Caper [Paperback]

Lawrence Sanders (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 15, 1991

Planning out a multimillion-dollar jewel heist as material for a new novel, which she hopes will restore her flagging career, mystery writer Jannie Shean is horrified when her perfect crime is enacted right in front of her. Reissue.

Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Berkley (February 15, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425127222
• ISBN-13: 978-0425127223
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,741,037 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Suspends belief, October 5, 2005

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Beverley Strong (Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Caper (Paperback)

Jannie Shean is a moderately successful writer of thrillers, using at least 6 pen names to churn out "penny dreadfuls" as fast as the public will buy them. When the sales of her books begin to dry up, her publisher suggests that she gets out into the real world to gain some life experience, instead of slavishly copying the writing styles of writers of previous generations like Mickey Spillane. Jannie and her friend Dick Fleming plan a jewellery theft and getaway plan, exactly as if it were actually going to happen, even to the point of contacting a group of men of dubious character, to be their gang. Needless to say, it all gets out of hand and the adventurous, amateur crooks find themselves involved in real crime and the marks for mob heavies. It was all quite exciting, with Jannie dressing and acting like a floosie and sleeping with two men at the same time, but so highly improbable that it suspends belief.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars In the same grand style as the "Deadly Sins" series...., February 8, 2002

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GML (Saginaw, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Caper (Paperback)

It has been quite a while since I became captivated by a particular author, but Lawrence Sanders has a style and way with words that help me to visualize the words on the page into a film that plays in my mind. Caper is the 7th Lawrence Sanders work I have read, and I am happy to report that this work is on par with the excellent work of his "Deadly Sins" series. The writing is crisp, the ideas well thought out, and the characters interesting and creative. The McNally Series of books by Sanders are awfully simplistic and tiresome to read, but Caper and the Deadly Sins works are a pure joy.

The story revolves around a writer who finds she needs to insert "realism" into her work as a detective novelist. How does she do this? By attempting to live the life of a criminal.... planning a big heist.... but backing out at the last moment.... or will she?

Fun and enjoyable, this work has allowed me to find what I really enjoy about Sanders work again after the dull and insipid McNally works.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It will steal your attention, April 14, 2001

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Mare "Mare Martell" (Oak Ridge, TN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Caper (Paperback)

I had just got done with The First Commandment, and as I'm wont to do, I picked up the next book I saw by the same author. I don't think I've enjoyed a book like this in a long time. Whereas the characters are predictable, the middle of the book sweeps you up in its stunning twist. From there foreward, its a roller coaster ride of quick, descriptive action with a penchant for bloodletting becoming of a detective/mystery writer. I fell head over heels for Jack, Jannie, and Dick, even holding a soft spot for Himey Gore. I've re-read the book at least 8 times since owning it. You just can't go wrong with "healthy junk food" writing like this.