Ah, Treachery! [Import] [Hardcover]

Ross Thomas (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Little Brown; 1st ed/1st printing edition (1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316913944
• ISBN-13: 978-0316913942
• Shipping Weight: 13.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thomas' Last is One of His Finest, August 5, 1997

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This review is from: Ah, Treachery! (Paperback)

Ross Thomas' last published book is typical of his output and agood place to start reading one of America's finest, mostunderappreciated writers.

All of the classic Thomas elements are here: the brilliant opening scene, the quirky character names, the sly political wit, and, of course, plenty of great fun.

The plot is too complicated really to describe in just a few lines. Besides, it is more fun to read and discover it for yourself. As you can expect from Thomas, it is inventive and unique, with plenty of delicious twists and turns.

When Thomas died a few years ago we lost one of the true greats in the mystery/suspense--or, truly, any--genre. His body of work matches up favorably with that of any writer. Each of his books deserves to be read and savored. He is sorely missed.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Swan Song For Thomas, November 22, 2000

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Skip Senneka (Mound, MN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ah, Treachery! (Paperback)

I've read at least half of Thomas' twenty some novels and I don't know that I could rate any of them higher than "Ah, Treachery!"(a pretty strong statement considering how fondly and vividly I remember "The Fools In Town Are On Our Side", even after twenty-five years). Thomas has a dry and ironic tone in his fiction and a gift for understated outrageousness that is pretty nearly incomparable among today's writers. It's no exaggeration to say that Thomas does better in a paragraph what takes a goodly number of authors a page. He's been compared to Raymond Chandler, and I think he "out-Chandlers" Chandler. As I read Ah, Treachery!, knowing it was his last, I had to marvel at the control and effortlessness of the work--no fading talent here.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ross Thomas is addicting, March 13, 2006

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Catherine A. Murau - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ah, Treachery! (Paperback)

After having read 5 of Ross Thomas' books, I keep picking up another one. He writes with such style and wit that one wishes one could meet the characters. But perhaps they would be just too cool for us regular folks. His male characters are smart and well-dressed and tough. His female characters are smart and well-dressed and tough. "Ah, Treachery!" is an excellent story about intrigue and the US military and second chances and revenge and impeccable taste in dress and getting the girl.

Read a Ross Thomas novel. You won't regret it.