- Gebundene Ausgabe: 213 Seiten
- Verlag: Thomas Dunne Books (Juli 2005)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 031232216X
- ISBN-13: 978-0312322168
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 21,3 x 14 x 2,5 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 1.942.323 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Frank Denby and Groucho Marx arrive on the set of the new Ty-Gor film, a Tarzan knockoff, expecting to have Groucho do his humorous walk-on. What they find is that Randy Spellman, the star of the picture, has been murdered. Frank’s wife, Jane, is only a few weeks away from having their baby and the amateur detective team has promised to lay off on the sleuthing. But when a stuntwoman who has gone missing is suspected of the murder, Jane insists they take up the case to clear the young woman’s name.
In addition to being a horrible actor, Spellman was a womanizer and a blackmailer. Many people had reason to dislike him, or even kill him, and the investigation leads Frank and Groucho through the glamour and seediness of 1940s Hollywood, Groucho signing autographs all the while.
In this latest installment of the series, Ron Goulart is at the top of his game, reminding readers there’s no business like show business, except when this charming team is wearing its gumshoes.
In addition to being a horrible actor, Spellman was a womanizer and a blackmailer. Many people had reason to dislike him, or even kill him, and the investigation leads Frank and Groucho through the glamour and seediness of 1940s Hollywood, Groucho signing autographs all the while.
In this latest installment of the series, Ron Goulart is at the top of his game, reminding readers there’s no business like show business, except when this charming team is wearing its gumshoes.
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Ron Goulart has published a number of mysteries and nonfiction books dealing with the world of the comic strip---most recently, Comic Book Encyclopedia. He lives in Ridgefield, Connecticut.
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funny GROUCHO MARX amateur sleuth
29. Juni 2005
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In 1940 former Los Angeles Times crime reporter Frank Denby takes his sleuthing pal Groucho Marx to meet director Joel Farber who wants to use the comedian in a supportting ole as J. Darwin Underbush in his film Ty-Gor and the Lost City. The meeting is cancelled as someone killed the title star Randy Spellman. Joel wants to hire Groucho and Frank to investigate the homicide, but they say no because the screenwriter promised is pregnant wife cartoonist Jane Danner that he would not conduct any murder inquiries.
Jane shocks Frank when she asks him to prove that the prime suspect stuntwoman Dorothy Woodrow did not kill her former lover over his rejecting her as the cops believe. Instead family friend Enery McBride insists Dorothy is his girlfriend, but cannot go to the police because of the bias towards interracial couples. Groucho and Frank learn that Randy was a nasty sort blackmailing people; many individuals would want him dead. The detectives know that a happy Hollywood ending may not occur since Dorothy seems too involved with the late Randy for someone who had not seen him for months.
Though one-liner Grouchoitis has spread to Frank and Jane, fans of Hollywood amateur sleuth tales will appreciate the amusing GROUCHO MARX, KING OF THE JUNGLE, a take off of his role in Animal Crackers. The who-done-it is cleverly devised so that the readers along with the wannabe detectives begin to wonder if Dorothy actually killed Randy. Ron Goulart writes a funny historical mystery that brings to life 1940 Hollywood especially Groucho Marx at a time when his last movie was a bomb.
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Jane shocks Frank when she asks him to prove that the prime suspect stuntwoman Dorothy Woodrow did not kill her former lover over his rejecting her as the cops believe. Instead family friend Enery McBride insists Dorothy is his girlfriend, but cannot go to the police because of the bias towards interracial couples. Groucho and Frank learn that Randy was a nasty sort blackmailing people; many individuals would want him dead. The detectives know that a happy Hollywood ending may not occur since Dorothy seems too involved with the late Randy for someone who had not seen him for months.
Though one-liner Grouchoitis has spread to Frank and Jane, fans of Hollywood amateur sleuth tales will appreciate the amusing GROUCHO MARX, KING OF THE JUNGLE, a take off of his role in Animal Crackers. The who-done-it is cleverly devised so that the readers along with the wannabe detectives begin to wonder if Dorothy actually killed Randy. Ron Goulart writes a funny historical mystery that brings to life 1940 Hollywood especially Groucho Marx at a time when his last movie was a bomb.
Harriet Klausner
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The silly sleuth returns!
30. Dezember 2006
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"Groucho Marx, King of the Jungle" is one of those books I stumbled on pretty much entirely by accident, browsing on Amazon.com and reaching this when it was recommended due to my love for old-fashioned radio shows. It went on my Wish List just for the heck of it, and when I got it for Christmas, I was pleasantly surprised.
I was even more surprised when I started reading the book. Written by Ron Goulart, this is a novel, a mystery about Groucho and a screenwriter named Frank Denby who solve mysteries on the side of their day jobs. Evidently, this is the latest novel in a series, something I didn't know (else I would have tried to get the first novel, "Groucho Marx, Secret Agent"), but I was glad to find that my unfamiliarity with the series didn't hurt my enjoyment of the book at all. Frank is called in to do rewrites on the set of the newest Ty-Gor film, a series about a Tarzan-esque jungle warrior, but the picture is put on hold when Randy Spellman, the actor playing Ty-Gor, is found shot to death on the lot.
Groucho and Frank get pulled into the case, certain that the prime suspect - Spellman's stuntwoman ex-girlfriend - is innocent. What follows is a really entertaining old-fashioned potboiler mystery, tempered with Goulart's spot-on characterization of Groucho. The zingers and one-liners he gets off are every bit as clever and whimsical as those the real Groucho fired off in the movies and on the radio. He nails the character perfectly.
The book itself isn't flawless - it's written from Frank's first-person viewpoint, which is fine, but several times it lapses into third person as it follows Groucho for scenes where Frank isn't present, and that got kind of distracting. To a lesser degree, there's a subplot about Frank's wife pregnant with their first child which doesn't really add anything to the main story, but that's forgivable, as it clearly advances in the series as a whole and not this novel specifically.
In short - this book was a lot of fun, and I anticipate going back to find the earlier installments. Nice job by Goulart.
I was even more surprised when I started reading the book. Written by Ron Goulart, this is a novel, a mystery about Groucho and a screenwriter named Frank Denby who solve mysteries on the side of their day jobs. Evidently, this is the latest novel in a series, something I didn't know (else I would have tried to get the first novel, "Groucho Marx, Secret Agent"), but I was glad to find that my unfamiliarity with the series didn't hurt my enjoyment of the book at all. Frank is called in to do rewrites on the set of the newest Ty-Gor film, a series about a Tarzan-esque jungle warrior, but the picture is put on hold when Randy Spellman, the actor playing Ty-Gor, is found shot to death on the lot.
Groucho and Frank get pulled into the case, certain that the prime suspect - Spellman's stuntwoman ex-girlfriend - is innocent. What follows is a really entertaining old-fashioned potboiler mystery, tempered with Goulart's spot-on characterization of Groucho. The zingers and one-liners he gets off are every bit as clever and whimsical as those the real Groucho fired off in the movies and on the radio. He nails the character perfectly.
The book itself isn't flawless - it's written from Frank's first-person viewpoint, which is fine, but several times it lapses into third person as it follows Groucho for scenes where Frank isn't present, and that got kind of distracting. To a lesser degree, there's a subplot about Frank's wife pregnant with their first child which doesn't really add anything to the main story, but that's forgivable, as it clearly advances in the series as a whole and not this novel specifically.
In short - this book was a lot of fun, and I anticipate going back to find the earlier installments. Nice job by Goulart.
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entertaining
25. Juni 2006
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If you aren't familiar with Groucho Marx you will not get the subtleties of this novel. It was a quick satisfying read. I enjoyed it.
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