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Whistle Stopper - Sundowner Ubuntu: A Russell Quant Mystery (Russell Quant Mysteries)
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List Price: $15.95
Our Price: $8.99
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Manufacturer: Insomniac Press
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781897178430
ISBN: 1897178433
Label: Insomniac Press
Manufacturer: Insomniac Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: 2008-04-01
Publisher: Insomniac Press
Studio: Insomniac Press
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Summary: Keep 'em coming, please!
Comment: Although I'm a married woman of a certain age, living in California with two kids and a fussy dog, I continue to be enamored and amused and in love with this 5-book-old series about a witty, Canadian, gay, male detective who lives in a small city I've never heard of or been to, and who somehow ends up having to travel to mysterious and exciting foreign locales around the world to solve his crimes.
What could we possibly have in common?
Nothing and everything. If I wanted to read about myself I'd give my diary a go. So yes, I love reading about people who aren't like me. But, lets be honest. Despite my preceding statement, we all love to see ourselves in the books we read. So why do I love the Russell Quant series? Why will you?
You will most certainly laugh. Sometimes you'll shake your head and go, 'what is he doing?'. You will cheer for the good guys, try to figure out who the bad guys are. You'll want to book passage on the next plane, train, bus to one of the exotic locations Russell Quant finds himself in (not excluding his curiously intriguing home of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada). You'll cry. You'll feel sad. You'll want to know more about each of the characters. You'll want his mother's recipes. You'll want his dogs. You'll want to hang with Russell in his beautiful backyard during a mythical prairie summer night, chatting about his latest case or boyfriend, over a pitcher of Red Apple martinis. And most of all?
You'll really want the next book in the series to come out SOON.
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Summary: Another fun Russell Quant ride
Comment: If you enjoy the Russell Quant series you'll, know doubt, find this one a worthy read too. Bidulka further develops his lead character, leading to some interesting developments, and as usual puts some of his friends in real jeopardy. A fun read. Enjoy.
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Summary: A Teller of Tales
Comment: Some books are well written. Some have interesting plots. Some have memorable characters. Some take us places we've never been. Anthony Bidulka's "Sundowner Ubuntu" does all these things and more.
Those who have followed Russell Quant on past adventures around the world know Bidulka's amazing ability to create an almost palpable sense of place, and he does it again as Russell goes off to Africa in search of a client's long-lost son. Bidulka weaves a rich tapestry of African lore, habits, history, and philosophies.
An exciting read, heartily recommended.
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Summary: Sundowner Shines!
Comment: What a great writer Bidulka is! And I don't mean the story, which is indeed engrossing, but what beautiful sentences he crafts. Articulate, clever, often leading to an unexpected reveal - Bidulka's prose is always artful and he wields it with the skill of a master surgeon.
That was the first thing I noticed about Sundowner Ubuntu - how strong the writing was. Then, I lost track of it, as I became engrossed in his characters and their globe-trotting adventures.
As a hopelessly stay-at-home person myself, I depend on books like Sundowner to take me to the places I wish I had the spirit - and means - to visit. But thanks to Bidulka, I get to experience new lands without ever leaving my favorite reading chair. How cool is that?
There's also a great mystery here, and wonderful, colorful people you'll love getting to know. This was my first adventure with Russell Quant, but it won't be my last.
Scott Sherman, author, First You Fall: A Kevin Connor Mystery
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Summary: Read it in one day
Comment: I'm a reader who follows the lead of book reviewers in publications I trust. Over the years I've come to know a few, including the reviews in GLR Wroldwide magazine. The most recent issue just hit the stands and I read about an author heretofore unknown to me, Anthony Bidulka. I love discovering a new author who has a body of work for me to digest, and this one had five books in a series. I picked up the said review subject, Sundowner Ubuntu.
Well, I began reading in the morning and by late evening I was still at it, so thoroughly was I enjoying the experience.
Why? As the reviewer, Raymond-Jean Frontain, points out, one of the most engaging parts of this series is that our hero has a real life - while he is on his case, he still has to deal with family and friends and all those other details of life you and I deal with. It makes the book's main character, Russell Quant, real, loveable and ultimately, someone you want to spend time with. Life is varied, it is not always funny or sad or dramatic - its a fabric blended with all of this and I love a writer who recognizes this. There are a few caricatures in the book I must say, but I somehow felt entertained by them rather than manipulated.
I immediately wanted more, and am heartened to know there are 4 earlier books within which I can lose myself over the next months awaiting more.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Desperate to right old wrongs, a wealthy client hires Russell Quant to locate her son Matthew, lost to her for twenty years. But can money relieve remorse? Tracking Matthew's life from the drug culture of a pleasant prairie city's underbelly to the stunning vistas, vibrant townships, and wild safaris of Africa, Russell finds much more than he was looking for and faces a difficult question: What happens when the prodigal son resists the return? Anthony Bidulka is an avid traveler, party-giver, and sun worshipper. He lives in Saskatoon. Sundowner Ubuntu is the fifth book in his Russell Quant mystery series.
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