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Summary: FASCINATING TITANIC BOOK
Review: MAX ALLAN COLLINS HAS WRITTEN ONE OF THE MOST CREATIVE MURDER MYSTERIES. OUR HERO, REAL LIFE PASSENGER JACQUES FUTRELLE MUST SOLVE HIS FINAL MYSTERY ABOARD SHIP. WHAT COLLINS DOES, AND HE SUCCEEDS, WHERE OTHER WRITERS FAIL, IS THAT HE INTEGRATES THE REAL PASSENGERS INTO THE MYSTERY. THERE ARE NO MADE UP CHARACTERS, THESE PEOPLE REALLY SAILED ON THE SHIP. SOMETIMES, BECAUSE THE AUTHOR BLENDS FACT WITH FICTION SO WELL, THE READER WILL BE LEFT WONDERING IF THIS INDEED HAPPENED. A MUST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: Very, very soggy
Review: Max Allan Collins makes history come to life and you find yourself thinking...."well, maybe"...His meticilous research shows - you can picture the scenes and even the elaborate clothes. The plot is plausible (altho I agree with the reviewers that he shouldn't have used the names of actual people on the ship and made them the villians only because he could find nothing out about them) and of course, the ending no surprise. Well worth your time for a quick read.
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Summary: Could be....
Review: Max Allan Collins makes history come to life and you find yourself thinking...."well, maybe"... His meticilous research shows - you can picture the scenes and even the elaborate clothes. The plot is plausible (altho I agree with the reviewers that he shouldn't have used the names of actual people on the ship and made them the villians only because he could find nothing out about them) and of course, the ending no surprise. Well worth your time for a quick read.
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Summary: Very, very soggy
Review: Reading this was akin to drinking a cocktail compounded of cardboard, glue, and tap water. It is lifeless, unimaginative, plodding, predictable, and slow. How anyone could make the Titanic tragedy and a cast of potentially fascinating characters into something this boring is amazing. Futrelle's shortest and slightest "Thinking Machine" story has twice the plot and intelligence of this achingly dull garbage barge of a book.
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Summary: What would happen if Jessica Fletcher were on the Love Boat?
Review: That's pretty much how it goes... light murder-mystery fare set on the world's most famous doomed liner. OK for fans of the genre or die-hard TITANIC enthusiasts. Otherwise, skip it.
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Summary: Fantastic. Fact filled, a nail biter. A delicious read
Review: This is the type of mystery you hope to find between the covers of a book. Having been a amateur Titanic buff for years, I'm delighted with all the new books with the Titanic as a backdrop. This is one of the best. The writer has a wonderful grasp on what makes interesting characters and story-telling. I enjoyed it from cover to cover. Clearly he spent time on research because his details ring with authenticity. Collins' best book to date.
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