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The green-eyed daughter of a Cuban patriot killed by Castro's firing squad; she has a tender spot for the city's underdogs, but is smart and tough enough to pursue a story no matter where it takes her. When cops on the midnight shift chase a black motorist, the fleeing man, a professional football hero, winds up dead. Britt's investigation reveals the tragic truth. As the city she loves explodes into a major riot, Britt is caught up in life-threatening events that bring about a shocking climax.

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Publishers Weekly - Audio

09/01/2014
Pulitzer Prize-winner Buchanan’s first book about tough, resourceful, and beautiful crime reporter Britt Montero, published in 1992, has its dated aspects—the absence of cellphones, laptops, and other tools of the trade, not to mention the Internet’s influence on journalism. But few recent novels feature as knowledgeable and compelling a portrait of Miami, its environs, and its history. And the book’s major set piece, a description of a riot prompted by the acquittal of white and Cuban-American cops charged with beating a popular black ballplayer to death, is not only decidedly credible but also unnervingly relevant to today’s headlines. The novel is narrated by Montero, and it takes a while for reader Bennett’s performance to compensate for the fact that she sounds a bit young and refined for a seasoned 30-something crime reporter. Still, she eventually succeeds in becoming Britt and has no problem giving voice to other key characters, including the reporter’s equally job-obsessed photographer pal Lottie, a tough-talking friendly homicide cop named MacDonald and an even tougher, snarling, and very unfriendly Police Department major named Alvarez. A Hyperion hardcover. (June)

Library Journal - Audio

01/01/2015
Miami native Britt Montero is the daughter of a martyred Cuban freedom fighter. She loves Cuban coffee and can't speak much Spanish. She also covers the police beat for the Miami News. When a local hero dies during a police chase, she wants details. Soon she realizes that something is very wrong on the midnight shift. Police brutality is common, racial tension is growing, and the police are acting more like Keystone Kops than a professional force. When six officers are acquitted of what appears to be a racially motivated murder, violence erupts in the streets and Britt is caught in the middle. Although slightly dated (this series launch was originally published in 1992), the vibrant writing, loving depictions of Miami, still-relevant plotline, and appealing main characters more than make up for the lack of cell phones. Erin Bennett's slightly dramatic reading should be enjoyed by most mystery buffs. VERDICT Particularly recommended for readers who enjoy smart, independent women detectives such as Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone or Sara Paretsky's V.I. Warshawski.—I. Pour-El, Des Moines Area Community Coll., Ames, IA

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BN ID:	2940169814354
Publisher:	Dreamscape Media
Publication date:	11/15/2019
Series:	Britt Montero , #1
Edition description:	Unabridged

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Editorial Reviews

09/01/2014
Pulitzer Prize-winner Buchanan’s first book about tough, resourceful, and beautiful crime reporter Britt Montero, published in 1992, has its dated aspects—the absence of cellphones, laptops, and other tools of the trade, not to mention the Internet’s influence on journalism. But few recent novels feature as knowledgeable and compelling a portrait of Miami, its environs, and its history. And the book’s major set piece, a description of a riot prompted by the acquittal of white and Cuban-American cops charged with beating a popular black ballplayer to death, is not only decidedly credible but also unnervingly relevant to today’s headlines. The novel is narrated by Montero, and it takes a while for reader Bennett’s performance to compensate for the fact that she sounds a bit young and refined for a seasoned 30-something crime reporter. Still, she eventually succeeds in becoming Britt and has no problem giving voice to other key characters, including the reporter’s equally job-obsessed photographer pal Lottie, a tough-talking friendly homicide cop named MacDonald and an even tougher, snarling, and very unfriendly Police Department major named Alvarez. A Hyperion hardcover. (June)

Publishers Weekly - Audio

01/01/2015
Miami native Britt Montero is the daughter of a martyred Cuban freedom fighter. She loves Cuban coffee and can't speak much Spanish. She also covers the police beat for the Miami News. When a local hero dies during a police chase, she wants details. Soon she realizes that something is very wrong on the midnight shift. Police brutality is common, racial tension is growing, and the police are acting more like Keystone Kops than a professional force. When six officers are acquitted of what appears to be a racially motivated murder, violence erupts in the streets and Britt is caught in the middle. Although slightly dated (this series launch was originally published in 1992), the vibrant writing, loving depictions of Miami, still-relevant plotline, and appealing main characters more than make up for the lack of cell phones. Erin Bennett's slightly dramatic reading should be enjoyed by most mystery buffs. VERDICT Particularly recommended for readers who enjoy smart, independent women detectives such as Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone or Sara Paretsky's V.I. Warshawski.—I. Pour-El, Des Moines Area Community Coll., Ames, IA

Library Journal - Audio