Third Person Singular (A Mars Bahr Mystery)

This is a new mystery writer to me and this is the first book I have read by this author. This is her debut novel and based on this, I will be reading more by her. Her protagonist Minnesota Special Detective "Mars" Bahr is a fully fleshed character and this personality is aided by the interesting addition of his young son. He shares custody with his ex-wife of the son, a precocious eight-year-old. The son is a cook and a... Read Full Review

On a whim, I picked up this mystery by a Minnesota author. Within five pages I was intrigued; by page thirty I was hooked. The story begins with a woman-a drug dealer-waiting in her car to make a delivery, but instead, catching sight of a man and young woman getting out of a car and heading toward the bluffs near the Mississippi River. The dealer gets spooked and flees. Then we are introduced to a Minneapolis cop, Marshall... Read Full Review

This book will be satisfying to most any reader of mysteries. The characters are well-drawn and interesting, the story keeps reader interest and moves along at a nice pace. The ending approaches more slowly than in most comparable books, but it is a surprise nonetheless. The author has her own special ability to describe the characters, and they do appear interesting, and you want to learn more about them, but some readers... Read Full Review

This is a great fast paced thriller/mystery. Very believable. You won't be able to put it down. They'll make this one into a movie!

Minneapolis Mayor Geff tells her Chief of Police Turner and Special Detective Marshall Bahr that the murder of the teen could not have come at a worse time or place. Someone killed the perfect high school coed Mary Pat Fitzgerald of nearby wealthy suburb Edina. Geff orders Mars to quickly find the killer, preferably be another suburbanite. Geff worries that the negative PR from the murder of a homecoming valedictorian will... Read Full Review