Word: reade
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Read About My Death in Vogue Magazine...
Maybe the book was written before plots like this had been beaten to death by poor imitators of Chandler and Hammet, but today it reads more like a parody of snide tough-guy novels than a true milestone of the genre. Anybody who's read an old mystery novel or seen a few gangster movies will feel he's seen it all before...
...strength of this book is its short length. It may not be a riveting novel, but it does move fast enough to keep you interested for the few hours it takes to read 134 pages. You'll find yourself at the end without too much difficulty...
...want to read a truly classic crime novel, buy W. R. Burnett's Asphalt Jungle or Jim Thompson's The Killer Inside Me. This book is worth the effort only if you have a few hours to waste on a quick light book and don't care too much about being surprised or challenged...
...about six years of acting experience and just want any exposure," said 17-year-old Susan Bott of Masconomet Regional High School, who read an ad for the casting in the Salem Evening News and drove in from Byfield, Mass. for the tryouts...