Bait [Import] [Paperback]

Kenneth Abel (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ); New Ed edition (2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0752844423
• ISBN-13: 978-0752844428
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,296,885 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good, character-driven cop novel, August 12, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Bait (Mass Market Paperback)

Abel's first at bat is a well plotted cop novel with complex character interaction. His writing is subtle (there comes a point in the book when you begin to understand where all the pieces he's laid before you are falling, and it's like WOW), but there's enough violence to keep things visceral. Check out his next, "The Blue Wall." It's even better than "Bait."

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Greatest Turn of 20th Century Fiction since that hack Joyce, May 23, 2000

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MLR (Gambier, OH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bait (Mass Market Paperback)

This is amazing! The story centers around Walch, good cop goes bad, simple story, right? With Abel's knack for twists, Bait ropes you in. Read it. Put down Ulysses. Read it. This is the new Noir! All hail Abel!

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely no action in this book!!, July 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Bait (Hardcover)

When reading the summary on the book jacket for this book I was expecting a real action oriented novel. Boy was I disappointed. There is absolutely nothing going on in this book. You get to hear a lot about Jack Walsh and his goofy brother. He meets some other goofy characters that help him along the way. Then you get to the big ending. Anyone who has ever read a suspense novel can figure out the ending in this book. Overall, not a very good book (but that's just my opinion). :-(