Somebody Else's Child

by Terris McMahan Grimes

Book Overview

When her mother's elderly neighbor is shot in an apparent drive-by, Theresa Galloway finds herself prowling the streets of Sacramento in search of the killer and the dead woman's missing grandchild.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451186729
• ISBN13: 9780451186720
• Release Date: March 1996
• Publisher: Onyx Books
• Length: 271 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Impressed!

I was impressed by this first novel by Mrs. Grimes. The book did keep me interested and wondering what would happen next. Theresa kept bugging me by neglecting her immediate family, but I still thought it was a good read. I am glad I found a good mystery author. Keep up the good work.

THE BOOK WAS REALLY GOOD,IT KEPT ME INTERESTED.

I REALLY ENJOYED THE CHARACTERS THAT MS.GRIMES CREATED. THEY WERE VERY LIKABLE PEOPLE. AND A LOT OF HER MOTHERS OLD SAYINGS REMINDED ME OF THE PEOPLE IN MY LIFE. VERY TALENTED MYSTERY WRITER. JUST WHEN I THOUGHT I HAD THE MYSTERY FIGURED OUT SHE BAFFLED ME AGAIN.

THE FIRST SENTENCE GRABBED ME!

Mrs. Grimes has made these characters so real that the only aspect missing is seeing them in the flesh. Theresa's mother kept tears (of laughter) in my eyes. This book is so action packed, the dialogue so real-life that this reader felt at one with the characters, scenes, and action. The book reads quickly and dares you to put it down! ...and that last sentence (Please don't peek!) will hook you as a Theresa Galloway fan!

I thought it was a realistic view of a black community

I loved the plot of the doctor and his wife who would have thought that rich old lady could do those killings all to protect a man who has been dead for years.I really liked the realtionship between Teresa and her mom. I think a lot of black women have that type of bond with their moms.

Excellent, I couldn't put down.

This book is wonderful I could hardly put it down. Somehow this smart lady detective is able to solve crimes and run a family. She's just what I want to be when I grow-up. (I'm 31) She had me peeking around dark corners right behind her. And her mother sounds just like my mother.