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Metzger's Dog
  

Metzger's Dog [Large Print] (Hardcover)

de Thomas Perry (Author)
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The much-loved comic thriller by the author of the Edgar Award–winning The Butcher’s Boy is now, by popular demand, back in print, featuring a new Introduction by bestselling author Carl Hiaasen.
When Leroy “Chinese” Gordon breaks into a professor’s lab at the University of Los Angeles, he’s after some pharmaceutical cocaine, worth plenty of money. Instead, he finds the papers the professor has compiled for the CIA, which include a blueprint for throwing a large city into chaos. But how is the CIA to be persuaded to pay a suitable ransom, unless of course someone actually uses the plan to throw a large city into chaos—Los Angeles, for instance? Assigned to cope with the crisis and restore the peace, veteran agent Ben Porterfield steps onto the scene to remind us that the CIA’s middle name is, after all, Intelligence. Enlivening the mix are Gordon’s beautiful girlfriend, Margaret, his temperamental cat, Dr. Henry Metzger, and Metzger’s friend, an enormous half-wild dog with huge teeth.


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“Very sharp, very funny . . . should not be missed.”—The New York Times Book Review

“[Thomas Perry is] a master of nail-biting suspense.”—Los Angeles Times

“In a word—wonderful!”—Chicago Tribune

“I read Metzger’s Dog at one sitting, taking my time and savoring every word, and there was not a moment when I’d have rather been doing something else.”—Lawrence Block

“This is the funniest novel you’re likely to read all season, and one of the best.”—The Atlanta Journal-Constitution --Ce texte provient de la Paperback édition.

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5.0étoiles sur 5 A Comedy of Errors and Manners in a Mystery, Nov. 4 2003
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This review is from: Metzger's Dog: A Novel (Paperback)
Thomas Perry's body of work is so original, so imaginative, that I'm surprized all his novels don't win Edgar awards. Bravo to the publishers for making his early work available; it's a joy to see where many of the themes that govern his later work took root.

Metzger's Dog is peopled with the full-bodied characters you expect from Perry, along with irony, humor, and bursts of unexpected violence. Setting the CIA and a gang of thieves on a level playing field, and getting the reader to root for the gang of thieves is deft writing, indeed.

Another word about Perry's use of violence. Given his plot lines, you'd expect a lot of it. Well, there's a lot of implied violence, and you expect it at every turn, yet he usually manages to shock you when it finally, and rarely, appears.

Thomas Perry gets my vote as one of the best mystery/suspense writers of the century. --

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5.0étoiles sur 5 Amusing and Ironical, Oct. 7 2003
Par Mark Paulson "sandy" (California) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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This review is from: Metzger's Dog: A Novel (Paperback)
I am trying to read all of Perry's books, and I was thrilled with this one. As usual, Perry mixes adventure and excitement with tongue and cheek humor. I laughed out loud when I read the parts about Metzger and his dog...too funny.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 The best of the best, Juil 2 2003
Par Jane Bedinger (Seattle) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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This review is from: Metzger's Dog: A Novel (Paperback)
Thomas Perry's early books are masterpieces and thank goodness the publishers have yielded to public pressure and made them available again. This is a delicious confection. Metzger's Dog has everything Perry is famous for -- violence, humanity, irony -- and unlike some authors, he carries through right up to the last scene. It's got the attention to details, strategic thinking, and casual violence of "tough" thrillers, mixed with an upbeat affection for life that makes it three-dimensional and unforgettable. You never want it to end; you never want to say goodbye to the characters. Now, join me in a moment of prayer that the publishers will reissue "Big Fish", another great book that should never have gone out of print.
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