The Dream Lover

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Summary: Sanders at his best!
Review: This is definitely the best Lawrence Sanders I've ever read. Late 1920's Hollywood is a totally refreshing setting for a novel. Those of us who appreciate Sanders's writing style and great dialogue are treated once again. Anyone who has not read Sanders before will not be disappointed in this choice.

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Summary: A Weak Early Effort
Review: This tale of a Hollywood film producer in the 1920s is one of Sanders's slightest novels, lacking the complex plotting and rich characterizations found in his later works. This was a paperback original, originally published several years before Sanders became popular with hard-hitting detective fiction such as "The First Deadly Sin" and "The Anderson Tapes." The story is enjoyable but never compelling. Both fans of the frothy McNally books and Sanders's darker works such as the "Sins" books will most likely be disappointed. True Sanders fans won't want to pass this up, but don't expect too much.