Edna BuchananContents Under PressureChristina says:
Britt Montero is a police reporter for the Miami Daily News, which aggravates her mother who would much rather see her selling fashion. But she prefers to spend her time at the offices of the paper or on the streets of Miami, always looking for an interesting story. One of her informants lets her know that ex-football star D. Wayne Hudson is in hospital after having an accident. Apparently he was running from the police. That's not consistent with the athlete's image of a family man who helps juvenile delinquents to make a fresh start in life. When he dies of his injuries although his condition had not been marked critical Britt wants to take a closer look at the matter. Is this another case of police brutality against African Americans, or did Hudson die for reasons as yet unknown? The police don't want to talk to her and unpleasant incidents make her realize how little her snooping is appreciated. A talk with her cop friend Francie finally puts her on the right track while Miami is becoming a bomb waiting to go off. Police reporter Edna Buchanan will probably not win a medal from the Miami Chamber of Commerce for this book. Although the love for her hometown is clearly visible, I don't really feel like vacationing in Miami. The book, however, I found hard to put down. CONTENTS UNDER PRESSURE is the first book of the series featuring Britt Montero. It will hold your attention from the first to the last page and I can recommend it to any mystery fan who likes and can take a good dose of realism. A slight annoyance was the construed love story that only seemed to be there because every book that is to be sold wants one. Buchanan makes up for that by letting the reader look over the shoulder of a professional and gain first hand knowledge of a police reporter's work. Abandoning the pattern of a classical mystery Britt Montero doesn't chase just one bad guy but follows a number of stories and has to deal with her boss Gretchen who only wants to print good news so nobody will be mad at the paper and herself. Buchanan manages not to spread herself to thin and lends a sense of authenticity to her story. Avon Mysteries, 1999
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