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Summary: A complex and suspenseful thriller.
Review: A beautiful, neurotic blonde impulsively takes her employer's white Thunderbird for a joy ride from Paris to the sea. Along the way, she keeps meeting people who insist they saw her just a few days before. The situation rapidly changes from amusing to sinister to life-threatening as she seeks to determine just who it is she's being mistaken for.Full of the charismatic characters and complex plot development so characteristic of Japrisot. If you are tired of the same formulaic kitsch that seems to dominate the mystery reading lists in the US, then you definitely will want to give Japrisot a try.
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Summary: A complex and suspenseful thriller.
Review: A beautiful, neurotic blonde impulsively takes her employer's white Thunderbird for a joy ride from Paris to the sea. Along the way, she keeps meeting people who insist they saw her just a few days before. The situation rapidly changes from amusing to sinister to life-threatening as she seeks to determine just who it is she's being mistaken for. Full of the charismatic characters and complex plot development so characteristic of Japrisot. If you are tired of the same formulaic kitsch that seems to dominate the mystery reading lists in the US, then you definitely will want to give Japrisot a try.
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Summary: A wild ride with a fascinating driver
Review: A different story than A Very Long Engagement, Japrisot nonetheless takes his time in this novel to tell the rest of the story beyond the climax. The resolution was satisfying to the very last page. I had just finished A Very Long Engagement and didn't know what to expect. Mysteries aren't usually to my liking; but I liked all the twists of this one. I also liked the female heroine and the way the writer let us ride her thoughts with her.
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Summary: One of the best murder mysteries I've ever read
Review: As usual, Japrisot creates a character so personable and human, that it is impossible not to care for her. The events are complicated and unpredictable. Japrisot puts the spot light on the main character's weaknesses, letting us underestimate her in every way. But the end holds a surprise.
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Summary: Better read 1 story like this than 1000 others
Review: I am a writer. And any book or story I can analyze... but this story I don't want to. It's so good.
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Summary: noir as night
Review: This is a haunting and terrifying story that grabs you and holds on right to the end. If you enjoy the deliciously creepy tales of Patricia Highsmith, give Japrisot a try--starting with this and/or SLEEPING CAR MURDERS.
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Summary: noir as night
Review: This is a haunting and terrifying story that grabs you and holds on right to the end. If you enjoy the deliciously creepy tales of Patricia Highsmith, give Japrisot a try--starting with this and/or SLEEPING CAR MURDERS.
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