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Murder at the Black Cat B&B Kindle Edition

by Charles Deemer (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.6 3.6 out of 5 stars 33 ratings
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Finalist, Mystery of the Year (ForeWord magazine, paperback
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A Hollywood screenwriter recovering from cancer in a small Nevada town investigates the apparent suicide of a prostitute at the Black Cat B&B, the town's legal brothel. He decides it's murder, and his investigation leads him into basque culture and to a confrontation with a guru's disciples at a nearby ashram in the desert.

"what a great book"


His journey of twists and turns takes on the energy of one of the movie thrillers he writes.


Along the way he falls for the lovely janitor at the local brothel and makes a decision about his future in LaLaLand. Sometimes life is stranger than a Hollywood movie.


"...fast paced. A good read."

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    June 15, 2013
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00DGA7UKY
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (June 15, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 15, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 768 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 274 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.6 3.6 out of 5 stars 33 ratings

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Charles Deemer

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Charles Deemer is the former editor of Oregon Literary Review and the former artistic director of Small Screen Video. He is semi-retired.

His book Seven Plays was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award. His novel Dead Body In A Small Room was a finalist for Foreword Magazine's Mystery of the Year award. Three of his stories were selected to the Roll of Honor in Best American Short Stories. His play "Famililly" won the 1997 Crossing Borders international new play competition.

His other books include Sodom, Gomorrah & Jones (novel), Kerouac's Scroll (novel), Love At Ground Zero (novel), Movies They Should Have Made (screenplays), The Man Who Shot Elvis and Other Stories and In My Old Age (poems).

Deemer began making digital films in 2007. His DVDs include Three Short Digital Films, Deconstructing Sally and The Farewell Wake. His latest project is Stories In Overdrive, novellas for reading on smart phones and tablets.

Deemer teaches screenwriting at Portland State University.

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3.6 out of 5 stars
3.6 out of 5
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Laura Piawlock
4.0 out of 5 stars Murder at the Black Catt B&B
Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2014
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What a different venue for a story! Small town in Nevada where prostitution is legal and a brothel is the main place of action. Plus the guy telling the story is a regular customer. Yes, there's a murder or was it a suicide? Yes, he's not a cop but a former Hollywood screenwriter (Love the new script he's working on) and yes, it's set back in the 80's. A few spots to make you chuckle, a few spots that grab your attention and until close to the end you won't guess the truth of what happened.
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Leapin' Literary Lurkers
3.0 out of 5 stars Unusual setting and topic for a murder mystery.
Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2014
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Basically I enjoyed the book and its unusual setting and characters. I found the screenwriter take on things including some real movies to be intriguing.

Must admit to ambivalence about the idea of legal prostitution but wasn't particularly upset about the sexual encounters.

The Basque aspect of the storyline felt a little contrived; on the other hand since both the author and I are in Oregon, the Kree portion and its resemblance to the Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh history in our state definitely resonated. A few typos but nothing egregious (Desert for dessert and misspellings of fluorescent and kidnapping.)
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Norton1
5.0 out of 5 stars what a great book
Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2013
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The ending was a total surprise as it seemed so many other avenues of solution were involved. Where else but in total recovery from cancer can a writer from Hollywood find excitement and adventure in a small Northern Nevada town. Made me want to go there and see if it really existed. I'll read more of this guys work. If you love a good mystery you'll love this one!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great Story
Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2013
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This is truly a great story. Many twists and turns, all plausible. Occam' s razor is at work and the simplest solution is the correct one.
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Ayub
3.0 out of 5 stars Storyline good
Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2013
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Liked the story/plot but did not care for the few parts of it that described sexual acts . Those descriptions did nothing for this read.
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Lisa L
4.0 out of 5 stars Good
Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2014
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It was a good book but wasn't exactly what I thought it was going to be but that's just me.
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Ludovica
5.0 out of 5 stars Murder at the Black Ct B&B
Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2013
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I really enjoyed this book. It was easy to read in the sense that it flowed really well, with realistic dialogue that swept the action along and plenty of twists and turns to keep your mind working. A genuinely entertaining book.
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Misschief
3.0 out of 5 stars Nice Weekend Read
Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2014
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Quick read,good story, interesting plot line.Everybody is hiding something. Cuddle up with a big drink and keep reading. Hope the next one is as good.
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Glynis Chapman
4.0 out of 5 stars Worth reading
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 1, 2013
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Well constructed, believable characters, good read. Shows the link between pre and post serious illness thinking. Changes of perspective and finding something to help a person to move forward as well as being a good mystery.
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JaceyB
5.0 out of 5 stars interesting
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 18, 2014
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I liked this book. The story line was good. Good love interest and great characters. Looking for more from this author.
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