Avid Reader review
Sharp Shooter is a staff pick at Avid Reader bookshop:
Sharp Shooter
Marianne Delacourt, $30.00
Ok, so I have to say upfront
that Crime isn’t my usual thing.
But Brisbane writer, Marianne
Delacourt’s Sharp Shooter was
a breezy fun read and about
as fast-paced as the Monaro
the novel’s heroine, Tara
Sharp drives.
They’ve packaged the fi rst book
to appeal to Janet Evanovich
readers, but I found it better
written than Evanovich’s stuff,
and, well, fresher.
Maybe it’s the Perth setting,
lovingly drawn, or Tara’s
combination of enthusiasm and
twenty-something ennui. Tara’s
a great character, kick-arse, yes,
but also sensitive enough to be
compelling. She also has a
tendency to get into deeper and
deeper trouble, despite, or maybe
because of, her almost supernatural
gift for reading people.
The supporting characters are fun
too, the villains are slick and
dangerous, the love interest is
gorgeous. And the stakes keep on
rising. Perth has never looked as
sexy – who’d have thought.
So, a fast-paced crime thriller
with a strong Australian voice,
what more could you want
heading into the Summer? Fans
of Janet Evanovich will quickly
become fans of Tara Sharp, the
rest of us, can just jump into
Mona the Monaro, slip on our
seatbelts, and crash along for the
ride. Hopefully we’ll be seeing
more of Tara Sharp in the future.
Sharp Shooter
Marianne Delacourt, $30.00
Ok, so I have to say upfront that Crime isn’t my usual thing.
But Brisbane writer, Marianne Delacourt’s Sharp Shooter was
a breezy fun read and about as fast-paced as the Monaro
the novel’s heroine, Tara Sharp drives.
They’ve packaged the first book to appeal to Janet Evanovich
readers, but I found it better written than Evanovich’s stuff,
and, well, fresher. Maybe it’s the Perth setting,
lovingly drawn, or Tara’s combination of enthusiasm and
twenty-something ennui. Tara’s a great character, kick-arse, yes,
but also sensitive enough to be compelling. She also has a
tendency to get into deeper and deeper trouble, despite, or maybe
because of, her almost supernatural gift for reading people.
The supporting characters are fun too, the villains are slick and
dangerous, the love interest is gorgeous. And the stakes keep on
rising. Perth has never looked as sexy – who’d have thought.
So, a fast-paced crime thriller with a strong Australian voice,
what more could you want heading into the Summer? Fans
of Janet Evanovich will quickly become fans of Tara Sharp, the
rest of us, can just jump into Mona the Monaro, slip on our
seatbelts, and crash along for the ride. Hopefully we’ll be seeing
more of Tara Sharp in the future.
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