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Blues in the Night
Product Type: Book
Product Price: $23.95
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
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Sunday, July 13. 1:46 A.M. Near Lookout Mountain and Laurel Canyon. An unidentified woman in her twenties, wearing a nightgown, was the victim of a hit-and-run accident that left her unconscious and seriously injured. There were no witnesses.
So reads the report on the accident off Mulholland Drive in Molly Blume’s Crime Sheet column for a weekly Los Angeles tabloid. Just another small L.A. tragedy, soon forgotten.
But the image of the young woman in her nightgown stumbling along a dark, winding road is one Molly, a freelance true-crime writer, cannot shake. In fact, it draws her to a bedside in intensive care, where the victim whispers to her three names: Robbie, Max, and Nina. It’s not a smoking gun, but is sufficient to reinforce Molly’s gut instinct that there are sinister circumstances behind the assault on Lenore Saunders.
With fearless conviction, Molly asks questions that nobody—including Lenore’s mom, her ex-husband, her shrink, or even Molly’s L.A.P.D. buddy, Detective Connors—wants to answer. Nevertheless, the astute Molly discovers Lenore lived a fractured life, so different from Molly’s own secure and loving Orthodox Jewish background. And as a chilling picture of the unfortunate woman begins to take shape, the menace of murders past and present stirs and quickens.
In her first Molly Blume novel, award-winning novelist Rochelle Krich tells a story in the tradition of the great L.A. mysteries of the past—and introduces an investigator who is pure gold. Twentysomething divorcee Molly Blume, with her deep faith, short skirts, and nose for the truth, is a heroine to cherish.
Reviews
Rating: 4 / 5
Date: 2003-09-23
Summary: "Another episode in the life of a spunky sleuth"
"It was the nightgown that hooked me.
Sunday, July 13. 1:46 A.M. Near Lookout Mountain and Laurel Canyon. An unidentified woman in her twenties, wearing a nightgown, was the victim of a hit-and-run accident that left her unconscious and seriously injured. There were no witnesses."
So begins Blues in the Night, Agatha Award winner Rochelle Krich's first novel starring Molly Blume (shades of James Joyce's Ulysses), a 29-year-old, five-feet-four blonde divorcee who is a freelance reporter for Crime Sheet, a weekly Los Angeles tabloid.
A lovable character who is Modern Orthodox Jewish (an oxymoron?) by religion, Molly is not only a true-crime writer but also an amateur sleuth who wears short skirts, loves to play mah jongg, and, although not having a well-stocked frige, hordes a serious stash of junk food.
Intrigued by the newspaper snippet of the hit-and-run accident off Mulholland Drive, Molly visits the hospital and talks with 26-year-old Lenore Saunders, who is recovering from the trauma, but who remembers nothing of the accident. She does, however, whisper three names to Molly: Robbie, Max, and Nina.
The plot thickens when a nightshift nurse discovers Lenore's dead body, her wrists slit open. Was it suicide or murder?
Was Lenore an angel, a tragic figure who killed her infant son while suffering from a postpartum psychosis? Or was she a devil, a manipulative schemer who planned the murder even before Max was born.
Suspicious that something is rotten in the state of Denmark, Molly digs into the case and finds stubborn resistance from Lenore's mother, Betty Rowan; Lenore's ex-husband, Robbie Saunders; Lenore's best friend, Nina Weldon; and Lenore's shrink, the brilliant and ambitious Dr. Lawrence Korwin.
Even Molly's L.A.P.D. buddy, Detective Andy Connors, is skeptical that murder is involved--until Molly begins to dig into the past and fit the pieces of the puzzle together. And, of course, by asking too many questions of too many people, Molly puts her own life in jeopardy.
The solution of the mystery, and the pulse-pounding climax of the tale, occurs when Molly discovers Lenore's secret diary and the identity of the killer is revealed--at peril to Molly's life.
A tangential romantic theme involves Zack Abrams, a high-school Romeo who, years ago, jilted Molly and left her heartbroken but who now reappears in her life as the rabbi of a nearby schul.
Molly is a spunky character; she has chutzpah. And Rochelle Krich's novel, like her heroine, is zesty, with engaging humor, wit, and wisdom, and numerous Yiddish proverbs, parables, and bon mots thrown in. One is particularly arresting: "The truth does not always set you free."
One fondly hopes that the adventures of Molly Blume will continue.
