- Gebundene Ausgabe: 304 Seiten
- Verlag: Harper (2. November 2004)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0060584009
- ISBN-13: 978-0060584009
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 23 x 15,4 x 2,8 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 3.5 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (4 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 1.630.340 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Metro Girl: Alexandra Barnaby Series, Book 1
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More beguiling criminal diversion from the ever-dependable Janet Evanovich, Metro Girl may not introduce any new elements into the quirky Evanovich universe, but fans won’t give a damn--all the usual fingerprints are well in evidence. Previously, her carefully numbered Stephanie Plum novels offered real delight for those who could get past the arch name of the heroine, and her brilliantly drawn New Jersey settings were counterbalanced by machine-tooled plotting and a cherishable sardonic wit.
Metro Girl has a slew of unlikely elements stirred into a heady brew: treasures sunk beneath the ocean, bloody murder and (believe it or not) a highly sensuous stock car racer. The unreliable ‘Wild’ Bill Barnaby has vanished, and his not-to-be-messed with sister Alex makes her way to Miami to track him down. Alex fights to keep body and soul together in the sultry climate, as both unmanageable coiffure and vicious thugs threaten her equilibrium. She discovers that Bill unwisely appropriated the yacht of the formidable Sam Hooker, and Sam realises that keeping close to Alex may lead him to Bill, with a little score-settling on the menu. Soon, both are heading into dangerous waters (both literally and figuratively) with Cuban gold and leftovers from the Cuban missile crisis making things very hot for the protagonists.
Alex is one hell of a heroine, and the perfect conduit for the reader through the unlikely (but strangely plausible) narrative. You’ve heard books described as a wild ride before--this is one time where that description really fits the bill. Get your ticket and climb aboard--and don’t forget your hairspray.--Barry Forshaw -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.
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*Starred Review* The woman who brought us the irresistible Stephanie Plum introduces Alexandra "Barney" Barnaby in this madcap new adventure. Like so many crime solvers, both male and female, Barney is smart, tough, cute, and good with a quip. A day job doesn't mask her passion, which is for car engines, since she grew up in her father's garage in Baltimore. Family is another passion, and when her brother, Wild Bill, disappears (after a phone call to Barney) with a NASCAR driver's boat in Miami, what can she do but fly down to rescue him? The NASCAR guy, Sam Hooker, turns out to be quite the charmer, and he's as interested in Barney as in getting his boat back (yes, the missing vessel is called Happy Hooker). Locales in South Beach and Key West, really creepy Cuban henchmen, lost gold, even more lost chemical WMDs, various car chases, and kissing all ensue. There's never any doubt that Barney will get the last word, nor that she will rescue Bill, but the whole is almost more fun than any of the craziness in Plum's world--and that includes Ranger's apartment and Morelli's relatives. GraceAnne DeCandido
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Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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6 von 6 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
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I won't recap the story, others will do so in annoying detail and there's enough info above anyway. For those looking for Stephanie Plum, don't: Alexandra, or Barney, is different from Stephanie despite the fact that they come from the same author. Which is a good thing, really. We already have Stephanie, why have a clone? There are interesting main and secondary characters and the story line is also good. Anyone from up North who has spent time in the South knows just what Barney is going through. Anyone who has a younger brother, ditto. Why only 4 stars? It was pretty good not great, and there were too many Nascar references. I realize Bill is a driver, but come on 4 times on one page???
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Wer die Plum-Serie kennt, wird den gleichen Schreibstil auch in diesem Buch wiedererkennen. Ich habe mich allerdings manchmal gefragt, warum man überhaupt eine neue "Heldin" einführen muss, wenn man die gleiche Story auch in einem Plum-Buch hätte verwerten können (war Stephanie Plum vielleicht mittlerweile zu "festgefahren"?). Trotzdem habe ich Metro Girl mit der gleichen Spannung gelesen wie die Plum-Serie.
Alexandra Barnaby, genannt Barney, macht sich auf die Suche nach ihrem verschwundenen Bruder und trifft dabei auf den NASCAR-Fahrer Sam Hooker (Parallelen zu Joe Morelli und Ranger sind nicht zu leugnen...). Die beiden werden von mehreren Personen verfolgt, finden aber im Laufe der Geschichte auch einige Menschen, die ihnen zur Seite stehen (eine Person erinnert dabei stark an Lula...). Natürlich entwickelt sich zwischen Alexandra und Hooker eine sexuelle Spannung wie schon zwischen Stephanie und den beiden Männern in ihrem Leben. Auch Alexandra selbst erinnert in vielen Charakterzügen sehr an Stephanie.
