The HOA Murders Leon Robertson 9781257087891 Books
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Two gun buffs go shooting in the southern Arizona desert. They are found dead, their bodies riddled with bullets. Pima County detectives Juan Caldera and Sam "Junior" Collins work the case with the help of their colleagues, Barbara Sanchez and Richard Grogan. They discover that the victims had a history of bullying members of the Fantasia Homeowners Association. Members of the HOA, as well as Calderas' team, cannot believe that someone would commit murder over trivial HOA arguments, but Juan cites a case where such a murder occurred in the Phoenix area. He nevertheless has to consider alternative theories. Were the victims involved in gun or people smuggling across the nearby Mexican border? Were they "Minutemen" attempting to intimidate wannabe immigrants from Mexico or minutemen sympathizers who were killed for some reason associated with such activities? When more deaths occur in the HOA, the puzzle becomes complex.
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The HOA Murders Leon Robertson 9781257087891 Books Reviews
Leon Robertson ignores the political correctness of not saying anything bad about anything, or more specifically, the unspoken alliance of "No Negatives About HOAs," and writes this fictional murder mystery centering on homeowner association living. He reminds us that HOAs are not idealistic perfection of utopian societies warranting the existing special laws that hold them unaccountable to the state; that the subculture within them is subject to the dynamics of a society where the people are frustrated, feel unable to influence their government, and suffer from what has been diagnosed as the HOA Syndrome by psychologist, Dr. Gary Solomon.
In 1995, the sinister goings-on portrayed in the TV movie, The Colony was aired., where a family, after discovering "the billionaire owner's murderous control over his 'colony' they try desperately to escape with their lives." In 1999, the X-Files TV series ran "The Falls of Arcadia" about mysterious disappearances within an HOA, which aired some of the power issues with the HOA. Now, we have HOA Murders, first and foremost a murder mystery.
Cleverly, Robertson begins with two murders in Pima County, Arizona that leads detectives to, at first, look at a possible border smuggling or human trafficking incident, but when subsequent murders occur involving other HOA members they begin to look elsewhere, at the goings-on in the HOA community. The story flows easily with the skills of an accomplished story-teller.
The following dialogue is of note, as the Arizona Legislature has been rejecting the enforcement of the law that public streets belong to the public and not to the HOA. The investigating detectives pull up in front of the widow's house, a unit in Fantasia HOA, and are met by a woman who tells them, "No parking on the streets." The detective replies, "There's no yellow marker, so you can't tell people not to park here." She replies, "The HOA can," and the common HOA government dialogue continues.
And of course, shortly thereafter, we have the arrival of the HOA president demanding to know what was going on. When asked by the detective if the murdered person had any problems with the neighbors, the garrulous president became very quite. Well, there was a problem with sun screens and we had get a lawyer involved was the response from the president.
Robertson has accomplished a dual feat an intriguing murder mystery involving the behavioral and private property restrictions by de facto, but unrecognized HOA governments; and a must for a movie. He has informed the public, through this all too believable story, that HOA living has its perils and there needs to be accountability to the state more so than in a typical non-HOA community.
A self-published atrocity, badly in need of editing.
It contains typos, misspellings, punctuation errors, poor grammar, stilted dialogue and a highly slanted political point of view and more.
Just one example
Page 321 "Do you remember anything about November 6? That was the first Saturday in November. Can you remember if Charlie was around all day?"
Page 322 "She said that Cox went to a lot of gun shows but that she doesn't remember September 6. We need to solve this thing before a lot of memories fade more."
Maybe by page 323.
The inner workings of the home owner associations in Green Valley, AZ are exposed like festering wounds under the desert heat.
The suburbs of Tucson have never been laid quite so bare to close scrutiny as Pima County detectives scramble to find clues to a double murder. Two bodies, both men from a nearby housing addition, are found in the hard scrabble of a local shooting range.
With no ground-softening rain, the terrain gives up little evidence. Rumors were banded about that the deaths were related to smugglers, migrants arriving from Mexico, or that the deceased were Minutemen set upon by illegal drug-runners. As the police dig in and question the current and past HOA officers and residents of the community, quite a nest of vipers is uncovered. As all their movements seemed to be tracked from behind curtains, everyone's motives are questioned.
Robertson, a retired epidemiologist, is no stranger to writing books; this is his debut novel. He uses his expertise, political opinions, and corny jokes to help detectives Caldera and Collins figure out who is DOA in the HOA. Don't let this rookie's novel-- whose work could have used a decent edit--deter you from reading a surprisingly good who-dun-it. Go to the meetings, take a potluck dish, just be careful about what you eat...some elderly people serve a killer salad.
Parts of the book made me laugh out loud. When the characters talked about HOA business, it was impossible not to either empathize or think how ridiculous they sounded. That's because our home is part of a dysfunctional HOA community, fortunately not leading to murder. When the police were investigating, the plot of the novel was much more entertaining. I wish he would have stuck more to this part and condensed the conversations of the HOA members. Although an integral part of the plot, obviously, the investigation of the crimes was much more interesting.
I knew this writter and he lived in my HOA in Green Valley, AZ and it was really thrilling reading this book and noticing how some of the people in the book matched my neighbors in my HOA. Was really cool and read and it was both a drama and a comedy.
Quick easy read. Liked because it takes place where I know all the landmarks
Every HOA committee member should be required to read this book. It clearly shows the situations in some neighborhoods. Written with truth and humor, I swear, this could have been my neighborhood!
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