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Author: Ed McBainEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1992-04-01
ISBN: 0451170784
Number of pages: 208
Publisher: Signet
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Book Review: Nagging the thing called death around the clock
Summary: 5 Stars
The officers report to a location of a homicide or a suicide. One of the officers is encountering friction with his wife, a model, who doesn't understand the necessities of police work conflict with a social calendar. The writing is sharp and competent. The reader is brought into the story immediately.
The deceased had been an alcoholic. He was in his second marriage. Two years previously his father had committed suicide by gunfire. He had remarked recently that his father had the right idea. His wife had been away from him for a week.
When Halloran left prison after twelve years he went to look up his daughter Moira. The death being investigated becomes less a matter of self-infliction as it is learned that the deceased person had a phobia about swallowing pills. Halloran is part of the action because he has an insane amount of resentment against one of the officers that he intends to discharge.
The officers continue to puzzle out the facts surrounding the death of the alcoholic. It seems his father had left him a substantial number of valuable paintings. The targeted police officer is stalking his wife. He and his wife talk. He is in homicide, nagging that thing called death around the clock.
The author links up all of the strands of the story to a successful conclusion. The pseudonymous writer wrote a number of works in different genres. His professionalism shines through in this effort. The story is satisfyingly complex and is told in a compelling, brisk and terse way.
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