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    Hard Row

    Written by Margaret Maron

    Narrated by C. J. Critt

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    New York Times best-selling author Margaret Maron has garnered Edgar, Agatha, Anthony, Macavity, and American Mystery awards for her captivating series set in rural North Carolina. When a local farmer-known for his severe treatment of migrant workers-turns up savagely murdered, Judge Deborah and her new Deputy Sheriff husband soon wade into a quagmire of exploitation. But as murders mushroom, the two uncover secrets that threaten both their community and their new life together.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books Audio
    Release dateNov 26, 2007
    ISBN9781428199118
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    • 3/5
      If you're looking for a cozy, (a character driven mystery story that focuses on the people involved as much as the mystery) look no further. I'm glad I listened to the audiobook version. It's slow pace is well suited to being told, rather than read.

      When I read it I thought it was the first in the series. Come to find out, it's the 13th. Oops. Originally, I was willing to forgive some of the slowness as setting the scene - but by book 13, the scene is already well set. The writing is okay, and the characters have a lot of depth, but the mystery took a distant 2nd or 3rd place to the goings ons in the characters' lives. I may pick up some of the others in this series, but only if I find them at the library as audiobooks.
    • 4/5
      Enjoyed the eastern North Carolina setting and interesting family dynamics in this one! I like the narrator in this audiobook series, too.
    • 2/5
      Enough, of a good thing. I quiting the Deborah Knott Series for now. Time to move on to other reads. This was a great series but, 13 now read is enough.
    • 4/5
      I enjoy the Deborah Knott mysteries. The plot develops well: body parts keep appearing and law enforcement is faced with a variety of well-developed, believable characters. There's the about to be (or is she already?) ex-wife, disgruntled employees, and a side death (is it a homicide?). These even say cuss words once in a while!. I wouldn't call this a cozy, but it's also not a blood and guts psycho thriller. There is violence, sex, tension and many candidates for the 'perp' so you are kept guessing til the end. This one really surprised me, something I like when I read a mystery. 4 stars.
    • 3/5
      One reason I like this series is that time does not stand still. Kids get older, people move, jobs change, etc. The mystery isn't always the strong part of the story but, oh well. :)
    • 4/5
      Body parts are found strewn across Colleton County, no doubt its murder but who is the victim. Meanwhile, the Judge starts learning to be a stepmom as well as how to be a hockey fan. Lots of insights into farming and the cost that "guest workers" pay to earn a living. Another good story about Deborah's extensive and growing family and their changing roles in the once rural South.
    • 4/5
      Margaret Maron's first novel in the Judge Deborah Knott series, BOOTLEGGER'S DAUGHTER, won the Edgar for Best First Novel, and the series just keeps getting better. With the Judge's marriage to a sheriff's deputy, elements of the police procedural creep in to the amateur sleuth format, and it's a good addition. Ms. Maron is also not afraid to tackle the various social problems of the New South (not that they aren't problems elsewhere, but North Carolina is where her books are set). In this one, it's the influx of Hispanic immigrants, the problems of farmers, and even the Iraq war, tangentially. As always, Ms. Maron gives us the flavor of North Carolina speech and culture without going overboard. Highly recommended.