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Summary: Great Story-- Beautiful Setting
Review: I loved this story. I was a good mystery without the overtop violence that seems more and more to be an acceptable substitute for good writing. I can't wait next mystery in this series.
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Summary: Great Story-- Beautiful Setting
Review: Not a very good mystery. There is little rapport with any of the characters, including Sam McCall. The background, which is one of political campaigns, might possibly be interesting if not so dry and specialized as it is in this book. The environmental issues are reduced to the not-so-burning-question of 'will the yellow-backed minnow survive as a species', and the obvious answer is, "who cares?". The motive for murder is revealed by artifice: a newspaper story quoted in the last chapter. And the prose is not deathless, but dead--and filled with needless typographical errors. Consider, for instance, this quote: "Without even a moment's hesitation, I raised my fun (sic) and fired." (p. 243)Even on a snowy and boring Saturday afternoon, this is a novel to be missed.
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Summary: Stick to kids and campaigns, Eric....
Review: Not a very good mystery. There is little rapport with any of the characters, including Sam McCall. The background, which is one of political campaigns, might possibly be interesting if not so dry and specialized as it is in this book. The environmental issues are reduced to the not-so-burning-question of 'will the yellow-backed minnow survive as a species', and the obvious answer is, "who cares?". The motive for murder is revealed by artifice: a newspaper story quoted in the last chapter. And the prose is not deathless, but dead--and filled with needless typographical errors. Consider, for instance, this quote: "Without even a moment's hesitation, I raised my fun (sic) and fired." (p. 243) Even on a snowy and boring Saturday afternoon, this is a novel to be missed.
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Summary: Exellent for quick reading, Exciting and fast paced.
Review: Sam McCall reminds me of Lawrence Sanders, Archy McNally character. Without the promiscuity. The story is about contemporary western issues and had a surprising and satisfying ending. Not much obvious violence and no blatant sexual overtones. I'd recomend it for teenagers or anyone interested in environmental issues, politics and mystery.
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Summary: Exellent for quick reading, Exciting and fast paced.
Review: Sam McCall reminds me of Lawrence Sanders, Archy McNally character. Without the promiscuity. The story is about contemporary western issues and had a surprising and satisfying ending. Not much obvious violence and no blatant sexual overtones. I'd recomend it for teenagers or anyone interested in environmental issues, politics and mystery.
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