- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Pegasus Books; Reprint edition (Feb 7 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1605982504
- ISBN-13: 978-1605982502
- Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 13.7 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 272 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,205,606 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The Stanley Hastings mysteries depend on subversively sly wordplay. In Caper, catching criminals is all very well, but in the violently verbal world he inhabits, Stanley would be happy just to win an argument. --Marilyn Stasio
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Poor Stanley Hastings. After getting hired by a hitman and nearly getting shot, the put-upon PI needed some fun, so when a gorgeous damsel in distress walks through his office door, she seems just what the doctor ordered.Wrong again.
The fair maiden turns out to be a married mom who wants Stanley to find out why her teenage daughter is skipping school. Playing truant officer isn't exactly Stanley s idea of fun, but at least it should be easy. Fat chance.
Stanley being Stanley, nothing goes right, nothing is as it seems, bodies start to pile up, and faster than you can say fall guy, guess who s left holding the bag?
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One Confused PI, Aug 11 2010
By Ted Feit - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Caper (Hardcover)
Nobody he knows ever said Stanley Hastings was the brightest PI on the street. In fact, they usually call him "moron." Even he acknowledges his failures at acting and other endeavors, and his main source of income as an "investigator" for a negligence attorney requires little intelligence. In fact he is the only one filling the position who doesn't leave after a very short time.So it is no surprise (in this or any other novel in the series) that Stanley is taken in and bumbles along some convoluted path until whatever trouble he finds himself in is resolved. In "Caper," he is retained to find out why the client's daughter is skipping school. Well, of course, everything is not as it seems, and at one point a murder complicates Stanley's path to solving the "case." He even becomes a suspect.
Strangely enough, as one reads, Stanley emerges less as a fool and, perhaps, more as an idiot savant. There are major portions of the novel that are very funny. And more important, in today's often dreary world, it is fast reading and an interesting tale, and is recommended.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Decent - enough to pass the time., Mar 18 2011
By Kumar Sarathy - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Caper (Hardcover)
As some other reviewer remarked, this is a quick read. A decent plot but the dialog can get a bit repetitious.All in all, a mildly entertaining but by no means a deep book and I may even checkout out another Parnell book from the library.
4 stars for the quick moving plot, believable hero - 1 star off for the unnecessary repetitious dialog.
2.0 out of 5 stars
An Exercise in Stalling, Dec 12 2010
By Sally's Dad - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Caper (Hardcover)
The centerpiece of a book like this is the witty banter. It's a light read that makes you smile and after you're done, it's hard to recall what it was even about. Which is okay.Unfortunately, it doesn't work out the way.
Stanley Hastings is his own worst enemy. He runs his mouth when he shouldn't and sometimes makes really poor judgment calls, but in the end he solves the mystery.
The problem is, there's not even story hear for a full book, so the author resorts to scenes that are essentially exercises in stalling. For example, Stanley repeatedly meets with his lawyer, who refuses to get involved and peppers him with put-downs. Same with his policemen friend. It gets old very quickly and does little to nothing to further the story. It's like you're reading the same scene over and over again.
The character and the series have potential, but it's not realized in this book.
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