- Taschenbuch: 432 Seiten
- Verlag: Pocket; Auflage: Pocket Books Pb. (26. Oktober 2004)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0743470761
- ISBN-13: 978-0743470766
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 16,8 x 11,6 x 3,6 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 4.0 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (1 Kundenrezension)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 860.654 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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YA-- This novel is more a contemplation of relationships than a murder story, as McBain introduces a serious study of the hostage security unit. His descriptions of the good cop, bad cop, abductors, and hostage relationships are true to life and not overdramatized. With the exception of the erotic letters included, this could be used in English class to illustrate how dialogue should be written. Relationships between working partners, married partners, father and daughter, father and son, ex-wives and lovers are successfully explored. Readers have complete knowledge of all characters and their background. There are no superfluous victims or survivors. McBain uses words the way an artist uses colors to illustrate an idea. For those who read on a less complicated level, however, there is a story worth reading. An informative book with lots of excitement.
-Kathy Danbury, R. E. Lee High School, Springfield, VA
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.
-Kathy Danbury, R. E. Lee High School, Springfield, VA
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.
Über den Autor
Ed McBain, a recipient of the Mystery Writers of America's coveted Grand Master Award, was also the first American to receive the Diamond Dagger, the British Crime Writers Association's highest award. His books have sold more than one hundred million copies, ranging from the more than fifty titles in the 87th Precinct series (including the Edgar Award-nominated Money, Money, Money) to the bestselling novels written under his own name, Evan Hunter -- including The Blackboard Jungle (now in a 50th anniversary edition from Pocket Books) and Criminal Conversation. Fiddlers, his final 87th Precinct novel, was recently published in hardcover. Writing as both Ed McBain and Evan Hunter, he broke new ground with Candyland, a novel in two parts. He also wrote the screenplay for Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds. He died in 2005.
Visit www.edmcbain.com.
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Format:Hörkassette
WIDOWS is a criminal novel which begins with the crime scene of a beautiful 22 year old blond girl found murdered in her expensive penthouse.She had been cut by a knife in several different parts of her body.A series of exotic letters had been found in her apartment with no names of the writer mantioned on it. The detectives manage to guess who had written those letters and Arthur Schumacher is found shot onthe road near his apartment building, witnessed by the doorman. It is found out that Arthur and Susan had been having an affair for about 10 months.In succession Arthur's second wife and ex-wife also get murdered by the same person with the same gun.Now it is for the detective-sergents to find out who is behind all these assainations. The other special part of the book is the fact that the author goes into the lives of the detective-sergents also. His focus is not only on the murder but also on the lives of the people involved. A very interesting book to read. Happy Reading!
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Capable entry in long running series
13. Juni 2005
Format:Taschenbuch
As is typical in the 87th Precinct novels this has more than one plot strand and the various elemnets are pulled together as the book reaches its climactic pages
Events are set in train by the murder of a beautiful young woman named Susan Browner ,dead of multiple stab wounds in her apartment in Isola.A cache of erotic letters -very explicitly described by the author-is found in the apartment and it is clear she is a " kept woman " .Soon after a man named Arthur Schumacher is shot to death on the street ,and his dog is also shot in the incident .Schumacher was the late Susan Brower's lover .The investigation takes Detective Steva Carella into the family circle of the late Arthur Schumacher -his formar wives,his daughters and step children .The death of Schumacer is not the end of the affair -a former wife ids shot and killed and it is obvious there was considerable dissent in the family .
Alongside this case is the hunt for the killers of Carella's father-murdered during a robbery at his bakery .This case is outside the jurisdiction of the 87th and we are given a step by step exposition of the hunt for the two black youths responsible .There is also a section on Eileen Burke,another regular character who is training as a hostage negotiator .We witnes shere skills in this regard when she is called to the scene of a hostage situation in which an elderly Puerto Rican man is holding his grabnddaughter hostage .
The Schumacher case resolved ,the climax sees the other two plot stands coming together as Eileen is called to mediate when the two killers hold a teenage junkie hostage in exchange for a plane to Jamaica .
This is a novel about loss .Carella and his mother mourn the death of his father ;his sister is concerned that her marriage may be in disarray and Carella sepends some time reflecting on the way his youth now seems a distant memory .
It works well enough as a thriller but there is a little too much padding for my sake ,to put it well in the upper echelon of this series but even so most crime novel fans will enjoy another professional outing from an accomplished writer
Events are set in train by the murder of a beautiful young woman named Susan Browner ,dead of multiple stab wounds in her apartment in Isola.A cache of erotic letters -very explicitly described by the author-is found in the apartment and it is clear she is a " kept woman " .Soon after a man named Arthur Schumacher is shot to death on the street ,and his dog is also shot in the incident .Schumacher was the late Susan Brower's lover .The investigation takes Detective Steva Carella into the family circle of the late Arthur Schumacher -his formar wives,his daughters and step children .The death of Schumacer is not the end of the affair -a former wife ids shot and killed and it is obvious there was considerable dissent in the family .
Alongside this case is the hunt for the killers of Carella's father-murdered during a robbery at his bakery .This case is outside the jurisdiction of the 87th and we are given a step by step exposition of the hunt for the two black youths responsible .There is also a section on Eileen Burke,another regular character who is training as a hostage negotiator .We witnes shere skills in this regard when she is called to the scene of a hostage situation in which an elderly Puerto Rican man is holding his grabnddaughter hostage .
The Schumacher case resolved ,the climax sees the other two plot stands coming together as Eileen is called to mediate when the two killers hold a teenage junkie hostage in exchange for a plane to Jamaica .
This is a novel about loss .Carella and his mother mourn the death of his father ;his sister is concerned that her marriage may be in disarray and Carella sepends some time reflecting on the way his youth now seems a distant memory .
It works well enough as a thriller but there is a little too much padding for my sake ,to put it well in the upper echelon of this series but even so most crime novel fans will enjoy another professional outing from an accomplished writer
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Live a clean life otherwise the loose ends may trangle up!
8. Mai 2000
Format:Hörkassette
WIDOWS is a criminal novel which begins with the crime scene of a beautiful 22 year old blond girl found murdered in her expensive penthouse.She had been cut by a knife in several different parts of her body.A series of exotic letters had been found in her apartment with no names of the writer mantioned on it. The detectives manage to guess who had written those letters and Arthur Schumacher is found shot onthe road near his apartment building, witnessed by the doorman. It is found out that Arthur and Susan had been having an affair for about 10 months.In succession Arthur's second wife and ex-wife also get murdered by the same person with the same gun.Now it is for the detective-sergents to find out who is behind all these assainations. The other special part of the book is the fact that the author goes into the lives of the detective-sergents also. His focus is not only on the murder but also on the lives of the people involved. A very interesting book to read. Happy Reading!
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8. November 2001
Format:Taschenbuch
The writing here is typical of McBain; a brilliant job.
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