Books : If You Can't be Good
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by: Ross Thomas
Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9780688001698
ISBN: 0688001696
Label: William Morrow
Manufacturer: William Morrow
Number Of Pages: 249
Publication Date: 1973
Publisher: William Morrow
Sales Rank: 2054612
Studio: William Morrow
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In a world where everyone has an angle, a grudge, or a scam, would-be historian and muckraker Deek Lewis attempts to find out who set a young woman on fire. Reprint. NYT.
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Rating: - Ross Thomas!!!
I bought this book to complete my set of Ross Thomas books. I LOVE his books!
Rating: - Ross Thomas at his best.
The lion's share of the narrative of this superbly crafted mystery unfolds in Washington, D.C., circa early 1970s. Deke Lucas makes his living by uncovering waste, fraud and abuse for various governmental agencies. And he's very good at what he does. So good in fact that Frank Size, a syndicated columnist of considerable reknown, lures him away from his latest governmental post to investigate a very intriguing news story.
It seems that one of the U.S. Senate's rising stars, an Indiana ... Read More
Rating: - ONE OF THIS AUTHOR'S BEST
Though written in the early 70s, this novel is timeless in its cynical depiction of human nature. And though any Thomas novel can be counted on for vivid characterization, smooth wry witty prose, and a complicated suspense plot, this is one of his best. I have recommended Ross Thomas to fellow readers for decades, and have, admittedly, found he is something of a specialized taste. Not everyone "gets" him. However, I rank him with the best suspense auhors--Thomas Harris, Tony Hillerman, John LeCarre, ... Read More
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