- Taschenbuch: 304 Seiten
- Verlag: Ballantine Books; Auflage: Reprint (27. Juni 2006)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0345478118
- ISBN-13: 978-0345478115
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 10,4 x 3 x 17,5 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 1.050.739 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Fresh from her series featuring New York PI Lauren Laurano, the veteran crime scribe introduces a delightful new protagonist, Faye Quick, who also prowls Manhattan in the gumshoe game. But Faye's first mystery unfolds in 1943, as a vibrant-but-jittery Big Apple copes with World War II, and detectives' secretaries sometimes have to take over agencies when their bosses head to the front lines. When Faye trips to her first murder case--by tripping over a young woman's body on a Greenwich Village sidewalk--she must contend with a ration book's worth of shady suspects while keeping the victim's overbearing father at bay. Smart and sassy Faye proves up to the task as she diligently ties off loose ends--only rarely taking a break to sample heavenly lemon meringue pie or cut a rug at the USO with the boys on leave. Although many readers will finger the culprit before Faye does, Scoppettone delivers a satisfying plot about love gone wrong and a large cast of engaging characters. And it's hard to dislike a book that ends with a playful "Hubba--hubba!" Frank Sennett
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Advance praise for This Dame for Hire
“Like Rosie the Riveter, Faye Quick is another blue-collar woman doing a man’s job during World War II, except that Miss Quick is a New York dick–Sam Spade in lipstick and stockings. Sandra Scoppettone’s new mystery is a time-warped stroll back through a noir pulp novel, and it’s a true tour de force.”
–MARGARET MARON
“I love This Dame for Hire. Private investigator Faye Quick is a wonderful original, a unique new voice in crime fiction. And Sandra Scoppettone has captured the lingo and the essence of New York City during World War II.”
–ANNETTE MEYERS
“All the synonyms for quick–snappy, brisk, witty, smart–apply to Sandra Scoppettone’s new character Faye Quick. This dame’s as likable a New Yorker as you’re apt to find outside da Bronx.”
–LAURIE KING
“Sandra Scoppettone’s fresh and funny This Dame for Hire launches an endearing sleuth who wisecracks, totes a gat when needed, and tells it like she sees it in a superbly rendered World War II Manhattan. Ya gotta love smart-mouthed Faye Quick, and I predict readers will adore her.”
–CAROLYN HART
“Spending time with This Dame for Hire is like time traveling to the 1940s–and hearing a great and entertaining mystery on the family radio. Sandra Scoppettone doesn’t merely write about New York during World War II, she takes us there–and every minute of the trip is believable and enjoyable. Faye Quick is a terrific, sassy new voice. Let’s hope for more of her–quickly!”
–GILLIAN ROBERTS
“This first novel in a major new series set in New York City during World War II features a female gumshoe who’s a little bit Myrna Loy and a little bit Philip Marlowe’s younger sister–but very much her own woman. Funny, tender, historically fascinating, This Dame for Hire has something for mystery readers of every kind.”
–ED GORMAN
“What a voice This Dame has! It’s 1943, and the world-weary gumshoe has gone off to war, turning the detective agency over to his gum-snapping, wisecracking secretary. Think Joan Blondell, PI, and you’ve got the picture. New York is here in all its noir glory, from fancy uptown digs to bohemian Greenwich Village. I hope to see a lot more of Faye Quick–she’s irresistible!”
–S. J. ROZAN
“Faye Quick is a terrific character--honest, forthright, and funny. And seen through her eyes, New York City in 1943 is a great place to visit.”
–NANCY PICKARD
From the Hardcover edition.
“Like Rosie the Riveter, Faye Quick is another blue-collar woman doing a man’s job during World War II, except that Miss Quick is a New York dick–Sam Spade in lipstick and stockings. Sandra Scoppettone’s new mystery is a time-warped stroll back through a noir pulp novel, and it’s a true tour de force.”
–MARGARET MARON
“I love This Dame for Hire. Private investigator Faye Quick is a wonderful original, a unique new voice in crime fiction. And Sandra Scoppettone has captured the lingo and the essence of New York City during World War II.”
–ANNETTE MEYERS
“All the synonyms for quick–snappy, brisk, witty, smart–apply to Sandra Scoppettone’s new character Faye Quick. This dame’s as likable a New Yorker as you’re apt to find outside da Bronx.”
–LAURIE KING
“Sandra Scoppettone’s fresh and funny This Dame for Hire launches an endearing sleuth who wisecracks, totes a gat when needed, and tells it like she sees it in a superbly rendered World War II Manhattan. Ya gotta love smart-mouthed Faye Quick, and I predict readers will adore her.”
