Shining a light on the people and things that inspire me to keep celebrating the goodness in every child.
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Patricia Hunt Holmes has developed a savage critique of the patriarchal culture that sees innocent women, like her lead characters, attacked and then ignored, and her scorching prose is a perfect fit for this story of seeking justice and striking out at a system that has regarded you as disposable.
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A gripping thriller of women corporate attorneys in Texas, facing a chance for revenge. Holmes develops her characters with the same quick confidence with which she captures readers’ attention in the opening scenes…and ties it all up with a gripping conclusion. Great for fans of John Grisham’s The Judge’s List and Allen Eskens’s The Stolen Hours.
Read MoreDon Adams
I just finished Crude Ambition, and it’s a winner. Well-researched and compellingly written by a true raconteur. A Texas story at its best.
Read MoreBill Sarpalius
In Crude Ambition, Patricia Hunt Holmes shows she knows Texas in the way Grisham knows Mississippi—politics, environment, strong men and strong women, egos, oil, arrogance, influence, and hunger for power. I don’t think anyone could have nailed it better.
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“In Searching for Pilar Patricia Hunt Holmes makes us aware of the terrible nature of sex trafficking in the context of a fast-paced, exciting Houston story that moves from affluence and glitz to barrio cantinas and the federal courthouse. The charitable, can-do nature of Houston is reflected in the wide cast of residents who help […]
Read MoreJoanne F. Phillips
“Patricia Holmes fictionalizes the heartbreaking reality of cross-border sex trafficking in her novel, Searching for Pilar. This cautionary tale should be required reading for high school classes to foster awareness, understanding, and ultimately solutions to this horrific epidemic.”
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