- Hardcover: 202 pages
- Publisher: Five Star (ME) (June 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 078621919X
- ISBN-13: 978-0786219193
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14.5 x 1.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 349 g
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From Kirkus Reviews
Eight of these nine reprints are from the 1990s, and all nine of them, from ``Scat'' (a club singer's standup colleague is murdered) to ``Ho Ho Ho'' (murder among the department-store Santas) to ``Play Nice'' (the killing of a priceless horse in a galaxy far, far away) to ``Portrait of the Artist as a Young Corpse'' (Geraldine Farrar solves a murder at the 1918 Metropolitan Opera House), are sparkling, lovingly detailed, and effortlessly inventive in setting up their situations. The problems come in the windups, all invariably muffled, premature, or humdrum. Even the strong title story, which reimagines a brilliantly simple motive for Jack the Ripper's crimes based on the similarities of his victims, trails off into a predictable conclusion. But as a primer of strategies for kicking off a gratifyingly varied series of crime stories, this first collection by Paul (Full Frontal Murder, 1997, etc.) could hardly be improved. -- Copyright ©1999, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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4.5 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews)
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Nice variety, July 25 1999
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Jack Be Quick and Other Crime Stories (Hardcover)
I was impressed by the variety in these stories. Some of them are only meant to be light entertainment, but others like "Jack Be Quick" and "The Favor" really get to you. I especially liked "Scat" -- which uses the title word in four different meanings.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A good collection, July 15 1999
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This review is from: Jack Be Quick and Other Crime Stories (Hardcover)
These are superior stories, and they're all different. She can make you laugh in one story and give you chills in the next. The title novella is a fantastic piece of writing.
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