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One more great advance review

8/27/2012

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Library Journal will be publishing this in their Sept. 1 issue. I especially loved this line:  "Johnson’s spooky third series entry (after Motor City Shakedown) ensures its place among hot new historicals."

But Will, foolish? Say it ain't so!

Johnson, D.E. Detroit Breakdown:
A Mystery.
Minotaur: St. Martin’s. Sept. 2012. c.352p. ISBN 9781250006622. $25.99. M


"Someone has taken the plot of Gaston ­Leroux’s Phantom of the Opera to heart and is terrorizing the denizens of Detroit’s ­Eloise Insane Asylum. Unexplained deaths are not being reported to the police, and no one believes the protesting patients. ­Elizabeth Hume is frantic to get her hospitalized cousin, Robert, out before any harm comes to him. So Will Anderson foolishly institutionalizes himself so that he can work undercover, while Elizabeth comes on board as a hospital volunteer. They must find Robert and nab the killer before the murderer catches up with Will.


VERDICT Johnson’s spooky third series entry (after Motor City Shakedown) ensures its place among hot new historicals. His unique take on Detroit in the early 20th century and its burgeoning automotive culture make this entry a perfect crossover selection for historical fiction buffs. The lead characters—chapters alternate between the two narrators—have a checkered and violent past that Johnson fills in nicely for new readers. Recommend for Stefanie Pintoff and Caleb Carr devotees."

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