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Journalist Mark Manning delves into the bizarre world of miniatures . . . and finds a king-sized case of murderFront-page news in the quiet town of Dumont, Wisconsin, where former Chicago reporter Mark Manning runs the town's Daily Register, involves the annual exhibition of the Midwest Miniatures Society and new zoning laws for an adult bookstore. But murder becomes the headline when "King of Miniatures" Carrol Cantrell, the nation's foremost expert, is found strangled in the guesthouse of show more a local shop owner. It seems Cantrell was leading a double life. He was having an affair with Doug Pierce, Dumont's closeted sheriff and a good friend of Manning's. With a blackmail note pointing to his guilt, Pierce soon becomes the prime suspect. Enlisting the help of colleagues, friends, and his lover, Neil, Manning races to clear Pierce's name . . . and finds himself enmeshed in the seething rivalries and vicious back-stabbing that characterize the cutthroat worlds of miniatures and pornography. With suspects ranging from a gay-bashing feminist to a renowned French craftsman of miniatures, Manning unearths a hotbed of damning secrets someone has killed—and could kill again—to keep. Name Games is the fourth book in Michael Craft's Mark Manning series, which begins with Flight Dreams and Eye Contact. show less
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Good continuation of the series, although this installment was a little slower and althought the stakes are high with the Sheriff about to be arrested for the murder, it seems like the deadline can be pushed forward ad infinitum and so the pressure is almost like it wasn't there. Too bad. Unfortunately, I figured out the whodunnit well before the ending, because it depends on the old "What's Your Pornname?" game, so it wasn't that much excitement to try and get to the end. Still a decent read.
A other rin the series. Mark and Neil now live up in Dumont, WI. With his nephew Thad. There's a miniature show coming to town but the judge of the show is killed while staying in Dumont. Also sheriff Pierce is outed by a letter found on the dead man's laptop. Numerous twists snd turns. And you find out the murderer was always there in plain sight.
Wahlgeheimnisse lesen sich natürlich immer gut, wenn es um schwule Hauptpersonen gut. Wenn auch nicht unbedingt originell, so ist es auf jeden Fall flott und gut geschrieben. Auch die anderen Titel von Michael Craft lohnen das Lesen.
Aug 16, 2007German
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Michael Craft is the author of eleven published novels. The previous three installments of his Mark Manning mystery series -- Name Games, Boy Toy, and Hot Spot -- were honored as national finalists for Lambda Literary Awards. Craft and his partner reside in Wisconsin, which is the setting for the Mark Manning novels. They have a second home in the show more Palm Springs area of California, which provides the backdrop for Craft's other series, featuring theater director Claire Gray show less
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- À qui d'autre que Léon?
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- German-language edition of Name Games.
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