PRAISE FOR PARI NOSKIN TAICHERT
Agatha Award Finalist
Crisp, succinct and often witty writing. Lots of great detail, well developed characters, and an assured command of the language.
Albuquerque Tribune
A character as funny and engaging as any in mystery lit.
Tempo Magazine
A fast-paced witty mystery that benefits from her keen eye for the landscape and communities of New Mexico.
Taos Daily
One of the most original and engaging views novels about New Mexico ever to reach the bookstore shelves. A good, well-drawn mystery that offers a satisfactory conclusion.
Rio Rancho Observer
Funny, unexpected and totally appealing.
Only Mystery Books
Quick, quirky and fun to read. I was hooked from the first line.
Tulsa World
Fast-paced and thoroughly readable.
Southwest Bookview
A great debut for both character and author. Readers will certainly want to see more in this series.
New Mexico Magazine
Has you off and running instantly ... a fun, wacky read.
Santa Fe Reporter
A heroine worth visiting again -- and that's a promising start for New Mexico's newest mystery series. A fun read.
Santa Fe New Mexican
Swiftly paced, CLOVIS is lively, vivid and satisfying.
Drood Review
A promising debut; it has all the aspects of a classic mystery with aliens and ghosts thrown in for good measure. Witty and quirky, CLOVIS is yet another recommendable read by a New Mexico author.
The New Mexico Jewish Link
A hearty dose of humor that keeps the reader laughing all the way through a very quirky plot. Taichert works the suspense masterfully.
San Antonio Current
Unique and compelling in its masterful interplay of layers of plot. CLOVIS is Taichert's rather impressive debut and will rather quickly earn her legions of appreciative fans who will look eagerly toward her next title.
Midwest Book Review
It's a gem.
Mystery Scene
Well written and plotted, this delightful new amateur sleuth has enough on her plate to keep anyone busy for a month. I can see all kinds of possibilities for this series, and I'll be looking forward to the next installment.
Books 'n' Bytes
The characters are engaging and well-drawn, and New Mexico is portrayed with affection and humor. Interesting and well-paced, it will keep you wanting to read "just one more chapter."
BookSense 76
A fun mystery with a bit of something for nearly everyone. It's a fast read and one you'll remember when you're done. Pick it up, read it and pass it on!
Vroman's
Great plot idea, well developed (and interesting) characters, lots of action and, best of all, Pari Taichert is a skilled and witty reader. The Clovis Incident might win her an Edgar.
Tony Hillerman
In her delightful debut novel, Pari Noskin Taichert takes readers on a wild ride through the small towns and huge prairies of Eastern New Mexico. The story's got murder, mayhem, a cast of crazies, a cunning cop, cows and UFOs. Who could ask for anything more.
Steve Brewer
...[A] suspenseful sequel. Taichert provides all the ingredients for a bang-up regional cozy.
Publishers Weekly
A dynamic and original protagonist lends spice to this southwestern story... Nicely spiced with local color.
Booklist
This book makes for extremely enjoyable reading... leaves the reader willing to go anywhere with Sasha.
Romantic Times
A quirky heroine, off-the-wall humor, strident factions battling for control of a historic house, and elements of small-town New Mexico should endear this especially to fans of Southwestern mysteries.
Library Journal
Pari Noskin Taichert creates an atmospheric mystery that will send chills up the readers' spines.
Midwest Book Review
Taichert has a knack for creating characters you want to keep turning the pages for. ...the whipped-cream-imbibing heroine and the engaging characters surrounding her...will ultimately rope [readers] into "The Belen Hitch."
Albuquerque Journal
With Belen Hitch, Taichert once again creates a suspenseful mystery, but, just as importantly, she also preserves the goofy energy and humor that made The Clovis Incident so charming.
San Antonio Current
This is a fun romp with well-developed characters and enough authentic and intriguing background to make readers hanker for a visit to Belen... Taichert has come up with a fecund and fascinating premise for a mystery series.
Las Cruces Sun
Taichert...has woven a plot of strong characters that keeps the reader entertained and wanting more. The story're characters are humorous and well developed. Sasha is a great heroine... This is a great book for anyone who likes a quick read and a fun mystery. I recommend this to all mystery seekers.
