Crater County: A Legal Thriller of New Mexico

by Jonathan Miller and Jonathan Miller

Mix the genres of mystery, thriller, and suspense set in a modern-day New Mexico outback, and you have the essence of Crater County . Prosecutor Luna Cruz hates being a lawyer. She's stuck back home... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0967392047
• ISBN13: 9780967392042
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Cool Titles
• Length: 275 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Not your typical legal thriller

I read a lot of mysteries and thrillers. This one is definitely different. The characters are all fraught with angst of one kind of another. There's also a lot of scary happenings and extra murders, over and above the ones the guy is on trial for. But I'm glad I read it; I found it very interesting, BECAUSE it's different, and I wouldn't mind reading more of the writer's books. It's kind of interesting to see characters who AREN'T supermen (or superwomen), just regular, anxious people trying to get along in a tough part of the world.

Court Procedural with Quirky Humor for Good Measure

What fun! Jonathan Miller writes a sort of court procedural tale, quite in keeping with his lawyer-self. Add romance, a pinch of creepy suspense, interesting characters, and a marvelous New Mexico backdrop and it makes for good entertainment. Don't forget to look for the humor in his books, too. Miller is a very funny guy. "Volcano Verdict" comes out fall 2006. --Janet Grace Riehl, author Sightlines: A Poet's Diary

Impressive thriller

This is a very interesting, clever, impressive thriller, a murder mystery that takes place in New Mexico. The heroine, Luna Cruz, is a lady attorney, which makes it all the more delicious. Miller is a very amusing writer with a somewhat cynical take, with a taste of hardboiled Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler thrown in. It is not your usual mystery fare but unusually gripping. Miller is a star that grows brighter with this, his second novel. I'm now addicted to his stuff.

Fast Paced Plot

I stayed up all night to finish this book. I couldn't put it down! Author Jonathan Miller knows how to tell a great story and peppers it with unusual characters and places it in a very surreal small Southwestern town. Different for sure, but very, very readable.