- Gebundene Ausgabe: 272 Seiten
- Verlag: St Martin's Press (Oktober 1999)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0312208928
- ISBN-13: 978-0312208929
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 21,1 x 14,7 x 3 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 5.0 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (1 Kundenrezension)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 1.958.656 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Penzler Pick, December 1999: Other mystery writers, including George Baxt and Stuart Kaminsky, have spoofed the golden era of Hollywood in series mysteries, morphing famous screen figures--Tallulah Bankhead, Humphrey Bogart, etc.--as props for their plots. Like the golden age of the classic detective story, the heyday of back-lot moviemaking, with its larger-than-life, iconic stars, offers rich material for pastiches. To wit: Goulart and Groucho, together again!
Here we have the third adventure for the best-known Marx brother and, like its predecessors (Groucho Marx, Private Eye and Groucho Marx, Master Detective), it's a homicidal hoot. Ron Goulart, a prolific novelist and short-story writer, once before contributed a filmland sleuth to the genre: in the late 1960s and early '70s, he wrote several books featuring John Easy, a Hollywood private eye. Now, however, the detective is wearing oversized spectacles and greasepaint mustache, and the ease with which Goulart re-creates the period, as well as the man, shows he's had practice. The narrator is Frank Denby, writer for Groucho's radio detective show, who makes a more than adequate Watson. As Elementary opens, Denby and his employer/pal have just come upon the corpse of an emigré director on the set of a movie, Conan Doyle's The Valley of Fear. Not only is Felix Denk past his sell-by date, he's been discovered dead in the armchair of 221-B Baker Street, or at least the Mammoth Studios simulation of same. With Groucho on the case things are bound to get funny fairly quickly. Hard-boiled it's not; more like scrambled! So if you're in the mood for Benny Karloff jokes, (he was Boris's cousin), want to catch a glimpse of Captain Spaulding's pith helmet, and think Hollywood historicals are amusing, go for Goulart's Groucho. --Otto Penzler
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The idea of Groucho Marx and an unknown scriptwriter sidekick solving crimes must have been a tough sell, but thankfully, author Goulart convinced his publisher to give the wacky premise a try. Now in its third installment, the series keeps getting better. This time we see a more serious side to Groucho, as the comedian finds himself in the midst of a murder involving Nazis in Hollywood. It all starts when the Jewish director of a Sherlock Holmes flick is killed on the set, and Groucho and sidekick Frank try to find the murderer before the pompous actor playing Holmes is able to do so. Cleverly juxtaposing Groucho's hilarious monologues against the very real threat posed by the Nazis, Goulart adds an edge to the series without sacrificing the comedy. He also avoids random name-dropping this time, having mastered the trick of seamlessly incorporating famous people into the action. Great fun for fans of Hollywood in the Golden Age. Jenny McLarin
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I happened upon this book in the library. What a good read; what a good mystery writer Ron Goulart is. Characters are well developed. Dialogue carries the plot forward. Groucho is true to form...and contrary to what the book infers, I loved "Room Service."
I highly recommend this book to cozy mystery lovers and can't wait to get the others in the series.
And if you're reading this review, Mr. Goulart, hurry and write more. This fan is waiting.
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Good read!
16. Dezember 1999
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
I happened upon this book in the library. What a good read; what a good mystery writer Ron Goulart is. Characters are well developed. Dialogue carries the plot forward. Groucho is true to form...and contrary to what the book infers, I loved "Room Service."
I highly recommend this book to cozy mystery lovers and can't wait to get the others in the series.
And if you're reading this review, Mr. Goulart, hurry and write more. This fan is waiting.
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Groucho steps into The Master's shoes
20. November 2000
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While investigating a murder on a Sherlock Holmes movie set, Groucho gets to gather all the witnesses and reveal the culprit in classic detective style. Mr. Goulart has crafted a story which succeeds in being both an effective mystery and truly funny. As I've come to expect from this series, the story is surprisingly deep, with Mr. Goulart also giving an interesting glimpse into the politics and attitudes of the times. I'm eagerly awaiting the next volume!
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Not a great mystery, but an excellent Groucho!
22. Juli 2001
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As far as mystery novels go, there isn't too much to recommend this one: The mystery isn't all that mysterious, the loose ends are much too tight, and the solution is revealed several chapters before the great reveal. Howoever, its not the mystery that makes this book a page turner, its the characters. Any fan of the dry smart-aleck humor that defined Groucho Marx will have no trouble diving into the sharp dialogue and priceless situations that are the true stars of the show. There are also enough real-life 30's personalities sprinkled throughout the narative (an alcoholic Dashell Hammett, and an annoyed Joan Crawford giving Groucho the finger, for example) to delight lovers of that golden era of entertainment. If you are a true Detective Novel buff, then there's nothing here to thrill you. But fans of Captain Spalding and Rufus T. Firefly will have found an instant favorite.
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