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Husband and Wives (The Milt Kovak Mysteries Book 11) Kindle Edition

by Susan Rogers Cooper (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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“The sheriff of Prophesy County, Okla., tackles a murder case involving several wives, all married to the same man . . . A twisted mystery” (Kirkus Reviews).
 
The members of the New Saints Tabernacle generally try not to draw the attention of Sheriff Milt Kovak, but now one of Jerry Hudson’s three wives has been murdered—and that’s a much worse crime than polygamy as far as the Oklahoma lawman is concerned.
 
With some help from his wife, a psychiatrist who’s conducting interviews for the police, Milt digs into the tensions that existed among the plural family and various relatives and neighbors—and considers the possibility that the perpetrator may have come from outside the walls of the community . . .
 
“One of today’s finest mystery writers.” —Carolyn Hart
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"Sympathetic characters, sharp dialogue, and a twisty plot help make this a winner" ― Publishers Weekly

"A clever and complex plot, agreeable down-home dialogue, a likable hero, and plenty of red herrings make Cooper’s latest a pleasing and engaging read" ― Booklist

"This latest case for Milt artfully combines a twisted mystery with a look at polygamy from a feminist point of view" ― Kirkus Reviews

About the Author

Susan Rogers Cooper is half-Texan, half-Yankee, and now lives with her family in a small town in central Texas. She is the author of the ‘E.J. Pugh’ series and the ‘Milt Kovak’ series, amongst other books.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B008L1FX2K
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Severn House; World ed. edition (October 1, 2012)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 1, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2018 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 261 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars 52 ratings

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Hi! My name is Susan Rogers Cooper and I've been writing mysteries since 1988, with the publication of THE MAN IN THE GREEN CHEVY, now available in e-book format right here at Amazon. I'm the mother of one and the grandmother of three, and spend as much time as possible playing with my grandchildren -- when my writing schedule allows, that is! I live in the Austin, Texas, area, and have been a resident of Texas most of my life. My father was a fourth-generation Texan, although my mother was a Yankee. She was forgiven for this -- eventually. I have about 25 books to my name, in three different series: my first born, Milt Kovak; E.J. Pugh; and Kimmey Kruse. Milt and I have been together the longest and I will admit to a slight crush -- although he started out older than me and now he's younger. I'm not sure how he did this. I need to learn that trick!

I plan on putting many of the Milt books in e-book format, to be followed by both E.J. and Kimmey. I hope they find old friends and lots of new ones. The first in the Milt Kovak series, THE MAN IN THE GREEN CHEVY, is now available in e-book format. Here are some comments from the critics:

From Death at Your Door, Fall, 1991: "...a great book, written in a funky, frank, laugh-out-loud first-person style that will keep you hooked from the first page."

From The Armchair Detective, 1991: "Some first novelists write books that are forgotten, some start successful series, and some not only create a popular detective, they also publish books that become highly collectible. Susan Rogers Cooper with her THE MAN IN THE GREEN CHEVY, qualifies for the last two of the three categories."

From Daily Press, Newport News, VA, 04-02-89: The only thing I know about Susan Rogers Cooper are she lives in Austin, Texas, and her first published novel is THE MAN IN THE GREEN CHEVY. That first mystery is every bit as riveting as the latest efforts of (Ed) McBain and (Barbara) Michaels.'

From Booklist, 01-01-89: "First novelist Cooper has created a richly atmospheric small town, populated it with believable citizens, and plugged it all into a clever, disturbing plot. Chief deputy and narrator Kovak is a potential series star. One hopes he returns frequently."

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Auntie Annie
5.0 out of 5 stars A real winner!
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2014
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Ms. Cooper began this series long ago, and she has since begun several others. She doesn't come out with a new book Milt Kovak book often, but when she does, its a real treat. Milt is Sheriff of Prophesy County, a good ole boy, married to a citified psychiatrist who manages to be quite independent though needing leg braces to get around (curtesy of a childhood battle with polio). They don't think alike, but their varied ways of looking at things often compliment one another. This tale is of a murdered woman, her husband and her two sister wives within the New Saints Tabernacle. Ms. Cooper spins a fine tale.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Good book
Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2023
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I liked the book and the characters. I always like when people tell me to prepare for cursing because typically avoid those books. This is one I would’ve avoided although it was not excessive. I also didn’t like that the sheriff described woman using sexist language. If these things don’t bother you, read this book, it was pretty good.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Murder in a polygamous compound
Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2018
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Murder and domestic abuse in an commune of husbands with multiple families. The author paints a picture of both the advantages and disadvantages of such arrangements, and the frailty of the humans who populate them. Cooper does a good job of conveying the good ol' boy language and attitudes of Kovak and his family and neighbors.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Susan Rogers Cooper's books are memorable
Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2013
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Milt Kovak is one of my favorite fictoniaI characters. He is smart and kind and doesn't have an inflated ego. I like that he is interested in the why, as well as who and what. I think everything Susan Rogers Cooper writes is excellent. I try not to buy each new book as soon as it comes out and save it as a treat for myself.
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Jeri Edmonds
3.0 out of 5 stars All right. Colloquial language overdone but plot interesting
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2018
I live in Oklahoma and think characterization overdone with making sheriffs look too dumb. I never hear this poor level of grammar.
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Joe Da Rold
2.0 out of 5 stars Not Worth the Time
Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2016
Based on a review that appeared shortly after publication, I had been looking forward to reading this for quite a while. Unfortunately, it is not well-executed, and some of the writing is barely acceptable, linguistically or socially. Cooper has her series Sheriff Kovak, and his psychologist wife Jean, investigate the murder of a first wife in one of the plural-marriage families in Oklahoma. Kovak seems unfit to be a sheriff, evidenced by some of the actions he does or doesn’t take. The solving of the murder is mostly happenstance, and the soap-opera finale fails to provide follow up to one of the wives, Emily McKinsey, who may have been responsible for one of the murders. The constant switching of narrators wears thin in the latter half of the book, and for some reason, all are told in the first-person, except for the sections led by Deputy Dalton Pettigrew, which are told in third person. In addition, her Southwest colloquialisms often sound forced and inappropriate. Anyone interested in the world of plural marriages should read Peggy Riley's Amity & Sorrow, an extraordinary, riveting story.
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Eva J. Burns
5.0 out of 5 stars Husband and Wives by Susan Rogers Cooper
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2016
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I have been reading Ms. Cooper's books for several years. As always, I could hardly wait to reach the last page. The ending really surprised me. Excuse me while go and read another of this author's books.
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Jerry Bull
3.0 out of 5 stars Later novels in (currently) 12-book Kovak set lacking the earlier charisma
Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2014
We have once again completed our reading of Cooper's entire book-list, with this 11th in the 12-book Milt Kovak series about a small-town Oklahoma sheriff. When a murder occurs in a small gated community in the county, the victim turns out to be one of three wives, living in three adjoining luxury houses, of Jerry Hudson, a polygamist practitioner of a Mormon cult. We soon get to meet several other multiple-wife families in the cult, although no action at all is taken against the practitioners while the murder is being investigated. Keeping track of all the suspects, all the wives and all the kids made for some tedious reading; and we were generally disappointed with the overall entertainment value encountered by novel's end.

Our last four Cooper outings have met with similar reactions; while it seemed her earlier stories in both the Kovak and Pugh sets were fun to read, these latest novels published by Severn House don't seem to have much pizzazz - not a good trait for a modern day mystery. While we probably won't skip any future additions, we also won't go our of our way to prioritize and/or procure them.
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