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Summary: what fun
Review: A histerical story about a housewife who takes it upon herself to find the killer of a sleazy dentist who was murdered in her small Long Island community. A must for anyone who loves mysteries and satire.
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Summary: Judith Singer's First Case
Review: As a mystery author with my debut novel in its initial release, I found COMPROMISING POSITIONS fascinating. Susan Isaacs pulls together a winning combination for any mystery. Her writing is sharp. Her characters are original. Her plot takes many twists and turns. As one would expect, there is a humorous edge to this story. Judith Singer is a Long Island housewife who becomes obsessed with solving the murder of a local man about teeth--I mean town. He was murdered after having bedded half the women Judith knows and propositioning the other half. Her husband discourages her investigation, but she pursues it any way. She also meets a police detective who complicates her life more than a bit. COMPROMISING POSITIONS is a winning debut for Judith Singer. I merely wonder what happens in her life in the next twenty years. It will be a long time, no see.
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Summary: Judith Singer's First Case
Review: As a mystery author with my debut novel in its initial release, I found COMPROMISING POSITIONS fascinating. Susan Isaacs pulls together a winning combination for any mystery. Her writing is sharp. Her characters are original. Her plot takes many twists and turns. As one would expect, there is a humorous edge to this story. Judith Singer is a Long Island housewife who becomes obsessed with solving the murder of a local man about teeth--I mean town. He was murdered after having bedded half the women Judith knows and propositioning the other half. Her husband discourages her investigation, but she pursues it any way. She also meets a police detective who complicates her life more than a bit. COMPROMISING POSITIONS is a winning debut for Judith Singer. I merely wonder what happens in her life in the next twenty years. It will be a long time, no see.
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Summary: A Great Read!
Review: I always love finding a new author, and am SO glad I've found Susan Isaacs!!! Compromising Positions is a witty, intelligent, fast paced read that had me laughing out loud and biting my finger nails! What more can you ask for from a book? I've since read Long Time No See, the follow up (albeit 20 years later) to Compromising Positions and loved it as well!!! Good work Ms. Isaacs - I'm looking forward to reading all your other works.
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Summary: So good I wished it were longer
Review: I bought this book after listening to its sequel, "Long Time, No See" on tape on my daily commute to work. Like its sequel, "Compromising Positions" centers around the life and love interests of Judith Singer. In this book, Judith is in her mid-thirties, a bored housewife with a charming house and less-than-charming dud of a husband. Though the plot of this novel is Judith's involvement in a homicide investigation, I found that the real story was in Judith's marital dilemma. What do you do when you are a bright educated young woman who loves her children but longs for a career and adult companionship? What do you do when your husband works long hours, fails to provide you with the companionship you seek, tells you you've gotten fat, and treats you like the maid? In Judith's case, you have an affair with the lieutenant in charge of the murder investigation.Judith's investigation into Dr. Bruce Fleckstein's murder is cleverly written and filled with twists and turns. It was interesting, but not the best part of this wonderful story. I appreceiated the author's humor, and her wonderful characterization of Judith, her self-righteous husband Bob, her wickedly clever best friend Nancy Miller, and her law and order lover, Nelson Sharpe. This book left me wanting more. I identified with Judith immensely despite the fact that I do not yet have children and I work outside the home. Read this book for its deft humor, clever mystery and immensely likeable heroine.
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Summary: Read it for the writing
Review: I wanted to read "Compromising Positions" before starting its sequel (which has just been released), even though I'd already seen the movie and therefore knew whodunit. I was surprised at the clumsiness of some of Isaac's plotting. I mean, even if I hadn't seen the film, the culprit is pretty darned obvious. And my affections for the heroine, Judith Singer, were severly tested by her carrying on with Lt. Sharpe (a complication Isaacs wisely dropped from her screenplay of the book). On the other hand, I was delighted by the author's sparkling wit and delightfully wicked insights, something I recalled from the hilarious screenplay. The comic elegance of the writing is the real reason to read "Compromising Positions." Isaacs is no Elizabeth George or P.D. James, but of the "lighter" mystery writers, she has few equals.
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Summary: waste of time
Review: I was very disappointed.. I have read "Almost Paradise" by this author that I enjoyed "somewhat", but this book doesn't even deserve the 1 star I gave it.. what a trashy book.. a bored housewife who can find nothing better to do than gossip, sleep with the first available man and get involved in the investigation of a murder... What a waste of my time!! Don't waste your money on this book... it is really trashy!!!
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Summary: Compromising Positions is a can't-put-it-down great read.
Review: Judith Singer is interested when she learns the local periodontist has been murdered. Her interest turns into a need to know when she learns he was also the local Lothario, sleeping with half the women she knows and having propositioned the other half. It's the most exciting thing to have happened in her boring suburbanite life in years. Against her rigidly correct husband's vocal disapproval, she does some sleuthing among her friends and neighbors. This leads to a nasty threat against her by, she believes, the murderer. Enter a police detective, who needs the information she has and is definitely attracted to Judith as a person on all levels, mind, body and spirit. As, together, they gather the clues to make their case, Judith realizes a lot about herself and the life she's been leading. I really enjoyed the writing here. It was easy to identify with the characters, and Isaacs has painted a true picture of that type of suburban living. At the same time, she weaves an elegant mystery with a wealth of detail. I'd recommend this for anyone mystery lover.
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Summary: A Bit Off
Review: Maybe I was expecting too much since I had only read After All These Years and Magic Hour, but I found this a tad boring and not up to the quality of either of those two. Her writing is crisp and sharp as usual. She knows how to turn a wicked phrase and give her characters life. It's what she did with these lives that didn't grab me this time. I enjoyed some aspects of the characters and guess I was really disappointed in the way the love interests (don't want to give anything away) were handled. If you absolutely LOVE her work, you may enjoy this, but if you haven't read any take a gander at those mentioned above first
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Summary: A Bit Off
Review: Maybe I was expecting too much since I had only read After All These Years and Magic Hour, but I found this a tad boring and not up to the quality of either of those two. Her writing is crisp and sharp as usual. She knows how to turn a wicked phrase and give her characters life. It's what she did with these lives that didn't grab me this time. I enjoyed some aspects of the characters and guess I was really disappointed in the way the love interests (don't want to give anything away) were handled. If you absolutely LOVE her work, you may enjoy this, but if you haven't read any take a gander at those mentioned above first
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