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    The War Against Miss Winter

    By Kathryn Miller Haines

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    It's 1943, and the war escalating in Europe and the Pacific seems far away. But for aspiring actress Rosie Winter, the war feels as if it were right in New York City—what with food rationing and frequent blackouts . . . and a boyfriend she hasn't heard word one from since he enlisted in the navy. Now her rent is coming due and she hasn't been cast in anything for six months. The factories are desperate for women workers, but Rosie the Thespian isn't about to become Rosie the Riveter, so she grabs a part-time job at a seamy, lowbrow detective agency instead.

    However, there's more to the Big City gumshoe game than chasing lowlife cheating spouses. When her boss turns up dead, Rosie finds herself caught up in a ticklish high society mystery, mingling with mobsters and searching for a notorious missing script. Maybe she has no crime-fighting experience—but Rosie certainly knows how to act the role. No matter how the war against Miss Winter turns out, it's not going to end with her surrender!

    Evocative, entertaining, and wonderfully original, Kathryn Miller Haines's War Against Miss Winter introduces not only an unforgettable new sleuth but also an exciting new voice in the mystery genre, with a fast-paced tale of murder and deception that brings the World War II era vividly to life.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateOct 13, 2009
    ISBN9780061758515
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    The War Against Miss Winter
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    Kathryn Miller Haines

    Kathryn Miller Haines is an actor, mystery writer, award-winning playwright, and artistic director of a Pittsburgh-based theater company.

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    • 3/5
      This book takes place during WW II. The main character, Rosie Winter, reminded me of the type of character Lauren Bacall used to play. It was something a bit different and I enjoyed reading it.
    • 3/5
      Good mystery, good sense of place. My only quibble is that the author's overuse of 1940's slang was jarring. That being said, I'd read another in the series. I like the Maisie Dobbs series better though.
    • 3/5
      Rosie is an actress. At least, that's what she'd like to be. But she hasn't had a part in ages. At least she has her job at the detective agency. Until her boss is found hanging dead in the closet. Now Rosie is really in trouble. But some of the agency's less than respectable clients are after her to continue her boss's investigation into a missing play. And now someone is willing to kill to find it.I enjoyed this book, but some things about it bothered me. I liked Rosie and her roommate Jayne. The underworld angle worked, and so did the theatrical angle. But for some reason, the dialogue didn't work. Rosie didn't sound very authentic to me. Some parts of the plot seemed a little clunky. The writing just needs some work. However, I enjoyed it enough that I would like to try the second book, The Winter of Her Discontent.
    • 2/5
      Surely one of the trickier aspects of writing historical fiction is knowning how much 'history' readers will enjoy. I grew up watching black and white '40's films on the TV matinees and I'm cognisant of the slang, but this was major overkill. May I suggest that you read a few pages before you buy?
    • 4/5
      Good period piece about Rosie Winter, an aspiring actress who works for a private detective during wwii. When she finds her boss dead, she has to investigate even though more bodies appear and people are not who they seem.