter of arrogance on Mr. Townson’s part.)

As she goes about her investigations into her clients’ cases, she uncovers interesting details and nefarious doings. Then murders are committed, and things get dangerous.

This is a well written and plotted book. I truly enjoyed it. It was kind of refreshing going back and forth between cases – a different approach if you will. This is my first J.M. Redmann book, but I don’t believe it will be my last.

I want to thank Netgalley and Bold Strokes Books, Inc/Bold Strokes Books for forwarding to me a copy of this book to read.
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CLI
5.0 out of 5 stars J M Redmann is a talented writer who knows how to tell a good story. She has given us characters whom I ...
Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2017
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I am a fan of all the books in the Micky Knight series. J M Redmann is a talented writer who knows how to tell a good story. She has given us characters whom I have come to care about. I trust in the author to take me on an interesting journey with them as they change and grow. She has not let me down. The Girl on the Edge of Summer is an engrossing and exciting mystery. It also adds to my understanding of Micky Knight and leaves me looking forward to her next adventure and the developments in her personal life.
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Jennifer B.
5.0 out of 5 stars New Orleans and Mickey Knight
Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2018
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Highly recommended new addition to the best lesbian noir detective series I have found. Flawed and struggling to pay her bills and make it through to another day, Mickey is so real you will expect to pass her at a poboy shop the next time you are in New Orleans.
Excellent story, if you are a fan you need this one. If not, what are you waiting for, go get started on the series!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wow
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2020
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I got to say wow what a great mystery, wasn't expecting the ending. I'm looking forward to reading more of this author's books. Mickey is Mickey, she is a great character. I recommend this book to my friends.
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stellagunner
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it!
Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2019
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J. M. knows how to tell a tale and keep on spinning! The characters are beloved friends with all their quirks and secrets and insanity. I'd like to buy them all a drink and hang out. Mickey is deliciously flawed and real. I crave more from this fine author!
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Puma
5.0 out of 5 stars Glad to have Micky back.
Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2017
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Glad to have the original Micky Knight back. Enjoyed this new addition to the series. Refreshing to encounter a protagonist that mirrors real life, i.e. our struggles, our joys, our regrets, our losses, our strivings. Character development very good - Micky continues to mature. The two cases - one present, one of the past - made for a compelling read. Well done. Hope there will be more.
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Kelly McKee
5.0 out of 5 stars Super read!
Reviewed in Canada on November 11, 2020
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Super read!
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Anais
5.0 out of 5 stars Me encanta Micky Knight
Reviewed in Spain on January 24, 2018
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Este es el noveno libro de la saga Micky Knight, y aunque ha ido perdiendo fuelle durante estos años (the shoal of time me dejó bastante desconcertada), me encanta.

El primer libro es "La sombra de la duda", en inglés, "Death by the riverside".
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suerob
5.0 out of 5 stars Worth the Wait
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 18, 2017
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Oh, what a treat! I've been waiting AGES for this latest instalment in the Micky Knight series.
I have them all, have read and reread them more than once and have been champing at the bit for this new story to take me on the next part of Micky's less-than-smooth journey through life.
It's been a start-and-don't-put-it-down-until-the-end story, as I'm now used to with J.M. Redmann's books.
For anyone familiar with the series, it's a worthy new addition, though I have to admit I found the change in POV a bit jarring. I would have liked a little more about Micky herself and the familiar characters from previous stories - but then none of the books pander to the whims of the readers. They are unapologetic in their bare bones, with sometimes harrowing storylines and this new story is bang up to date on issues that concern many of us, youngsters and adults alike. Social media is powerful and dangerous and there are parts of this story I feel I want to keep and show to my granddaughters in a few years' time. It's a frightening world but sometimes it takes an adult to see the dangers.
This isn't a comfortable story. It's not meant to be. In some ways it's rather repetitive - at times it almost seems like a record of who ate/drank what and where, but even that makes some sense in the end. After seeming so settled a few books in, Micky has hit almost rock-bottom. Does it offer hope? Well, yes. There's always hope. Just as there's always another story to tell.
For now, my head is full of Micky Knight's latest escapades and the ways in which she copes (or doesn't) with her less than perfect life. This new story gives few clues as to what has brought Micky to her current state and for anyone who HASN'T read the preceding titles I suspect at times Micky herself may come across as a less than attractive character. For those who already know her there is all that knowledge of what makes her tick, how she shuts her mind to the pain of personal loss and her fumbled coping with each new day.
How will I last until the next instalment? Not happily. Definitely impatiently. Imagining all the different scenarios possible, yet knowing I have to wait for the next one to get any answers. AND...knowing it'll never be neatly laid out, there'll always be Micky and the demons she'll be fighting, throwing her life into disarray, her friendships and relationships into doubt.
I will say, to anyone who HASN'T read any Micky Knight books, STOP! Go to the very first one, Death by the Riverside, and begin there. Then, when you reach The Girl on the Edge of Summer you'll know Micky a little better and understand her a little more. She's travelled a rough road.
This story is another very worthy step in Micky's journey.
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NgacLu
1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
Reviewed in France on May 12, 2017
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All Micky's supporting team is gone, along with the fun, tenderness, and passion that made the Micky saga so irresistible and human.
This is just another mystery books like many others. If Ms Redmann wanted to be viewed as a mystery writer, she succeeded. This being said am I still a fan of her books?
No. Though she did a great work in the first books, she gave me hope in I ll will, destroyed it is Shoal of time, and finally buried it in The Girl on the edge of Summer. So disappointing going down this way.
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Elsa
5.0 out of 5 stars Micky Knight at her best
Reviewed in Germany on May 3, 2017
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So kennen Leserinnen die Privatdetektivin - ständig im Kampf mit ihrer kompletten Umwelt, ständig in irgendwelche Angelegenheiten verstrickt aus denen sie sich besser herausgehalten hätte, ständig auf den ganz normalen menschlichen Abschaum treffend. Und als ungewollte Heldin daraus hervorgehend.
Die ersten vier Bücher waren natürlich noch einmal eine andere Liga, aber auch die nachfolgenden Bücher, die zehn Jahre später spielen, sind empfehlenswert. Und für Micky Knight-Fans fast schon ein Muss. Also eine absolute Kaufempfehlung für Leute, die die Serie kennen.
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