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Whistle Stopper - The Front
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List Price: $22.95
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Manufacturer: Putnam Adult
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780399154188
ISBN: 0399154183
Label: Putnam Adult
Manufacturer: Putnam Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 192
Publication Date: 2008-05-20
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Release Date: 2007-05-22
Studio: Putnam Adult
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Summary: Puh-leeze
Comment: So let's see... how many chi-chi brand names can we pack into the pages, in between the interactions of the obnoxious (but exquisitely beautiful) DA, the wimpy (but incredibly handsome) state cop, the tough (but good hearted) municipal cop, and the bit cast of the ruthless governor, the FBI (including the ghost of J. Edgar himself), Scotland Yard, the wise old forensics expert, the Mafia, and the hapless victim (did I leave anybody out?) all wrapped up into a ludicrous plot?
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Summary: unreadable
Comment: Terrible book! What has happened to Patricia Cornwell? She hasn't written anything worth reading in years. The book is UNREADABLE. Couldn't get through it, and considering it is only 180 pages in faily large font on small pages, that is pretty bad. The story wanders aimlessly with no direction or plot. No one really knows any of the characters or really cares. Years ago I used to look foward to the release of a new Cornwell novel, now after her last few pieces of garbage I could care less.
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Summary: Still waiting for the old Cornwell to come back.
Comment: I keep buying Patricia Cornwell books hoping for the author who wrote such great books like the Body Farm. The book was very short (i should have checked the page count before i purchased) and not all that interesting. This might be the last book i buy that's written by her.
On a side note, i'm half way through the book Twisted by Andrea Kane - if you like the older Cornwell books, i highly recommend Twisted instead.
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Summary: The Front by Patricia Cornwell
Comment: I loved this book because Patricia Cornwell is one of my favorite authors. It really helps if you've read her former book At Risk which I read last year because the main characters are the same. Some of my friends were disapointed that Kay Scarpetta was not part of the story, but I think she has started a fresh new area to offer her readers. Her style is the same that holds your attention and leads you through the mystery.
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Summary: Wasted Another Three Hours of My Life!
Comment: Okay, I thought I'd give Cornwell's new plotlines a shot, got both "At Risk" and "The Front" from the library. I really didn't care for any of the characters in the first book and only read "The Front" 1) because I already had it for free, and 2) to see if it turned out any better, i.e;, if Win grew a spine and if Monique finally got what she deserved...no such luck. What a waste of my time...I agree with another reviewer's comment about James Patterson not being alone in cranking out sub-par pages just to get a buck.
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Editorial Reviews:
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The audacious new adventure of the At Risk team from America’s #1 bestselling crime writer.
When Patricia Cornwell introduced the quicksilver, cut-to-the-bone style and extraordinary cast of characters of At Risk, the result was electrifying: “At Risk is Cornwell’s finest novel. It works in every way possible— fascinating characters, solid plot, great pacing and expertly crafted prose” (St. Louis Post-Dispatch); “Absolutely the best. Here’s hoping we’ll see more of Win, Monique, Nana and Sykes in the coming years. They are the best characters to emerge from Cornwell’s creative pen since . . . well, Kay Scarpetta” (The Denver Post).
At Risk featured Massachusetts state investigator Win Garano, a shrewd man of mixed-race background and a notinconsiderable chip on his shoulder; District Attorney Monique Lamont, a hard-charging woman with powerful ambitions and a troubling willingness to cut corners; and Garano’s grandmother, who has certain unpredictable talents that you ignore at your peril.
And in The Front, peril is what comes to them all. D.A. Lamont has a special job for Garano. As part of a new public relations campaign about the dangers of declining neighborhoods, she’s sending him to Watertown to “come up with a drama,” and she thinks she knows just the case that will serve. Garano is very skeptical, because he knows that Watertown is also the home base for a loose association of municipal police departments called the FRONT, set up in order that they don’t have to be so dependent on the state—much to Lamont’s anger. He senses a much deeper agenda here—but he has no idea just how deep it goes. In the days that follow, he’ll find that Lamont’s task, and the places it leads him, will resemble a house of mirrors—everywhere he turns, he’s not quite sure if what he’s seeing is true.
“Falsehoods rule,” warns his grandmother. And they can also kill.
This is the master writing at the absolute top of her game. You will never guess what lies behind The Front.
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