A Creative Kind of Killer [Mass Market Paperback]

Sandra Scoppettone (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1995

From the author of My Sweet Untraceable You and Everything You Have Is Mine comes this thriller, originally published under the pseudonym Jack Early. Fortune Fanelli, P.I. and single parent, sets himself to the task of finding a young woman's killer, by following a trail that snakes along the underbelly of artsy Soho, where drug smugglers, runaways and hustlers crowd. .

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 214 pages
• Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers (July 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 078670229X
• ISBN-13: 978-0786702299
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,021,664 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 A Winner Revisited, February 23, 2011

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Vin Packer "V.P," (N.Y.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Creative Kind of Killer (Kindle Edition)

I loved this book when it first came out and I'm delighted
that Sandra brought it back under her real name. If you
want a good story, well-written and original, then
A CREATIVE KIND OF KILLER is for you. Enjoy!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow. This Creative Killer gives "framed" a whole new meaning, February 13, 2011

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Avowed Bibliophile (Vancouver, BC) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: A Creative Kind of Killer (Kindle Edition)

Fortune Fanelli is a divorced private investigator with sole custody of two children that his career-driven ex wife doesn't want. He's a good guy and a good father. So when a girl his daughter's age gets murdered across the street from his home, and the killer displays her body as a work of art, Fortune has more than a stranger's retainer motivating him to catch the killer.

Scoppettone has a good ear for sound and expertly captures the ethnic flavor of SoHo inhabitants. I felt like I was in the story and much to the irritation of my partner, couldn't put it down. Lots of plot twists and a dash of romance. It was a fun and intelligent escape with a delightful (subtle) sense of humor woven throughout.

To the other reviewer who seemed annoyed because the book was first published under a male pseudonym, and couldn't seem to understand why a female writer would do that, I can only say it's called sexism in publishing. Yes,it is alive and well. Aurore Dupin (writing as George Sand) knew women were not taken seriously and hoped to break out of that mold. She accomplished becoming published but first had to offer her writing under a man's name. In 1984 Scoppettone won the Shamus Award for this novel, but the award was given to Mr.Jack Early. It shouldn't take a private detective to figure out the plot of that story.

I enjoyed this book and look forward to more Kindle releases of Scoppettone's novels.

5.0 out of 5 stars Glad to see it back in print, November 2, 2011

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pattinase (Detroit, MI) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: A Creative Kind of Killer (Kindle Edition)

And under Sandra Scoppettone's real name. This is such a strong entrance into the Jack Early books. What's especially good about it is the dialogue. There is never a false note throughout. I loved the setting and the plot as well. It is so nice to have these books available to us again.