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A carregar... Not Sleeping, Just Dead (1977)por Charles Alverson
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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. Sadly, there are only two books in Alverson's noirish Joe Goodey series. The first one was good, but this second one is better. A rich man hires Joe to prove his granddaughter's death at "The Institute" wasn't an accident. The Institute is a well-guarded California compound run by an egotistic but charismatic leader who loves pitting his minions against each other and revels in exposing their flaws in public. Most of the story takes place after Joe arrives at the Institute, with a supposed free hand to continue the investigation after the local police and a high class private detective firm have failed to reach the conclusion the grandfather is looking for. Joe's interaction with the various tenants and inmates of the Institute, their back stories, and the strange goings on are riveting, making up for the book's slow start. The final solution to the mystery is pretty satisfying as well, making the whole ride worthwhile. On a lesser note, both books have a small number of unfortunate racial stereotypes that may not reflect more than just the way the character sees the world. sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
Pertence a SérieJoe Goodey (2)
She was rich, young and pretty-so why did Katie Pierce jump? Unless she didn't. Former San Francisco detective turned private investigator Joe Goodey is broke and needs a case. When a wealthy man shows up at Goodey's local watering hole and cuts him a check on the spot to investigate his wealthy niece's alleged suicide, Goodey immediately shuttles off to the scene of the crime: a mansion housing a local cult called The Institute. To find the killer and uncover the truth about Katie Pierce's death, Goodey must infiltrate The Institute's ranks. But as the investigation twists and turns through the mansion's labyrinthine halls, Goodey finds that the murderer might not even be the most dangerous person in the group. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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A cult of awful people who you would hope were all guilty, still an enjoyable read though. ( )