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Title: Murder in Coney Island: A Bill Donovan Mystery by Michael Jahn ISBN: 0-312-30801-9 Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books Pub. Date: 06 August, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Readable
Comment: This mystery falls short because it just doesn't quite have
the ability to engage the reader and make us feel part of the investigation. The characters seem a little shallow, and they
aren't quite fleshed out enough to seem real. The reader will
not quite be able to identify with any of them.
The publisher makes much of the fact that this author is a native of NYC, but that is apparent without being reminded.
The writing uses a lot of "inside" references that most readers
will not fully understand, especially when presenting information relating to streets and businesses.
The story's frequent use of incomplete information, that only a
NYC native would get, will makes most readers feel like an outsider.
The basic story here is that a body is found in the basement of
a local store on Coney Island, and the hero, a police captain,
happens to be nearby, and he is able to insert himself into the
investigation and take it over. The man killed inside the little store turns out to be a rich real estate developer, and
no one can figure why he would be in the basement of a small, uninteresting store in the first place, let alone why anyone would want to kill him.
It turns out the guy is cheating on his wife with a young "starlet," so the motives begin to unfold. His real estate speculations have angered many local residents, and
the suspects multiply. Plus, the captain begins to wonder if there is any connection between the present crime and the FBI
shooting of a terrorist suspect nearby a couple weeks earlier.
The plot and story are interesting, and this is readable, but
many readers will find it difficult to really get into these
characters and their story.
Rating: 5
Summary: One of he best police pocedural series on the market today
Comment: It is nine months since the tragic events of September 11th and Captain Bill Donovan, head of Special Investigations, is depressed, because he isn't part of the World Trade Center investigation. To cheer him up, his wife Marcy arranges a family outing at Coney Island that includes their three-year-old son Daniel. While waiting on a line at Nathan's to buy a "world famous", he hears police sirens and decides to go to the nearby crime scene.
Business mogul James Victor is found murdered in the basement of a candy store and the owner has no idea how he got there or why he would even be in the basement. The storeowner was suing the victim who wanted to tear down the block and build an expensive housing resort. Donovan doesn't really suspect him because everything is too pat and there are plenty of other suspects who wanted the man dead. Imagine Donovan's surprise when the killing is tied to the September 11th attack, and the captain is able to contribute to the bigger inquiry while trying to nab the killer.
Every time Michael Jahn writes a police procedural starring Captain Bill Donovan it turns out to be an exciting page-turner and MURDER ON CONEY ISLAND is no exception. The author humanizes the protagonist by escorting the audience into his personal life and showing how the World Trade Center disaster hurt him personally and makes him want to be a part of the war on terrorism. The interesting twists that the plot takes will keep readers interested to the point that they finish this electrifying novel in one sitting.
Harriet Klausner
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Title: Exit Wounds : A Novel of Suspense by J. A. Jance ISBN: 0380977311 Publisher: William Morrow Pub. Date: 22 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Everyone Dies: A Kevin Kerney Novel by Michael McGarrity ISBN: 0525947612 Publisher: E P Dutton Pub. Date: 14 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: Stone Cold: A Jesse Stone Novel by Robert B. Parker ISBN: 0399150870 Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Pub. Date: 29 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Dead Famous by Carol O'Connell ISBN: 0399150846 Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Pub. Date: 11 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Frumious Bandersnatch by Ed McBain ISBN: 0743250346 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 01 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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