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2003-05-30
Summary: "Delightful mix of romance and suspense"
This delightful mix of romance and suspense, charismatic characters that inspire interest set in the always quirky Los Angeles, made for a really good read. Molly Blume is a Modern Orthodox divorced crime reporter with a couple of true crime books under her belt. She has a family that is loving and close, but not too close, and a job that she loves. When her high school sweetheart Zack Abrams dumped her, she moved on and in fact married, albeit badly. But Zack comes back to town as the new Rabbi of Molly's ex's synagogue and before you can say Yenta, they are out on a date while Molly wonders if history is going to repeat itself. Meanwhile, Molly is intrigued by a story of a hit and run that happened in a ritzy area of town during the middle of the night, but what intrigues her most is that the woman was hit while wearing a nightgown. While she pursues her story, the Rabbi pursues her. Krich was thoughtful enough to include a page of pronunciations for the Yiddish scattered throughout the book, but some of the explanations inserted into the story were distracting. Despite that minor grievance, I thoroughly enjoyed this book reminiscent of early Faye Kellerman, and I'm looking forward to the next one in this new series.
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2003-01-28
Summary: "Wonderful writing--great characters"
This novel introduces Ms Krich's new series, with sleuth Molly Blume leading the action. Molly writes True Crime books under a pseudonym and she's a reporter for Crime Sheet, a weekly throwaway (Molly's term) based in Los Angeles.To do this she collects data from the LAPD. However, Molly is not always content to just report the facts, she gets involved in following clues. Molly is a divorcee, and a devout modern orthodox Jew. One of the very interesting elements in this novel is that Ms Krich not only mentions some orthodox Jewish customs and terms, she explains them, without interfering with the story.
In this story, Molly is intrigued by a report of a young woman who is the victim of a hit and run accident in the middle of the night that has left her unconscious and seriously injured.Most intriguing was the fact that she had been wearing a nightgown.
Molly is soon involved in Lenore Saunders story, even managing to get in to see her in the hospital, which results in her receiving a phone call from her later. But when Molly tries to see Lenore again, she is greeted with the news that the young woman is dead, an apparent suicide.
Investigating Lenore's life in order to determine if Lenore really did commit suicide, and if so, why, Molly interviews friends and relatives including Lenore's ex-husband Robbie. It's not long before she becomes fairly certain that Lenore was murdered and determines to find out by whom. I'm not going to say anything more about the plot for fear of committing a spoiler, but I'll add that there are plenty of twists and surprises in the intricate puzzle at the heart of this well-written, perfectly plotted mystery.
Ms Krich is a wonderful writer. A great deal of likeable warmth comes through the character of Molly Blume and in her feelings about her grandmother Bubbie G, and also in the new feelings she's experiencing for attractive Zack Abrams, whom she'd loved and lost years ago, but who has just come back into her life, now a rabbi.
(note: This Zack is far removed from the Zack in my Charlie Plato series, but has a similar effect on Molly, that my Zack has always had on Charlie. Yes, I know it's bad form to do BSP in the middle of a review of someone else's book, but there it is! It looks as if Zack is here to stay and it will be interesting to see how the romance between him and Molly develops. As it surely will develop. Molly's not only warm and compassionate, she's tough too, and fortunately there are men who love strong women. I'm already looking forward to the next Molly Blume story.
Rating: 4 / 5
Rating: 5 / 5
It takes a special author to keep me up reading all night. Ms. Krich has done it before and continues with this entry into her list of winners.
Date: 2002-12-16
Summary: "Post Partum Blues, That Is"
I picked up Krich's Blues in the Night because I was interested in the depression theme and the Orthodox Jewish protagonist. I came away satisfied. The descriptions of the Jewish community are especially fascinating, with family and traditions. Molly Blume is a true crime writer who is engaging right away. She's looking for a topic for her new book, but gets hooked on more than one level. Molly had a friend who was murdered and is working that out emotionally by examining other crimes. I wanted to hear more about this part of Molly's life.
Molly investigates a hit-and-run that turns into a suicide, that turns into a murder. The victim has a history of post partum depression. I won't say more, so the author can make the revelations. As Molly learns more about the woman, the information takes us on just enough twists. This is the beginning of a new series. I'll read the next one too.
Date: 2002-12-14
Summary: "KRICH DOES IT AGAIN!!"
In line with Fertile Ground and Fair Game, among others, Rochelle Krich has once again created a wonderful protagonist. The story revolves around a true-crime writer who gets her leads while writing the crime sheet for the local paper. This one caught Molly from the first line and it will catch you too. The sense of place is vivid and the ethnic background adds to the flavor of the story. While this book has a wonderful sense of place, it also gives an insight into the characters that brings them to life in a way rarely found in mystery fiction.