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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book.  peel_acres | Feb 14, 2009 |  Read during trip to Germany. Good airplane book. (  ) SLuce | Aug 12, 2006 | #1, 2004 I have read most of his books (or had, up until a few years ago; I'm probably behind by now), and have enjoyed them. He's not my favourite crime/legal drama author (right now, I'd say Patricia Cornwell holds that honour, but I'm behind on reading her newer books, as well), but he's pretty good. As was this book - It's about murder and politics in a depressed midwestern city, and I found the mystery to be well-crafted; I was able to guess a bit of the ending, but not the whole thing (just enough to make me feel smart without spoiling the end of the book ::grin::). I like the physical descriptions he gives, particularly of the characters. I'm able to really *see* them in my mind, something which is often difficult for me. Not an earth-shattering read, by any means, but decent for the genre. (  ) herebedragons | Oct 8, 2005 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com (ISBN 0375408444, Hardcover)Dashiell Hammett, a master of big city crime fiction, would have enjoyed Richard North Patterson's latest thriller, set in a fictional Midwestern city called Steelton. This burnt-out burg is located on the shores of Lake Erie--and is a place bitterly divided by politics. The construction of a $275 million baseball stadium threatens to be Steelton's downfall rather than its redemption.Arthur Bright is the prosecutor of Erie County, but he wants to become mayor. His campaign attacks the new ballpark as a boondoggle, "a shameful diversion of public financing from such pressing needs as better schools, better housing, and safer streets." His protégé, Assistant County Prosecutor Stella Marz is 38, ambitious, and has been dubbed "the dark lady" by various defense lawyers. If Arthur wins the mayoral race, she intends to become prosecutor herself. But two murders involving drugs and twisted sex threaten her future. First, Tommy Fielding, the project manager for Steelton 2000 (as the new home of the Steelton Blues will be called), is found dead in the company of a hooker--both apparently having overdosed on heroin. The fact that Fielding was gay and had never used drugs before bothers Stella and Chief Detective Nathaniel Dance. Their worries are soon pushed aside by another, more shocking murder--Jack Novak, a defense lawyer, is discovered hanging from his closet door, castrated and dressed in drag. Jack was once Stella's lover--and he was also one of Bright's largest contributors. For Stella, the murders are too close to home. "Maybe this is about me. But I have to see it through." Dark Lady is shrouded by the dark clouds of deceit and greed, and the sleek structure of Steelton 2000 dominates the landscape like a Dr. Frankenstein's Castle with luxury boxes. --Dick Adler (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:22 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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Patterson keeps the twist coming thick and fast and as ever there is crossover of characters from his other Steelton novels, it's is still very much a crime novel by numbers, you may well see the twists coming but the book is written in a good pacy style that made it ideal to read in snatches on the tube and at lunch as I do. THere are better Patterson novels but if you like thrillers with murder, political intrigue and the like then this is your kind of book. (