How to Greet Strangers: A Mystery
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| Rating | : | 4.64 (601 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1590212711 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 246 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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Given my usual attitude towards the supernatural in a realistic novel, that is quite an accomplishment on the author's part. Thompson's knowledge of (and love for) Santeria comes shining through. His fierce, queeny asides add sparkle to this gritty thriller, which uses an Oakland-based Santeria cult as its backdrop. Thompson creates characters on the far edges of modern life and gives them such humanity that we feel deeply connected to them.'' --Scott Sparling, author of Wire to Wire''A sophisticated murder mystery that explores identity issues and Santeria traditions.''--Kirkus Revi
And then the police discover the body of the priestess. And he's in great danger.. Archer Barron is rebuilding his life after hiding from it for years. His lover died. Once he had grand expectations--graduating law school, donning drag to express his feminine aspects, and the love of a devoted boyfriend--but fate became cruel. Now Archer works a sorry job as a university night watchmen and volunteers at a free clinic. Archer's grudge makes him a prime suspect. The walls he's built in the years since his loss are about to come crumbling down when a former member of the Santería family he belonged to comes seeking legal help. And
Thompson lives in the Oakland flats, where the barrio meets the 'hood. . Joyce Thompson is the author of ten previous books, nine of them fictitious. She is owner and president of Launchismo, a marketing services company
took me to the river I never expected to read the book in 2.5 days but Archer would not let me have it any other way. He demanded that I pay attention and he intended to leave me on the edge of my bed, my chair and even not putting it down while taking bathroom breaks yelling out loud and silently from out of no where at odd times of the day and throughout the book "cono"!Fierce, hot, creatively and mag. Something for Every Reader T. M. I’m not a big mystery reader—the last one I remember seeking out was Thompson’s Bones in the 90s. My sheer pleasure in reading How to Greet Strangers speaks to the book’s unusual achievement of straddling and defying genre conventions, not unlike iconoclastic protagonist Archer Barron himself. The mystery plotline is well-crafted and the book fast-paced, but . You won't be able to put it down I. E. Steele The plot points that set up this book seem improbable, intimidating even, but in fact it's this very peculiar particularity of the main character and his story that will suck you in. Yes, you'll trip over some words you don't know, mostly coming from the Afro-Cuban religion at the heart of the book. These details, however, make Archer's world feel rich and deep, even if you don't al