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I wasn't sure if I was going to like this book or not but I'm glad I gave it a try....it was fantastic! I enjoyed the main character very much and loved the way he came off as an ordinary guy with the same problems, concerns, hopes and dreams as any other person would have, even if they are attorney's looking at making some righteous big bucks. The storyline was riveting, introducing new characters with each succeeding chapter; and all were totally believable. Everything was woven together tightly with bits of subtle humor shining through like the beads you'd find in New Orleans. I highly recommend this book if you're one who likes a good, no-nonsense murder mystery, without all the graphic violence and explicit sexual content. I'm going to check out more books by Tony Dunbar to see if he stays true to this style of writing.


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The characters are realistically drawn, so you get to like most of them. The rest you will oppose along with Tubby s he seeks justice for his clients. I especially like the New Orleans atmosphere (sometimes I follow the story locations on Google Earth). Everyplace is so well realized you feel you are there. The author crafts his mysteries so things that seem too far apart to possibly be connected somehow do link up by the end. And even the sub-stories about minor characters that weave through the main plot are delightful. The praline lady outside the jail is a perfect example. But best of all is Tubby. He is a lawyer with a heart, and his motivation is very well portrayed. Sometimes when he thinks something special will happen and he just got a check the check is minor, but when the something special turns and disappoints him, Tubby "pockets the check." and you know it's going to be all right. I don't usually read stories about lawyers (except for old Perry Mason ones we've had on the shelf forever) but Tubby got me hooked. Great Read!
I picked up City of Beads when one of my many daily “oh hey, free eBooks!” emails rolled in letting me know this was a free mystery selection. And then it sat on my eReader for a few years until I got around to actually reading it. I wanted a mystery, and was tired of the stuff I’d put on my To Be Read list, so I went poking around the archives for a good mystery and stumbled on this one.

I suppose from its name alone, I should have known that this was going to be about New Orelans, but what I didn’t realize was that Tubby Dubonnet is a lawyer. He doesn’t do a lot of lawyering. He does a lot more fishing and open container driving. Except for those two aspects, he reminds me of my father - a man who happens to also be a lawyer, lover of good food, and someone who loves his daughter.

I don’t know how well he is introduced in the first book, as I jumped right in to book two of the series (this one), but I related to him almost as alterna-dad.

First, I feel it would be remiss if we didn’t spend a moment to provide a moment of admiration for the fact that the author wrote a whole book with someone whose last name was “Aucoin”. The chemist in me kept correcting the elemental symbol in her head.

It also rang so very true that Tubby’s daughter would be asking him to do pro-bono work for her college pursuits. Yep, guilty as charged. And like alterna-dad, actual-dad did it to the best of his ability. (and still does)

What surprised me the most is that this mystery seemed to happen to and around Tubby without him being an active participant. Others did all of the work and he just sort of sat there dumbfounded as the work, once done, was dropped in his lap. This was the first time I’ve encountered such a style, and I have to say that I’m going to keep this series as a To Read because I found that I quite liked it. The protagonist isn’t keeping secrets from the reader because the protagonist learns as the reader does.

And, what surprised me most of all? Being a free selection, this book had clearly been edited. Wow! Every single one of five stars for that one!
Tony Dunbar is a writer new to me. I am glad that I have been introduced to him and his character, Tubby Dubonnet, in CITY OF BEADS. I enjoyed this book about as much as I have any I have recently read.

I’m probably preaching to the choir here, but I love the pervasive Creole atmosphere of New Orleans, which is where Tubby lives and works. Dunbar describes the city in almost loving fashion the quirks (such as parades), beauty, tradition, the food. And just like describing a lover, he also shows without judgement some of the less than desirable parts, such as polluting corporations and criminal activities.

I also appreciate the authenticity of Dubonnet. He is not presented as a caricature, or a larger-than-life hero, but as a relatively normal person. He has a passion for fishing; divorced, with understandable regrets the marriage couldn’t be made to work; with three grown and almost grown daughters, with whom he sees through a daddy’s perspective; a lawyer who still wears business suits and ties and shows his almost middle age thoughts and feelings. While he may not be a super-star lawyer, he is solid, smart, and knows many of the players in the city. He can also be afraid when he or his family is threatened.

And what about the mystery?

It starts out well, with a killing and the body thrown into a pool of peanut oil. From that point Dubonnet is involved in a myriad of cases, from pro bono to quite lucrative, as is the case, I suppose, with all successful lawyers.

Dubonnet does not actively look for the killer (he says several times he is a lawyer, not a detective) but as he works on different cases, visits with friends and family, various strands that initially seem to have no connection start coming together. By the end of the book, the murderer has been identified and a myriad of other problems have been resolved.

Apparently Dubonnet has been around for some time. I’m glad I finally made his acquaintance.
I wasn't sure if I was going to like this book or not but I'm glad I gave it a try....it was fantastic! I enjoyed the main character very much and loved the way he came off as an ordinary guy with the same problems, concerns, hopes and dreams as any other person would have, even if they are attorney's looking at making some righteous big bucks. The storyline was riveting, introducing new characters with each succeeding chapter; and all were totally believable. Everything was woven together tightly with bits of subtle humor shining through like the beads you'd find in New Orleans. I highly recommend this book if you're one who likes a good, no-nonsense murder mystery, without all the graphic violence and explicit sexual content. I'm going to check out more books by Tony Dunbar to see if he stays true to this style of writing.