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McNally's Caper
  

McNally's Caper [Large Print] (Paperback)

by Lawrence Sanders (Author)
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In a popular series of books, P.I. Archy McNally, witty and raffish, tells how he solves crimes among the rich and famous in tony Palm Beach. In this bestseller, his father, an insurance executive, assigns the debonair detective to work undercover to identify the thief who has pilfered the Forsythe family's priceless first edition of Poe. The bon mots come thick and fast as the plot thickens. While narrator Adam Henderson has an admirably expressive voice, he is a bit too fey to impersonate our hero. In his mouth the quips sound forced, the characters cartoonish. Yet he grows on the listener as the tape spools on, and at last, though he may not be the McNally that Sanders has written, he is a McNally worth listening to. Y.R. © AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


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In a low-down, high-society caper, sleuth Archie McNally investigates a family that is as mysterious as the House of Usher--and twice as twisted. By the author of McNally's Puzzle. Reissue." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good - but not as great as most McNally books, Jun 28 2003
By Paul Skinner (Manassas, Virginia United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Mcnallys Caper (Paperback)
This book had most of the delicious features of the other McNally books, but was missing something. I guess the killer's motivation was a little weak. Also, some of the juicy details were never wrapped up (e.g., why the nude photo collection?). McNally's case revolves around an eccentric family of nuts. He feels pity for the sane little 8 year old girl, who suffers with bitter parents. The killer was fairly easy to guess, and the show down near the end was dramatic.
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4.0 out of 5 stars This One's Got More Twists than a Martini Bar..., April 20 2003
This review is from: Mcnallys Caper (Paperback)
...a mucho rich client of McNally and Son, Attorney at Law hires Archy McNally to find out who's been lifting some priceless artifacts from a huge mansion. Among these items is a one of a kind edition of an Edgar Allen Poe novel. As Archy investigates (he goes to chez Forsythe under the pretense that the pater-familias has hired him to catalog his massive library) he finds that everyone in the household is some kinda nut case, except for the youngest member, a little girl named Lucy who is more mature and more lucid than anyone around. Someone tries to kill the one of the ladies of the house and then the pater familias is warned with a note saying "Your Next"...which wouldn't in itself be much of a crime, but when he does winds up dead, everyone in the mansion and the surrounding horse stables becomes a suspect. Except for Archy's new little girl friend, Lucy.

Archy bribes most of his informants with dinners, cases of booze and weekends in the Bahamas....to get the info he needs to help the crusty ol' police sargent put the kibosh on the murderer. But Archy also comes dangerouly close to complicating matters with some injudicious bedhoppings. What helps the novel become a fun read is because Archy fancies himself as a gourmand of sorts and he always tells you what he's had for breakfast, lunch and dinner and Archy is a ladies man and he always tells you what his leading ladies--especially his main squeeze, Connie--is looking like when he approaches them. Sanders has managed to put a British styled murder mystery smack in the midst of South Florida...

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3.0 out of 5 stars A light-hearted superficial romp of a novel., April 28 1999
By Ian Holmes (Moama, Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Mcnallys Caper (Paperback)
Once more Lawrence Sanders casts his eye over some odd ball inhabitants of Palm Beach, Florida. Through Archy McNally, a local layabout from a wealthy family, Sanders is again able to play fast and loose with the Queen's English, and display his tastes in cars, clothes, food and wine. This novel is perhaps a touch too clever, and while entertaining, does not build up the story to the extent that the reader can get deeply involved.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Not great, but still very good
This is the fourth book in the McNally series that I have read and Sanders has crafted a solid mystery. Read more
Published on Mar 22 1998 by TMac

1.0 out of 5 stars A tasteless, poorly plotted, written blabblabblab!
Reading this McNally's series was just like you were stopped by an unemployed, drunken senile English Butler in the street. Read more
Published on Jun 11 1997

4.0 out of 5 stars First rate mystery
First in a long line of great mystery novels by Sanders. I really enjoy this setting of this and the following series of books. Read more
Published on Oct 30 1996

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