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One Deadly Summer (Paperback)

by Sebastien Japrisot (Author)
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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The classic noir suspense novel by the bestselling author of A Very Long Engagement. Part love story, part mystery, and part parable on the nature of evil and the porous fabric separating the victim from the victimizer, One Deadly Summer tells the compelling story of a cunning young woman's plan to avenge a crime committed against her family. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Obsession, April 11 2004
By Gail Moore "avid reader" (vancouver canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: One Deadly Summer (Paperback)
Another suspenseful erotic thriller by that outstanding author of mysteries, Sebastien Japrisot. This is the third of his books for me, I've read his masterpiece Very Long Engagement and also Women in Evidence, all great mystery/detective stories, all totally different and suspenseful, Mr. Japrisot is an expert at plot twists and keeping the reader surprised.

The central event from the past in One Deadly Summer was a young woman terrorized and raped by three men. Years later the psychotic daughter conceived during the rape becomes obsessed with taking revenge, but is she taking revenge on the right ones or creating more innocent victims? The story is related to us by several different narrators, all with a different take on what it is happening, ultimately after a tragic ending the reader is left to decide who the true victim is. Hard book to put down and unforgettable.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Marvelous read, Feb 15 2001
This review is from: One Deadly Summer (Paperback)
This has instantly become one of my favorite reads. I love to happen upon authors who are new to me. This is the first book of Japrisot's that I've read. I was expecting a murder mystery, and ended up with a classic tragic love story and a heart-wrenching ending. Japrisot demonstrates superior story-telling skills in his revelation of the main characters thoughts and intentions as they speak and act. The dialogue is so well presented even the occasional humorous comment is so natural in its presentation and well-timed that you only realize later that of course even a mentally tortured person has the capacity for comic insight.
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5.0 out of 5 stars a classic whodunit, and much more, Jan 2 2001
By S. Park (Yokohama) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: One Deadly Summer (Paperback)
While one cannot deny the absolute superiority of A Very Long Engagement, I found One Deadly Summer to be the most enjoyable among the rest of Japrisot's oeuvre. This is one instance where his powers come through with a distinctive flair, upon the themes that echo through all of his work: droplets of truth gathering through a confusion of voices, the sheer blindness of love, the eternal mystery that is woman, the infinite sadness of human error, and the surprises and tragedies that is life itself. How much of the world, and others, do we really "understand"?
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5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT TALE OF REVENGE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES
The author did an excellent job of weaving the story together, one piece at a time while never losing momentum. Read more
Published on Mar 8 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars One Deadly Summer, one beautiful book
Sebastien Japrisot is a master of prose, characterization, and plotting. This is a simple story perhaps, but a tragedy--with fatal flaws, and mistaken identities, and all of the... Read more
Published on Mar 3 2000

4.0 out of 5 stars You can't skip to the end.
Written by the author of "A Very Long Engagement" yet resembling it only by the superb story telling, this book elicited gasps of "You're kidding. Read more
Published on Aug 13 1998

4.0 out of 5 stars Compelling, sensual mystery that keeps you guessing.
Readers of "A Very Long Engagement" might be disappointed by this novel because it does not pack the emotional wallop of Japrisot's popular WW I novel. Read more
Published on Feb 20 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Similar to A Very Long Engagement, One Deadly Summer is a captivating, complex story that holds your attention until the end. Read more
Published on Jan 21 1998

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