Double Homicide
by Faye Kellerman, Jonathan Kellerman | Mystery & Thrillers |
ISBN: 0446614122 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0446614122 Global Overview for this book
2 journalers for this copy...
From Booklist:
"It's a two-for-one bonanza--two mystery novellas from a husband and wife whose separate writing careers have earned each a huge following. These stories, set at opposite ends of the country, give barely a hint as to who wrote what, providing a little tantalizing "real-life" mystery to the puzzlers on the page.
"Double Homicide: Boston," the strongest of the pair, is also the grittier of the two. A city college basketball star is shot at a nightclub following a nasty incident on the court. The prime suspect is a loudmouth on the opposing team, but as detectives McCain and Breton find out, the crime isn't as straightforward as it seems.
The backdrop of "Double Homicide: Santa Fe" is a tad more refined--though murder, after all, is still murder. A cutthroat art dealer is found dead, and there are plenty of suspects in his address book--including the ex-wife of one of the investigating cops."
Paperback.
The back of the book gushes about this book thrilling us with two rivetting tales of murder and suspense. I beg to differ. I found both stories to be fair to middling, at best. The Boston story was *slightly* better reading, but was still aggravating. It starts out with the detectives looking for a serial killer who's taken up with a new naive girlfriend. I was interested in this storyline, but after getting me interested, the author(s) just drop it, until the very end of the story. Wha-? This would have been better presented as a full-length novel, instead of a mini-novel.
As for the Santa Fe story, the storyline holes were big enough to drive a Mack truck through, but if you're just looking for a brainless diversion while waiting for an appointment, this is the trifle for you. To be honest, the preview at the back of the book for Faye Kellerman's Straight into Darkness was much more interesting than the previous 285 pages.
"It's a two-for-one bonanza--two mystery novellas from a husband and wife whose separate writing careers have earned each a huge following. These stories, set at opposite ends of the country, give barely a hint as to who wrote what, providing a little tantalizing "real-life" mystery to the puzzlers on the page.
"Double Homicide: Boston," the strongest of the pair, is also the grittier of the two. A city college basketball star is shot at a nightclub following a nasty incident on the court. The prime suspect is a loudmouth on the opposing team, but as detectives McCain and Breton find out, the crime isn't as straightforward as it seems.
The backdrop of "Double Homicide: Santa Fe" is a tad more refined--though murder, after all, is still murder. A cutthroat art dealer is found dead, and there are plenty of suspects in his address book--including the ex-wife of one of the investigating cops."
Paperback.
The back of the book gushes about this book thrilling us with two rivetting tales of murder and suspense. I beg to differ. I found both stories to be fair to middling, at best. The Boston story was *slightly* better reading, but was still aggravating. It starts out with the detectives looking for a serial killer who's taken up with a new naive girlfriend. I was interested in this storyline, but after getting me interested, the author(s) just drop it, until the very end of the story. Wha-? This would have been better presented as a full-length novel, instead of a mini-novel.
As for the Santa Fe story, the storyline holes were big enough to drive a Mack truck through, but if you're just looking for a brainless diversion while waiting for an appointment, this is the trifle for you. To be honest, the preview at the back of the book for Faye Kellerman's Straight into Darkness was much more interesting than the previous 285 pages.
Journal Entry 2 by macdonv at Ottawa Street Dental Office in Windsor, Ontario Canada on Tuesday, February 7, 2006
Released 18 yrs ago (2/7/2006 UTC) at Ottawa Street Dental Office in Windsor, Ontario Canada
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On a chair in the waiting room, around 10:30am.
Welcome, dear book reader! Please enjoy the site, the book and hopefully the BookCrossing community. I hope you'll join BookCrossing (doesn't cost anything to join!) and if you do, please consider using any previous reader of this book, or me, macdonv, as the member who referred you. If you'd prefer not to join, please still make a journal entry - you can do that anonymously - then enjoy the book, and hopefully, send it back into the wild.
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On a chair in the waiting room, around 10:30am.
Welcome, dear book reader! Please enjoy the site, the book and hopefully the BookCrossing community. I hope you'll join BookCrossing (doesn't cost anything to join!) and if you do, please consider using any previous reader of this book, or me, macdonv, as the member who referred you. If you'd prefer not to join, please still make a journal entry - you can do that anonymously - then enjoy the book, and hopefully, send it back into the wild.
If you are an old hand at BookCrossing, thanks for picking up the book! Either way, I hope you'll make a journal entry so all the previous and future readers can track this book's journey. Thanks, and Happy Crossing!
i read it a while ago i can't remeber it so i can't comment so it has taken me so long to release it
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