The Daily Times (Farmington, NM)
The perfect blend of crime, romance, blasphemy, and Sasha's favorite - whipped cream...
Ruidoso News
...a fun and witty read. Full of interesting charcters and a less than predictable plot, The Belen Hitch is a recommendable book for mystery fans and a fine sophomore effort for Taichert.
New Mexico Jewish Link
It winds a gentle, often humorous pace... Taichert fans, take note.
ForeWord
...[a] tightly written book with a quirky protagonist, supporting cast of off-beat characters, and witty portrayal of the charms and problems of a small town. ...an entertaining ride. ...a whirlwind ride... The Belen Hitch left me a little breathless but looking forward to Sasha's next project.
Crescent Blues (Lee Killough)
Praiseworthy for its unique setting, comfortable characters and stylish language. Taichert's refusal to employ heckneyed metaphors results in descriptive passages alive with a breezy freshness. The author is word savvy and witty, and it shows to her advantage in this enjoyable tale.
Mystery Scene
Taichert showed great skill with her characterizations. The dialogue was witty; the plot, engrossing... Those who meet Sasha for the first time in The Belen Hitch, will be inclined to seek out the prior book in the series.
Mystery News
Noskin populates her books with wonderfully interesting characters... Like The Clovis Incident, The Belen Hitch is great fun to read and, hopefully, will be followed with book three.
Crosswinds Weekly
Sasha Solomon's voice is smart, ironic and reader-chummy... What works is the interest Taichert manages to create between the reader and Sasha and her life. And that's enough to make you welcome more in the series.
Tuscon Weekly
THE BELEN HITCH is a worthy successor to the Agatha-nominated THE CLOVIS INCIDENT, retaining all of the wit and originality of the first book but with a more polished style. I eagerly await the next installment of this fresh and entertaining series.
reviewingtheevidence.com
Pari Noskin Taichert makes New Mexico's varied people part of her landscape in "The Bélen Hitch." Taichert's intelligent, erratic, protagonist, Sasha Solomon, pursues murderers and public relation accounts with equal ardor, and her intelligent appreciation of her fellow humans adds to the fun of the chase. Sasha is so interesting that following her through the complexities of Taichert's plot is a real pleasure.
Charlaine Harris
NY Times bestselling author of DEAD TO THE WORLD
With its sly humor, offbeat characters and endearing sleuth, "The Bélen Hitch" takes us on a vivid journey through New Mexico's culture, food, art and landscape in search of a killer. As PR expert Sasha Solomon investigates the murder of a controversial artist - think sacrilegious Georgia O'Keefe - she must also deal with the aftermath of her mother's stroke, a new beau, a cranky detective, 40-year-old secrets and ghosts that won't stay dead. Pari Noskin Taichert infuses her new mystery with such humanity and warmth that you'll come away glowing.
Denise Hamilton
author of the Edgar, Willa and Creasey Memorial Dagger
nominated Eve Diamond novels, including "Last Lullaby,"
a Los Angeles Times "Best Book of 2004"
One of the best parts of this book is the New Mexico setting. Taichert gives us a lot of local information without ever lecturing.
San Jose Mercury News
One of the most entertaining and eccentric sleuths to emerge in the new millennium. Pari's books are beautifully written love letters to New Mexico.
Las Cruces Sun News
Taichert's first two Sasha Solomon mysteries were both nominated for Agatha Awards. Her third may well generate a win as well as a nomination. Readers will discover plenty about the range of Socorro County's attractions while leaning still more about Sasha's grit and sleuthing abilities and how her public relations skills lend themselves to an investigation.
Alfred Hitchock's Mystery Magazine
Secrets abound in this witty mystery
Hadassah Magazine
Taichert does a great job of portraying the state [of New Mexico] and its multiplicity of ethnicities. The mystery is a good one with several good suspects.
Genrefluent
a novel of character and ideas, rather than a typical puzzle mysteryÉ Reading it made me really want to visit and see some of the sights she so enticingly depicts.
I Love a Mystery
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