Reviews
"Visiting the fictional north coast town of Port Silva is a rewarding experience because it allows us to become reaquainted with the admirable Meg Halloran and her husband, chief of police Vince Gutierrez... As Meg and Vince separately follow the threads [of teen thuggishness, anti-immigrant hostility, and murder] we get a good picture of a small town already suffering from economic depression and now threatened by crime. Berkeley author LaPierre has a great touch for how people get along, and while the mystery is competently handled, it is the strength of the characters that gives this book its richness."
—Roberta Alexander, "It's a Mystery," Contra Costa Times
"The best thing about LaPierre's sixth Port Silva mystery (after Old Enemies) is how the novel quickly sneaks behind the picturesque facade of a fictional town on the Northern California coast to reveal the hard truths of modern life."
—Publishers Weekly
"Amid all the sound and fury, LaPierre is most notable for her expert flow of quiet updates about so many Port Silva citizens that her sixth novel reads like a newsy letter from home with mayhem obbligato."
—Kirkus Reviews
"For readers new to the series, you are about to meet a group of characters that you will, no doubt, embrace as friends. And from time to time, you'll probably find yourself checking your northern California map, just to be sure you can't get to Port Silva from wherever you are... Just watch out. The streets [of Port Silva] are a bit meaner than they used to be!"
—Over My Dead Body! The Mystery Magazine Online
"Baby Mine... does not, for example, aspire to be made into a movie starring Bruce Willis. It's just a little story of everyday people struggling with hard times and their own prejudices. And if some of LaPierre's characters seem a little too nice—well, it's nice to know that someone still believes that people can be decent."
—Eileen Ecklund, "Mystery Meat," San Francisco Bay Guardian
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