Amazon.com ReviewA lot of the fun and energy in Bitch Factor, Chris Rogers's first book about Texas prosecutor-turned-bounty hunter Dixie Flannigan, came from Dixie's unabashed audacity and attitude. She's so fed up with watching bad guys get off easy that she's shaved down her career to only catching them, and letting other people worry about punishing them. This simplicity of purpose also keeps Dixie's return on track, even as the events swirling around her become a lot more complicated.How could a jury actually find a sadistic rapist named Lawrence Coombs not guilty? That's what Dixie--who broke her ankle bringing Coombs in--wants to know. But she gets over her disappointment and on with her work (guarding a stalker's potential victim) and her life (involving a relationship with a man she arrested on her first outing). Then a vigilante group of women, who call themselves the Avenging Angels, viciously beat up Coombs, and he mistakenly blames Dixie for the attack. So on top of everything else she has to deal with are his absolutely terrifying attempts at revenge. A lesser woman, and a less cocksure writer, might not handle these complications well. But Dixie and her creator are more than equal to the challenge. --Dick AdlerFrom Publishers WeeklyIn a tale with the impact of a blunt instrument, Houston bounty hunter Dixie Flannigan (Bitch Factor) becomes the hunted. After hauling in sexual sadist Lawrence Coombs to stand trial for rape, and getting a broken ankle in the process, Dixie is appalled when the jury lets the man walk. A vigilante group called Avenging Angels?perhaps including one of Dixie's best friends?viciously attacks Coombs. Mistakenly believing that Dixie is one of the Angels, the sadist vows revenge on the bounty hunter. Dixie, meanwhile, agrees to act as bodyguard to Sarina Page, daughter of a TV star who is visiting Houston despite threatening notes from a stalker. To complicate matters, Dixie must balance her job with her developing relationship with Parker Dann, the hunk who was her quarry in her first novel and who now worries that her work is too dangerous. Although gutsy Dixie is undeniably engaging, her adventures this time out suffer from slow-moving subplots. Rogers's handling of violence remains sharp, however, and the climactic showdown scene between Dixie and Coombs is a knockout. Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Most Australian Test players do things a certain way. Get into the Australian cricket pathway early. Go to the Academy. Win favour with senior players. Think about a cricket career from a young age. Think first of attack, and leave defence as a last resort. Treat the Baggy Green with reverence. Do things the Australian way, never mind the Poms. Keep the game as simple as possible. Avoid tinkering too much with technique.Chris 'Buck' Rogers did none of these things. Instead, he forged a cricket life in his own distinctive style, learning from mistakes and imparting that wisdom to others. In many ways he is a player out of time, harking back to the days when cricketers spent as much time with their clubs, states or counties as they did with the national side. Bucking the Trend is the story of a journeyman cricketer who, after one Test at the age of 30, took another five years to regain a spot in the Australian side. What followed was a rollercoaster ride, taking in...

From Library JournalDixie Flannigan, an attorney turned bounty hunter, gets an overdraft notice from her bank for $5000. This alarming news brings her to the bank just in time to witness Edna Pine, a good friend and neighbor, robbing it. Edna makes off with a substantial sum but is gunned down by the police after "disposing" of the money. Two previous "Granny Bandits" have pulled off similar heists--one with equally fatal results. Dixie is determined to find out what's really going on--when, suddenly, the cops who gunned Edna down start getting killed, and Edna's son is arrested for the murders. Fans of Rogers's previous Dixie Flannigan novels (Bitch Factor and Rage Factor) will certainly enjoy Chill Factor. A small degree of sex and violence will make this book a bit too hard-boiled for some readers, but, overall, this is a typical adventure for D.A. Flannigan. Recommended for all mystery collections.-Alicia Graybill, Polley Music Lib., Lincoln City Libs., NE Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Kirkus ReviewsDixie Flannigan, Houston bounty hunter, nabs the ``skip'' she's been tracingher fifth such catch in a two-week periodturns him over to the cops, and heads for home thinking she's had a good day. Wrong. On opening her mail she finds a bank notice indicating a shortfall in her account of some $3,000: serious money indeed to hard-working Dixie, whose residence has always been south of Easy Street. But the financial wrangle is mild compared to the tangle it leads to. Zoom in now on Dixie sitting in Bank Manager Len Bacon's office trying to get solvent again when a glance through his window has her blinking in disbelief. It's not just that a heist is in progress. It's not only that a neatly dressed, grandmotherly type is the perp. Most astonishing, it's that the armed robber is Dixies neighbor Edna Pine, her warm-hearted, sweet-natured, longtime friend. It gets worse. Edna makes off with the money, is chased by the police, and theninconceivablykills a cop before being gunned down herself. What's going on? An off-the-wall way to commit suicide, explain the media sages, but Dixie doesnt buy it. Urged on by Edna's son, she launches an investigation that takes her into strange byways and confronts her with unsettling ambiguities, most centering on the mysterious Colonel Jay and the paramilitary counterculture group hes brazenly named The People. Smart, feisty Dixie shines throughout her third adventure (Rage Factor, p. 29 , etc.). Too bad Kinsey et al. got there before her and used up so much of the freshness. -- Copyright ©2000, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.