I wish there were more Eva Wylie books. I would read them non-stop if I could! Eva is so loveable and funny even with all of the tragedies of her life. She views life from her own desperate background, and her viewpoints are endearing. Her vocabulary is entertaining, with the London slang.

A jacket quote notes that the LA Times reviewer called this book a tour de force, and I have to agree. Liza Cody does a wonderful job of telling a story from the viewpoint of a lower class, not-very-bright, abused-as-a-child, female professional wrestler in London. The narrator is simultaneously sad, horrifying and funny. I'm sorry the book is out of print. I'd like to read more by Liza Cody, and especially more with the one-of-a-kind character of Eva Wylie. If you want a unique point of view and a good read, keep and eye out for this one.

The usually simple formula of a detective story has been hopelessly convoluted by dirty reality, and Eva Wylie's slightly twisted perception of it. I've never met a protagonist so ugly, tough, and stubborn, and she's female!

Eva's arms look a lot better than her face; the wrestling fans don't call her Bucket Nut (Bucket Head) for nothing. But underneath her hard-as-nails exterior, she's way more vulnerable than she wants to be. Eva ends up using her muscle and street know-how to try to even up the score in one of the oldest battles known to the city scene. Prostitutes in the area are getting brutally killed, and one of them happens to be the sister of her old sidekick, Crystal. Crystal wants justice for her sister, and she doesn't hesitate to manipulate Eva into helping out. Eva just wants peace - a few good workouts, a wild fight in the ring now and then, and hanging out with her junkyard dogs. But Crystal has the tenacity of a Monkey Wrench, and won't let her be until she feels her sister is avenged.

It's a non-stop ride through the seamiest streets of London, with the most unusual, nasty, oddly laughable and ultimately admirable heroine I've ever read. Go, Bucket Nut!!

I wish there were more Eva Wylie books. This heroine views life from her own desperate background, and her viewpoints are endearing. Her vocabulary is entertaining, with the London slang. It is the character that makes the book, even more than the story. Read all three Eva Wylie books: Bucket Nut, Monkey Wrench, and Musclebound.

Eva Wylie is one of the most unique, fascinating, and memorable characters created in mystery fiction to date! Cody does a terrific job of letting us see many sides to Wylie, and the effect is that Wylie "sticks with us" long after we have put the book down. Wylie is at once rock-hard tough, pitiable, and intelligent (in her own way), and Cody's translation of Wylie's thoughts are at once no-nonsense and brilliantly subtle. The Eva Wylie series is perhaps the best, funniest, and most unique series I have read in a long, long time! Well worth reading all three, and looking forward to many more.

Eva Wylie's voice is still echoing iin my brain. What a strong character! Eva, the female wrestler known as the London Lassasin, has been barred from wrestling, but she hasn't been beaten. Living in an auto wrecking yard with her attack dogs, Eva is reunited with her sister Simone. A mysterious bag of money introduces us to such a group of well drawn villains that I shudder at the thought of meeting most of them on a street in daylight, let alone night. And then there's Keif, with the "voodoo hands". _Musclebound_ is a tightly woven story full of memorable characters, including a visit or two by Anna Lee, from Liza Cody's other popular series.

This is an incredible treat. Not a mystery like her later work but an advventure story and a study of what happens when a person is gradually removed from everything familiar. To what lengths will a person go to stay alive? This is a great read.

This is an outstanding piece of work. It is, however, not really classifiable as a mystery, or even a thriller. It is a high-energy adventure and survival story.

The female protagonist is tough, independent, smart, and pretty savvy. But when she decides to go into a section of Africa that no one can tell her much about, she realizes that she has made a mistake. Of what use is money when transportation, food, and lodging is absolutely not available? And who in such a modern world would imagine that one could end up so thoroughly out of reach of civilisation?

She gamely begins the battle to return home, but it seems that someone in her group has become the target for undercover political violence. Could it be her?

Gritty (literally, since washing is a rare luxury in the rift) and suspenseful reading. The details are utterly evocative and convincing; the characters are fully realized. Cody is an outstanding writer, and this is one of her very best.

This was a hard to put down book that takes you to a real world you only want to visit through reading. I would recommend this to anyone who wants time for light getting away from it all reading. Excellent

I wish there were more Eva Wylie books. This heroine views life from her own desperate background, and her viewpoints are endearing. Her vocabulary is entertaining, with the London slang. It is the character that makes the book, even more than the story. Read all three Eva Wylie books: Bucket Nut, Monkey Wrench, and Musclebound.

Liza Cody has created an unforgettable character in Eva Wylie. She's as tough as the junk-yard dogs she lives with in her trailer. She's funny too, and vunlnerable and her life is a glimpse into a world most of us would not care to inhabit. But, another visit to her world would be looked foreward to with anticipation. Come back, Bucket Nut! We love you!

This book by Agatha Cristie is very good.It is also published as Remember Death which i think is a more apropriat name. This book is about Rosemary she died almost a year ago they beleiv it was suicide but her husband George received 2 notes that suggest murder. there were 6 people there that night, so, who dun'it?

The only reason I didn't give this (highly enjoyable) mystery five stars was that I felt that the occasional "neuroses" of Anne to be a little far-fetched... it is unclear WHY she insists that her space is being invaded and why she sometimes acts the way she does. This may be clear to those who have read her other books though. I really enjoyed the mystery itself--especially the way it was built from a simple job (install security) to a full fledged puzzler. The story is always interesting to follow and the author has a real ear for dialogue and phrasing--plus, the descriptions of her neighbors are great. All in all, worth reading

Anna gets a job to find out the death of Deirde Jackson. While trying to find out she meets different people and answers many of her questions.