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Reviewed by Robyn
Glazer, MyShelf.Com Check up and Other Stories is a collection of short stories featuring all different characters. When I read Wendi Lee, I am used to seeing only her series detective, Angela Mattelli. In this anthology, Lee introduces new and old characters that give readers a wider range to her work. Lee used to write a series featuring Jefferson Birch, which took place in the 1800's. She put him on the shelf when she began to seriously write about Matelli. Now readers can see why Jefferson Birch was so popular. Because of this anthology, I now plan to seek out her previous books about him. In "Red Feather's Daughter" Birch must find the daughter of an Indian chief. While he is completing his mission, he must face some moral dilemma's, which give the reader and interesting look inside of his soul. Birch also appears in "Winston's Wife" which is my favorite story of the three Birch stories in this book. Birch agrees to find a woman's husband but later regrets this choice when he is faced with the fact that she is not a strong person and his discoveries could destroy her. Wendi Lee did not forget
about Angela Matelli in this book. There are four Matelli stories in this
volume and each one is drastically different from the last. While some
of the stories take on the rougher side of the genre such as "The
other Woman" most of the stories are a lighter fare. In "Salad
Days" Angela dons a ridiculos green uniform to find out who is stealing
from the till at the restaurant her sister was fired from. Then in In the remaining stories,
there are several new main characters introduced. My favorite of them
is Maggie O'Malley. She is an Irish DI and I wish that Lee would think
about starting a series that features her. She is incredibly smart and
on top of everything. She is a strong female character who would add greatly
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