–CAROLYN HART
“Spending time with This Dame for Hire is like time traveling to the 1940s–and hearing a great and entertaining mystery on the family radio. Sandra Scoppettone doesn’t merely write about New York during World War II, she takes us there–and every minute of the trip is believable and enjoyable. Faye Quick is a terrific, sassy new voice. Let’s hope for more of her–quickly!”
–GILLIAN ROBERTS
“This first novel in a major new series set in New York City during World War II features a female gumshoe who’s a little bit Myrna Loy and a little bit Philip Marlowe’s younger sister–but very much her own woman. Funny, tender, historically fascinating, This Dame for Hire has something for mystery readers of every kind.”
–ED GORMAN
“What a voice This Dame has! It’s 1943, and the world-weary gumshoe has gone off to war, turning the detective agency over to his gum-snapping, wisecracking secretary. Think Joan Blondell, PI, and you’ve got the picture. New York is here in all its noir glory, from fancy uptown digs to bohemian Greenwich Village. I hope to see a lot more of Faye Quick–she’s irresistible!”
–S. J. ROZAN
“Faye Quick is a terrific character--honest, forthright, and funny. And seen through her eyes, New York City in 1943 is a great place to visit.”
–NANCY PICKARD
From the Hardcover edition.
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Great book noir
6. Juli 2005
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I haven't even finished this book, but am writing this review.
If you love l940's movies as I do, you will love this book.
Especially like the movie star names of the characters.
If you love l940's movies as I do, you will love this book.
Especially like the movie star names of the characters.
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This is a new twist to the mystery novel!
29. Juni 2005
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
Sandra Scoppettone has hit on a wonderfully unique idea in her newest novel, This Dame For Hire.
Faye Quick is a bright, able- bodied, not to mention, gutsy woman. It's 1943 and Faye is working for a sleazy PI, Woody Mason, who heads off to WWII. And it's up to Faye to step up and take the reins of the A Detective Agency so the boss has a business to come home to after the war ends.
It wasn't a surprise to Faye when Mr. & Mrs. West entered her office wanting to hire her. After all, Faye had been the one to find their daughter's dead body on a Greenwich Village sidewalk. And now she's determined to solve the murder of the well-to-do NYU student and Park Avenue resident.
The novel's tone, Faye's tough and feisty attitude, the dialogue and the sense of time all contribute to the feel of 1943 New York in this suspense novel. I only hope it's the first of many Faye Quick adventures because I will faithfully follow her as she traipses through the sordid and steamy underbelly of New York City in the 1940s. This Dame For Hire was better than an 'old' movie, a bowl of popcorn and a rainy Saturday night (which would be nirvana for me). It will be for other mystery lovers also.
Faye Quick is a bright, able- bodied, not to mention, gutsy woman. It's 1943 and Faye is working for a sleazy PI, Woody Mason, who heads off to WWII. And it's up to Faye to step up and take the reins of the A Detective Agency so the boss has a business to come home to after the war ends.
It wasn't a surprise to Faye when Mr. & Mrs. West entered her office wanting to hire her. After all, Faye had been the one to find their daughter's dead body on a Greenwich Village sidewalk. And now she's determined to solve the murder of the well-to-do NYU student and Park Avenue resident.
The novel's tone, Faye's tough and feisty attitude, the dialogue and the sense of time all contribute to the feel of 1943 New York in this suspense novel. I only hope it's the first of many Faye Quick adventures because I will faithfully follow her as she traipses through the sordid and steamy underbelly of New York City in the 1940s. This Dame For Hire was better than an 'old' movie, a bowl of popcorn and a rainy Saturday night (which would be nirvana for me). It will be for other mystery lovers also.
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Scoppettone's best yet
18. September 2005
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
With this book Scoppettone becomes to vintage New York crime writing what Chandler is to Los Angeles. The hard biting one liners begin on page one and don't rest until the last sentence of the last page. To those armchair critics who have taken exception to the author's use of period language, I suggest you may have missed the subtleness of her wit. Faye Quick may say "ya know" alot, but she also tells the reader she knows the defination of alliteration. This dame has a method to her madness. Anyway, I love this book; in-between the first page and the last, there is plently of action, plot, and menacing murder suspects to keep the persistently professional yet charming PI protagonist up to her headlights in mystery. Whodunit? I ain't tell'n ya. Ankle on down to your local book store ASAP. This is an instant classic!
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