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Carregando... Once a Crooked Mande David McCallum
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Registre-se no LibraryThing tpara descobrir se gostará deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. Note: I received a digital review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley. I picked up this book because I have had a crush on David McCallum since the Man from U. N. C. L.E days. He now he is the beloved Ducky on NCIS. His first try at fiction only confirms my admiration. A fun page-turning romp through NYC and parts of England with characters to love and a plot that never slows down. Go for a sequel, Ducky! Not bad -- a different kind of mystery/crime story in which the bad guys are necessarily the bad guys and the good guys don't win in the usual way. Yet there's still satisfaction in the ending. It's a bit meandering and perhaps convoluted, and definitely there's gratuitous sex, but it's not a bad "beach" read. David McCallum is easy to listen to, too. As a writer, McCallum makes a good actor. The plot, reminiscent of Donald E. Westlake but without his wit and style, is "movie-tv" in conception; however, it is in the upper end of the genre, and the twist at the end is wry. The dialogue is entertaining enough, and the characters are interesting; McCallum draws on his own experience to make the hero (an actor) more than just cardboard. Rated Z for unnecessary foul language and obligatory graphic sex scenes. Also the BDSM elements, although restrained (ahem), are a bit much for youth readers. I've known David McCallum was a good actor (The Man From U.N.C.L.E.; NCIS) but had no idea about his ability as an author. Wow! Once A Crooked Man had everything I look for in a good novel -- mystery, intrigue, murder, romance, it was all there. I highly recommend this book to anyone who likes murder mysteries. sem resenhas | adicionar uma resenha
"A deliciously quirky crime novel from David McCallum, the beloved actor know for his portrayal of Illya Kuryakin on The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard on NCIS. Crime pays. And pays well. Sal, Max and Enzo Bruschetti have proved this over a lifetime of nefarious activity that they have kept hidden from law enforcement. Nowhere in any file, on any computer is there a record of anything illegal from which they have profited. But Max has a problem. His body is getting old and his doctor has told him to take it easy. Max has decided that the time has come for the family to retire. But when young actor Harry Murphy overhears the Bruschetti brothers planning changes to their organization, including the murder of a man in London who knows to much, the Bruschetti's plans begin to unravel. After Harry makes the well-intentioned if egregious mistake of trying to warn the Bruchetti's intended victim he finds himself alone in a foreign country, on the wrong side of the law, with a suitcase full of cash and a dangerous man on his trail. And while his good looks, charm and cheerful persistence may prove assets in the turbulent events that follow, none of Harry's past roles have prepared him for what happens next. A turns tense and funny, Once a Crooked Man is infused with the infectious charm that has made David McCallum one of television's longest running, most-beloved stars"-- Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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