- Hardcover: 280 pages
- Publisher: Five Star (ME) (June 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1594143633
- ISBN-13: 978-1594143632
- Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 14.5 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 454 g
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4.2 out of 5 stars (11 customer reviews)
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
One for the Keeper shelf., Jun 9 2006
By Detra Fitch - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Lost Among the Angels (Hardcover)
Since one paragraph on the back of this book sums it up so well, I quote:
"Raised in the ivory tower of proper Boston, when well-bred Mercy [Allcutt] gets a job with Ernest Templeton, Private Investigator, she's ecstatic. Ernie, a jaded ex-cop, is incredulous. Together, they must cope with a stray child, kidnapping, blackmail, murder, a toy poodle, a vamp, a stalker, Mercy's overactive imagination and Ernie's strong protective streak. Throw in a speakeasy, Chinatown, and a couple of down-and-dirty criminals, and Mercy and Ernie are in for a drama that will put the motion picture industry to shame. If they can survive long enough to tell the story."
***** This gem reminded me of the old Dick Tracy comic strips (that I avidly read as a child), as well as of the black and white PI movies we all recall with glee. The story is set in 1926, Los Angeles. I found myself totally immersed before the first few pages were read. Author Alice Duncan either did a lot of research or she grew up on stories of the era. Each character has their own personality. The characters all dress the parts, all the way down to the bobbed hair style, and speak slang. Don't worry, you won't be lost. This book is headed directly to my "KEEPER" shelf. Highly recommended! *****
Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Humor rules!, Nov 16 2006
By Lynda. Fitzgerald "Lynda Fitzgerald" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Lost Among the Angels (Hardcover)
Too few books on the shelf today encourage us to chuckle--or to outright laugh. Alice Duncan's book does both. Her plucky heroine, her reluctant hero, and a host of bad guys are highly entertaining, as well as historically accurate. Alice clearly has a feel for that particular period in history. Lost Among the Angels is charming. It is enough to send you searching for everything else she's written--under whatever name.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun to read!, Mar 5 2007
By Jeanne Glidewell - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Lost Among the Angels (Hardcover)
Mercy Allcutt is a classic character from Boston, wealthy, prim and proper, but full of spunk. She moves to Hollywood to reside with her sister and brother-in-law, and takes a job as a secretary to P.I., Ernie Templeton. Determined to shed her upper class roots, she yearns to be considered as Templeton's "assistant" and to experience new and exciting adventures. Mercy goes beyond the call of duty to help put some bad guys behind bars. I look forward to more adventures of Mercy Allcutt and Ernie Templeton in the future. Alice Duncan has a new fan!
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