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Synopsis
Learning about a murder and kidnapping in her elderly mother's hometown, amateur sleuth Theresa Galloway is forced to agree when her mother insists that she has a better chance of solving the crime than the police do. Original.
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When her mother's elderly neighbor is shot in an apparent drive-by, Theresa Galloway finds herself prowling the streets of Sacramento in search of the killer and the dead woman's missing grandchild. In this world of crackheads and gangsters, Theresa's in over her head, but we soon see her rolling in the dirt in her Ann Klein outfit, ducking gunfire, breaking her fiberglass nails, and losing her pumps. This mystery, Grimes's first in a series starring this "intrepid soul sister" and married mother of two, won Anthony Awards for best first novel and best paperback original in 1997. Theresa is a reluctant sleuth but an appealing narrator: witty, affable, and somewhat prudish, driven as much by her domineering mother as by curiosity. Somebody Else's Child is told in her fresh and lively voice, and it's full of both smart dialogue and deftly drawn characters. Theresa's "rather excitable" mother and the children are especially well crafted.
Much of the drama here comes from Theresa's attempts to balance her job, family, and amateur-detective work, which no one seems to take seriously. Before long, it looks like Theresa's job at the California Department of Environmental Equity is being taken over by a foul-mouthed underling, her husband is having an affair with her old nemesis, and her children are running wild. Add to this the vague hostility of the white world--which works less as social commentary than as subtly realistic detail--and the sense of pervasive jeopardy escalates. When things get stressful, Theresa retreats to her bathtub; by the end of this gripping and satisfying mystery, the reader may feel like doing the same.
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Somebody Else's Child
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Penguin Publishing Group, 1996
ISBN 10: 0451186729
ISBN 13: 9780451186720
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Seller: Better World Books: West, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
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Condition: Very Good. Mass Market Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 13423061-6
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Somebody Else's Child
Published by
Penguin Publishing Group, 1996
ISBN 10: 0451186729
ISBN 13: 9780451186720
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Seller: Better World Books: West, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
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Somebody Else's Child
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Seller: Sklubooks, LLC, Clermont, FL, U.S.A.
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Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. 000-594: Paperback. 271 pages. One spine crease. A little edgewear and a color flake on cover. No marks, creases or defects on pages. Excellent reading copy. Published 1996 by Onyx. Seller Inventory # 40817
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SOMEBODY ELSE'S CHILD [AWARD WINNER]
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Onyx, NY, 1996
ISBN 10: 0451186729
ISBN 13: 9780451186720
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Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 1st ed., reading crease else a fine copy. African American author's first book. The book introduces Theresa Galloway, size 16, a married mother of two, and a black urban professional juggling the demands of work and family - witty and enjoyable. ANTHONY AWARD WINNER for Best First Novel and an AGATHA Award Nominee. Sacramento CA. Paperback Original. Seller Inventory # 013948