Ich habe in Metro Girl den gleichen Witz und die gleiche Spannung wiedergefunden, die mich an die Plum-Serie gefesselt haben. Manch einer mag dieses Buch vielleicht als Abklatsch sehen (wie schon erwähnt sind die Parallelen auffällig), aber ich empfehle es trotzdem all denen, die nicht genug von Stephanie Plum und vor allem von Janet Evanovichs Schreibstil bekommen können. Metro Girl verkürzt auf jeden Fall die Wartezeit bis zum zwölften Stephanie Plum Abenteuer. Ich konnte es genauso wenig beiseite legen wie die Plum-Serie.
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If you decide to read this book, stick your tongue deeply into the inside of your cheek and keep it there. This story is not to be taken seriously. It's just the foundation for a series of comic slapstick scenes in the book's second half. Without the late-arriving comedy, this would be a two star book.
The book opens with a mysterious telephone call from Bill Barnaby ("Wild Bill" thereafter) to his sister Alexandra ("Barney" thereafter) which is interrupted by a woman's scream and a disconnection. Concerned about her brother, Barney overcomes her fear of flying to leave Baltimore for Miami to find out what's happened. When she arrives, it doesn't look good. Brother Bill is gone, his apartment has been ransacked and evil-looking characters are looking for him. The bright spot is that NASCAR star Sam Hooker is also looking for Bill who seems to have taken off with Sam's yacht. While Sam sticks close to Barney to find Bill (and explore her potential as a girl friend), Barney makes rapid progress in solving the mystery.
Since you must know Stephanie Plum, it's good to draw contrasts here. Barney is much more competent than Stephanie and gets good results from being street smart rather than lucky. She's also ambivalent about the hunky men around her, but in a more restrained way than Stephanie is. Barney isn't nearly as funny. So the book has to rely on slapstick situations to develop its humor rather than drawing off of Stephanie's inherent zaniness.
The book's plot is also intended to be a serious one -- the world is at stake so humor doesn't work in quite the same way.
The book just reeks of not being credible. Things fall together much too conveniently. Why bother to have complications if they aren't complications? I felt like Ms. Evanovich was getting paid by the word.
Because of that, the first half of the book is just like a slow, delayed introduction of Barney and Hooker. If the book had started about in the middle, I would have enjoyed the book much more. As it was, I almost didn't keep going until I got to the better part in the second half.
With Ms. Evanovich's great popularity, I think we can assume that there will be a second book. So you'd better read this one so the second one will make sense. Since that book can pick up with the characters and their relationships established, it should be a much better book. At least I hope it will be.
The book opens with a mysterious telephone call from Bill Barnaby ("Wild Bill" thereafter) to his sister Alexandra ("Barney" thereafter) which is interrupted by a woman's scream and a disconnection. Concerned about her brother, Barney overcomes her fear of flying to leave Baltimore for Miami to find out what's happened. When she arrives, it doesn't look good. Brother Bill is gone, his apartment has been ransacked and evil-looking characters are looking for him. The bright spot is that NASCAR star Sam Hooker is also looking for Bill who seems to have taken off with Sam's yacht. While Sam sticks close to Barney to find Bill (and explore her potential as a girl friend), Barney makes rapid progress in solving the mystery.
Since you must know Stephanie Plum, it's good to draw contrasts here. Barney is much more competent than Stephanie and gets good results from being street smart rather than lucky. She's also ambivalent about the hunky men around her, but in a more restrained way than Stephanie is. Barney isn't nearly as funny. So the book has to rely on slapstick situations to develop its humor rather than drawing off of Stephanie's inherent zaniness.
The book's plot is also intended to be a serious one -- the world is at stake so humor doesn't work in quite the same way.
The book just reeks of not being credible. Things fall together much too conveniently. Why bother to have complications if they aren't complications? I felt like Ms. Evanovich was getting paid by the word.
Because of that, the first half of the book is just like a slow, delayed introduction of Barney and Hooker. If the book had started about in the middle, I would have enjoyed the book much more. As it was, I almost didn't keep going until I got to the better part in the second half.
With Ms. Evanovich's great popularity, I think we can assume that there will be a second book. So you'd better read this one so the second one will make sense. Since that book can pick up with the characters and their relationships established, it should be a much better book. At least I hope it will be.
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