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3.0 out of 5 stars
Lightweight Entertainment, July 13, 2004
This review is from: Bury the Lead (Today Show Book Club #24) (Hardcover)
David Rosenfelt is an easy author to like. His prose is light, casual, and witty, neither pretentious nor self-important. Kind of like Rosenfelt's defense lawyer-hero, Andy Carpenter, who stars again in "Bury the Lead". Andy is back with the usual cast of supporting characters: girlfriend/PI Laurie Collins, "Law-dromat" owner and hypochondriac Kevin Randall, and of course Tara, the golden retriever. "Bury" is again set in the northern New Jersey suburbs that Rosenfelt knows so well ("The Giants and the Jets play football in Jersey, yet they deny its existence, referring to themselves as `New York'"). Daniel Cummings, a high profile reporter with some baggage, is chosen by a fiendish serial killer as a conduit to the police, but soon finds himself as the number one suspect. Carpenter and team are initially reluctant, but eventually are convinced of his innocence and take on Cummings' defense. What follows is a relatively lightweight plot that, just when starting to stretch and fray around the edges, moves along quickly enough satisfy all but the most critical cases of A.D.D. There are a couple of twists to hold mild interest, but not so much as to make this a novel you'll remember three months from now. But Rosenfelt's likeable cast and breezy pace more than compensate any weaknesses in the action, and a surprisingly light tone, despite the rather gruesome subject matter, is a refreshing twist in itself. I suspect that the first-time Rosenfeld reader may find "Bury the Lead" somewhat more enjoyable than will the Rosenfelt veteran, as the Andy-Laurie-Tara act begins to wear a bit thin on this the third installment. Nonetheless, "Bury the Lead" is a credible and entertaining effort, well worth the time. One word of caution: at 272 pages of large print, this is a short read - don't plan on using it for filler on too long a flight.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Another Winner!, June 22, 2004
This review is from: Bury the Lead (Today Show Book Club #24) (Hardcover)
I was not disappointed with Rosenfelt's new book. Like the previous two, it was a fast and very interesting read with a good plot twist. This is not Robert Ludlum material- but if you're looking for a good weekend/beach type read, this is it. Love his writing style- reminds me of Nelson De Mille's style in "Gold Coast". I'm also a Golden Retriever Rescue volunteer, so I love the way the author gets the word out.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Don't bury this book - read it!, February 18, 2005
This review is from: Bury the Lead (Today Show Book Club #24) (Hardcover)
Bury the Lead is the third book in a series featuring lawyer Andy Carpenter. Andy is up to the same old things now that he's inherited 22 million dollars which was the basis for the plot of his first book Open and Shut. Andy walks his dog Tara, spends time with his girlfriend Laurie, helps out at the Tara Foundation, a placement center for stray dogs rescued from death and occassionally represents a clinet in court. He also spends a great deal of time with a circle of friends whose antics along with Andy kept me laughing till I was crying.
But times are tense in the area of New Jersey where Andy lives.
Recently there have been three women who have been brutally murdered and there seems to be no rhyme or reason for the murders since the women are totally unrelated to one another in every way. Then a young reporter captures the attention of the killer and is being fed information as to what has happened and will happen next. As the police scramble to find the serial killer, a fourth woman is found brutally murdered in the same fashion and this time the killer has struck a prominent state official from New Jersey. Almost no time goes by before an arrest is made and the person charged is the least likely suspect readers can imagine. Andy is then asked to represent the alleged murderer and as usual there is bound to be some tense moments till the murders are solved and the real murderer is brought to justice.
I really enjoyed this book as I did the other two in this series.
I especially love Andy's sense of humor and wit. I highly recommend this series adn now look forward to the fourth title
which will be available this spring.
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