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BOOKS:
today I have three whodunits to briefly discuss with you. they are books you will be tempted to buy and read because of the authors' reputations. basically i'll be saying 'go ahead, you'll enjoy' or 'don't waste your time.' here goes:
Mary Higgins Clark 'Daddy's gone a Hunting' gives a little too much away, but is an enjoyable read. ms. clark has not lost her touch with this her 32nd!! novel. sure, she writes formulaic crime fiction, but it is well crafted crime fiction with well delineated characters and, in this case, an enjoyable read. simon and schuster published this $6.99 book. although the book is 338 pages, it is a quick read.
Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg's 'The Heist' doesn't read as well. 'the heist' seems as if it is an attempt to rewrite an 007 book with a female lead. most of the novel is downright silly. i suppose the 007 stories are too, but they are so preposterous that they are fun. this gun slinging, sexy f.b.i. special agent (kate O'hare) is really not all that interesting. bantam books is the publisher of this 295 page book that sells for $28.
Gyles Brandreth's 'Oscar Wilde and the murders at Reading Gaol' was an extremely pleasant surprise for me. i haven't read any of the novels in the series (today asked the library about ordering some). alexander mc all smith's review on the back cover pretty well sums up my feelings of this entertaining and well researched novel: 'if oscar wilde had been asked to write this book, he could not have done it any better.' maybe a little over the top for a review, but the book is good.
the 301 page whodunit was published by simon&schuster. the paperback sells for $16.00
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