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Fly on the Wall [Abridged] (Audio Cassette)

by Tony Hillerman (Author, Narrator)
2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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<P>John Cotton was a simple man with one desire: to write the greatest story of his life and have enough life left to read all about it.</P><P>Reporter John Cotton knows what to do when he finds a great story, but he is a little afraid when a big story begins to find him.&nbsp; It starts when a fellow reporter is murdered and his notebook, filled with information about a tax scam, ends up in John's hands.&nbsp; Not long afterwards, a body is discovered in John's car.&nbsp; Then John's car ends up in the river, a bomb is found in his apartment, and his girlfriend drops out of sight.&nbsp; It's up to John to unravel the mystery of the notebook and why anyone would kill for the information it contains.</P>


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When reporter John Cotton's best friend is murdered, Cotton ends up with his notebook, which is filled with information about a tax scam. 2 cassettes. --This text refers to an alternate Audio Cassette edition.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Fly on the wall, Nov 9 2003
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This review is from: Fly On The Wall (Mass Market Paperback)
I did not enjoy this book as much as the rest of his books. It took me a long time to fully understand the characters in the book. The other day, I heard this book being compared to a glass of water. This person said, "It is like water. It really has no flavor, but at least it goes down quickly." I agree with this because overall, I did not like this book.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Read Hillerman's other books instead, Oct 27 2001
By Susan R. Cakars "sanpablos" (San Pablo, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fly On The Wall (Mass Market Paperback)
This story is set in an unnamed Midwestern city. John Cotton is a reporter at the state's capitol. One of his colleagues tells him he is working on a really big story. Shortly after this the colleague falls several stories and dies. This starts Cotton investigating the same leads. Then another one of his friends is killed while driving Cotton's car.

I found this to be a very slow book. The characters were not well developed. Cotton's attraction to Jane seems to come out of the blue. Also, I had difficulties following the leads in the beginning. They were very technical.

The political intrigue did not get interesting until about 1/2 to 2/3 way through the book. One issue covered in the book is how much political corruption, stealing of public funds, etc. is allowable if it serves the purpose of getting or keeping the "better" politician in office.

Tony Hillerman's books set on the Navajo reservation are better. The characters are much more well developed in those books.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Not one of his best, May 25 2001
By Anne Melvin "mystery lover" (Barrington, NH United States) - See all my reviews
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I enjoy the Hillerman Navajo mysteries because the characters are well developed. Not so in this book. I found the first half really boring and hard to get through. The characters were not people you could care about, an important issue for me.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Unexpectedly good
Even though I am a Hillerman fan, my expectations were loweredfor this book. I'm mainly interested in his Navajo mysteries. Read more
Published on April 19 2000 by J. P. Burke

3.0 out of 5 stars "A Nice, Quick Read"
One of Hillerman's few stories that doesn't take place on the Navajo Reservation. Here, newspaper reporter John Cotton stumbles onto a story of government corruption that has... Read more
Published on Jun 5 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars yay
I am glad to be the first person to review this excellent piece of literature. Hillerman is a master.
Published on May 5 1999 by JAKE@AOL.COM

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