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Bootlegger's Daughter (Deborah Knott, Bk 1)
Bootlegger's Daughter - Deborah Knott, Bk 1
Author: Margaret Maron
Deborah Knott was expected to be a conventional little girl and eventually a conventional woman, worshipped on a pedestal by a conventional husband. — Instead, she became an attorney, infiltrating the old boy network that still rules the tobacco country of Colleton County, North Carolina. Some say her success is a sign of the New South, but no on...  more »
ISBN: 457538
Publication Date: 1992
Pages: 261
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Publisher: The Mysterious Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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reviewed Bootlegger's Daughter (Deborah Knott, Bk 1) on + 79 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 6
This book is just plain fun and as refreshing as a cold glass of sweet tea on a hot day. What an easy to read story, written in first person. We can see the southern US setting, meet the numerous chartacters, and their interactions within the plot through the heroine's eyes. I have thoroughly enjoyed meeting Deborah Knott and sharing the resolution of a good mystery with her. Now, I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the series!
reviewed Bootlegger's Daughter (Deborah Knott, Bk 1) on + 38 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
My first time with Margaret Maron and it will not be my last. I enjoyed the Deborah Knott character and look forward to her developement. As she runs for judge, attempts to solve an 18-year-old murder case with dead bodies popping up, crowned with a cast of characters from bootlegger dad to romantic interests, there is enough to material here for many good stories.
luvbooks avatar reviewed Bootlegger's Daughter (Deborah Knott, Bk 1) on + 126 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
My first book by this author. Really enjoyed this mystery, especially the the sassy and savvy attorney, Deborah Knott.
reviewed Bootlegger's Daughter (Deborah Knott, Bk 1) on + 9 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
Love this book. This is the book that got me hooked on Margaret Maron. I adore her storytelling and wit and the crazy family of the main character. Deborah, the main character, is a judge with strength and independence that gives new respect to the often inaccurate idea of southerners.
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Helpful Score: 3
I really like this series. Good mystery.
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cyndij avatar reviewed Bootlegger's Daughter (Deborah Knott, Bk 1) on + 1032 more book reviews
As good as I remembered from the first time. Solid mystery, good characters, excellent sense of place. The whole family ties thing that Maron does so well just fascinates me - second cousins twice removed etc. Not only do I not know anyone farther removed from me than a cousin, I'm not even in contact with any cousins. Most of them I could pass in the street and not recognize. I liked the cold case aspect, and that people are willing to talk to Knott because of her family ties, her current status as a lawyer, her potential election to the court. Not quite sure if I believe the ending. There are things found after the murderer is discovered and I felt, given what was described, it would have been hard for the murderer to have kept that secret for so long. But a sad ending for almost everyone involved in that. I liked the political maneuvering at the end too, as I remember when I first read it that was almost my favorite part.


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