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McNally's Risk (Audio Cassette)

by Lawrence Sanders (Author), Boyd Gaines (Narrator)
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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Its quick pace and vocal clarity make this tale of murder and money easy and enjoyable to follow. In a light, jaunty baritone Boyd Gaines captures the light-hearted Archy McNally, who has been expelled from Yale Law for streaking and is acting for a third time as problem-solver for friend and foe. Gaines flattens his tone and broadens a Midwestern accent to create the local sheriff. For the villains he sharpens his voice. The women's voices are softer and breathy and, in one case, loaded with a Southern accent. The variety in Gaines's delivery enables the listener to identify the characters quickly and to delight in the details of Palm Beach society. M.G.S (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

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A butterfly tattoo in a very private place could be the key to solving a murder spree, in Archy McNally's third case in the sweaty, seedy society of Palm Beach.

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3.0 out of 5 stars A playboy indeed., Oct 29 2003
By A Customer
This review is from: Mcnallys Risk (Paperback)
The McNally series is turning out to be something less than I expected. It is proving a let-down after having waded through the four deadly sin novels by the same author. Maybe the series will improve with age. If you still want to read, get the books in paperback. Otherwise borrow them from the local library.

One of the major merits of this series is that it is written from the perspective of the playboy himself rather than the perspective of a third person. And it also has the advantage of providing a different viewpoint on the pompus rich.

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5.0 out of 5 stars one word - FUN, Jun 6 2003
By Paul Skinner (Manassas, Virginia United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Mcnallys Risk (Paperback)
I am in the midst of reading the most entertaining mystery series around, and I can't wait to get the next McNally book. McNally, the playboy of Florida's gold coast, wines and dines multiple girlfriends while working for stodgy old dad (the "pater", a.k.a. the "governor"). This book was no let down from the first two excellent entries in the series. The description of the bad guys was particularly humerous -- a slick con man and his thug buddy (something between a meat cleaver and a vampire, driving a gun-metal caddy). I really enjoyed the lunch scene between McNally and those two. The peripheral characters also added a lot of charm to the story. A certain element of danger enters near the end, as Archy starts to step on too many toes, but you know our hero must survive for another story.

If you like Lawrence Block's burglar series, you will love Lawrence Sanders' McNally series!

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5.0 out of 5 stars This One's Got More Twists than a Chubby Checker CD..., Mar 31 2003
This review is from: Mcnallys Risk (Paperback)
...Dapper Palm Beach PI Archy McNally has been requested by a monied client of his father's law firm to check the background of Theodosia Johnson, a beautiful neo socialite in the south Floridian circles, and soon to be married to an heir of a fortune...McNally cajoles, bribes with meals and pays off his many sources--caterers, barkeeps and newspapermen--but information about the lass starts coming in seemingly disconnected pieces, until the artist of a masterful portrait of Theodosia winds up with a knife in his throat and a stripper who seems to be into extortion gets a bullet thru her head and the rightful heir to the artist's estate is found strangled in her SUV under water. McNally falls for the mysterious lady (Madame X) further complicating things, and a creepy thug with Michigan plates on his Cadillac is seen once too often near several of these disconnected pieces. This is Sanders in his element--a likable, idiosyncratic, quippy fella (McNally--who may or may not be like the author) who has excesses very much like the real crooks against the backdrop of a glamorous area solving a heinous crime. While you read you can probably guess who ultimately is the culprit of the dastardly deeds, but the big, big fun is how Sanders chooses to get us to the punchline. A page turning enjoyable read for all....
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good Read in Oregon
Are you ready for another great Archy McNally adventure? Set in Palm Beach, this P.I. finds himself involved in multiple murders. Read more
Published on Nov 14 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars An interesting murder mystery
This is another in the series of books about Archie McNally, who carries out investigations for his father's law firm when he is not dashing about in his red Miata, hanging out... Read more
Published on May 29 2000 by Fred Camfield

4.0 out of 5 stars A solid McNally mystery
If you like the Archy McNally series you will enjoy this book. Very similar to the rest of the series with Archy being assigned a case from his father and then driving... Read more
Published on Sep 22 1998

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