- Hardcover: 279 pages
- Publisher: Pocket Books; First Edition edition (November 1994)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0671502891
- ISBN-13: 978-0671502898
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 15 x 2.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 476 g
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From Publishers Weekly
The fifth round for Doolittle's tough-talking, softhearted hero Tom Bethany-wrestling champ, Vietnam vet, PI and lover of Hope Edwards, head of the Washington, D.C., branch of the American Civil Liberties Union-is bloody and intricate. Hope wants Bethany to investigate threats made to Richard Rackleff, head of the environmental group Earth Everlasting, whose efforts to save the forests of the Northwest have made him some nasty enemies-from neo-Nazi skinheads to the ruthless CEO of the Dixie-Cascade timber corporation. Earth Everlasting has brought charges against Dixie-Cascade directly to Oregon's newly appointed U.S. Attorney, bypassing the state's top FBI honcho. In Oregon for the trial and acting as Rackleff's bodyguard, Bethany uses every ploy in his extensive book to keep his charge safe. He fails. Guilt-driven and determined to find Rackleff's murderer, Bethany sets a dizzying series of traps, marked by detailed scenes of physical torture, foul-mouthed dialogue and another killing. Some tense moments enliven the not always convincing Byzantine plot in a tale not for delicate tastes. Previous titles include Headlock and Body Scissors.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
Series protagonist Tom Bethany (Strangle Hold, LJ 11/1/91) serves as bodyguard for an ecologist under attack by several individuals and groups more concerned with money than with Oregon's forests. When a bomb kills the leader of Earth Everlasting, Bethany's job becomes personal.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Doolittle is no one to wrestle with..., July 4 2001
By Bridget Hockney - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Half Nelson (Paperback)
Why do I like Doolittle's work so much? Perhaps it's the way he grabs you right from the beginning. We are jolted into the story with this opening: "Like any other university, Harvard sucks. What makes it a great university is that it sucks harder than most." Tom is drawn into the eco "save the tree" issue when an important peaceful leader is being threatened. Perhaps I enjoy his books due to wishing this modern day Robin Hood existed. Perhaps it's because all books in his series can stand alone. Perhaps it's the way many important issues are brought out to the foreground to be thought about and explored. Or most importantly, perhaps it's the way in which Doolittle weaves words with wit, wisdom, adventure with a touch of reality thrown in to boot.
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Enjoyable Reading, Sep 23 2000
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Half Nelson: A Tom Bethany Mystery (Paperback)
This is the first Tom Bethany Mystery that I read and I enjoyed it very much. The characters and plots were really interesting. I would love to read more of Tom Bethany.
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