- Taschenbuch: 352 Seiten
- Verlag: Grand Central Publishing; Auflage: Reprint (1. Oktober 1995)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0446602140
- ISBN-13: 978-0446602143
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 17 x 10,4 x 2,5 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 3.0 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (1 Kundenrezension)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 1.289.560 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Matthew Hope has been mysteriously shot--by whom? As he lies in a hospital bed in a near-coma, his friends try to discover why his professional involvement with a small circus had murderous results. To do this they must traverse a web of sinister acrobats, kinky animal trainers, and beautiful businesswomen--one of whom is a ruthless killer.
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Matthew Hope, the protagonist of Ed McBain's "other" series (not the 87th Precinct), is a Calusa, Florida, lawyer who has survived via his wits and his sense of ethics. He's also a damn good lawyer. But none of those qualities can stop the two bullets that penetrate his body outside a bar in a bad neighborhood. He'd gone to meet someone, but who? As Hope fights for his life while in a coma, those closest to him--black private-eye Warren Chambers; Hope's significant other, Patricia, an assistant state's attorney; and his partner, Frank Summerville--pick up the pieces of their friend's case. It turns out he was investigating the possible murder of a woman connected to a local circus. What sets the novel apart is McBain's provocative use of alternating points of view. The story is presented through the eyes of Hope's three friends plus Hope himself. His is a disturbing, dreamlike vision that fades along with his irregular brain waves. The case is solved, but Hope remains on the critical list, suggesting that a sequel may be long in coming--or that Hope is about to become our first comatose sleuth. Wes Lukowsky
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Being a big fan of Ed McBain's novels, I was very disappointed when reading, "There Was A Little Girl". It just wasn't as good as his other Matthew Hope novels. By putting his main character, Matthew Hope, in a coma I think McBain made a big mistake. True, it was an interesting twist watching his friends and colleagues try to figure out what happened to him while geting a glimpse into his head and learning what happened but, the mystery he was trying to solve was boring. The ending left me feeling empty. I hate to say that it was one of my least favorite McBain novels
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Not one of his best, not even one of the good ones.
25. Juli 1997
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Being a big fan of Ed McBain's novels, I was very disappointed when reading, "There Was A Little Girl". It just wasn't as good as his other Matthew Hope novels. By putting his main character, Matthew Hope, in a coma I think McBain made a big mistake. True, it was an interesting twist watching his friends and colleagues try to figure out what happened to him while geting a glimpse into his head and learning what happened but, the mystery he was trying to solve was boring. The ending left me feeling empty. I hate to say that it was one of my least favorite McBain novels
A Page Turner...
20. August 2008
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but only to have it be over.
Every once in a while -- three years or so --I decide I really should read a mystery novel or two to give myself another chance at appreciating the genre. One of this year's choices was There Was a Little Girl. I hate to beat up on the dead, but this book is deviously plotted, overly descriptive, with one completely pointless character, Matthew Hope's 14 year old daughter, and every other character firmly occupying a genre role -- ex-wife, best buddy, current lover, macho performer, etc, etc.
For me, a mystery should, with inconspicuously planted clues, involve the reader in its solution. That may be an unjust expectation, but here the reader trails around Hope's friends as they go from suspect to suspect, tracking the current crime and -- it develops -- an earlier crime. There are plenty of false leads, but no cleverly dropped information that would enable the perceptive reader to solve the crime. Instead, about thirty pages before the end we get told the Eureka! moment and all the rest is coda.
Every once in a while -- three years or so --I decide I really should read a mystery novel or two to give myself another chance at appreciating the genre. One of this year's choices was There Was a Little Girl. I hate to beat up on the dead, but this book is deviously plotted, overly descriptive, with one completely pointless character, Matthew Hope's 14 year old daughter, and every other character firmly occupying a genre role -- ex-wife, best buddy, current lover, macho performer, etc, etc.
For me, a mystery should, with inconspicuously planted clues, involve the reader in its solution. That may be an unjust expectation, but here the reader trails around Hope's friends as they go from suspect to suspect, tracking the current crime and -- it develops -- an earlier crime. There are plenty of false leads, but no cleverly dropped information that would enable the perceptive reader to solve the crime. Instead, about thirty pages before the end we get told the Eureka! moment and all the rest is coda.
Sad
24. Juli 2008
This wasn't like any McBain book I remember. It was boring, confusing and basically uncool. I think he had written too much by the time he wrote this one. No new ideas, losing the touch. A tired writer.
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