Investigating the death of a high-profile senator who died of a heart attack while in bed with his mistress, Lieutenant Ben Tolliver hopes for a quiet resolution to the case, until witnesses begin to be murdered. Reprint. AB. LJ.
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From Publishers Weekly
Whatever else it may lack, the third Ben Tolliver book ( By Reason of Insanity ; Painted Ladies ) has a setup that strongly resembles the circumstances of Nelson Rockefeller's infamous demise. Powerful ex-U.S. Senator Clayton Cunningham III, head of an old New York robber-baron family, is found dead in the townhouse headquarters of the family's foundation, in the company of glamorous reporter Jessica Silk. We discover quite quickly that Cunningham was a rotter, and learn soon enough that Silk, who is subsequently found dead, did not commit suicide. We also see that the feuding Cunninghams are involved in shady doings: scratch out any suspense from these angles, or any other. As the plot progresses further into formula, we're not surprised that so many people want to thwart obtuse New York City police detective Tolliver--though we do wonder how in the world he ever made lieutenant. The book really goes off the rails at the Cunningham's Long Island estate, where TV reporter Shelley Drake, Tolliver's girlfriend, begins to act like Nancy Drew and Tolliver turns into 007, which behavior leads to a gory climax and a Jacobean body count. Characterization and writing are pedestrian, proving only that, for Tolliver and Drake, it's more effective to be lucky than smart. Smart readers won't bother with this.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Former senator Clayton Cunningham III runs a powerful financial empire with the help of his children. When the senator dies suddenly of a heart attack, rumors about the circumstances of his death begin to surface. To quiet these rumors, Lt. Ben Tolliver of the New York City Police Department is assigned to investigate. Tolliver wonders whether the senator died of natural causes, but before he can pursue this line of questioning, a key witness dies- apparently a suicide. Instead of ending the investigation, Tolliver stubbornly continues it. He finds that the Cunninghams are involved in many questionable business activities and that people who threaten these activities seem to die rather conveniently. Tolliver's persistence leads him to Panama and then to Palm Beach, where he confronts the Cunninghams and learns the startling truth. A thoroughly enjoyable and engrossing book; one can only wait expectantly for Harvey's next one.
Roberta Pessah, St. John's Univ., Jamaica, N.Y.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Roberta Pessah, St. John's Univ., Jamaica, N.Y.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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