The crime was ugly--a beautiful call girl hideously slain. But that was nothing compared to what was to come when two New York City detectives pursued the case. What they found as they moved through a maze of incredible depravity, high-power politics, petty corruption and cardinal sin, made murder look minor. "A sharply etched, above-average thriller . . ."--Kirkus Reviews. HC: McGraw-Hill.
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From the grisly, yet dreamy, opening scene to the bloody ending and its final, funny line, this thriller is smashing. New York call girl Sally Gaither is tortured and horribly killed. Some NYPD brass join with the Feds, covering up a Vice-Presidential scandal, to soft-pedal the case, which is given to detectives Tom Nardone and Ellie Klein of the Commissioner's Squad. They find their way blocked with unrelated makework and then with deadly menace from the Feds, who wreak inept, bloody havoc on a wide variety of innocents until they zero in on Ellie and Tom. The story's bleakness is relieved by brilliant characterization, a rocketing plot, humor and some touching moments. Details are often spectacular, like the call girl's quirky and love-filled "truth letters" to her daughter and the raunchy cop talk that's in Joseph Wambaugh's class. The main focus is on Ellie Klein, serious about being a cop but drifting and daydreaming through daily life and a casual lesbian affair. But Ellie's toughness surfaces and prevails at the very satisfying end. As Roy LeBeau, Smith wrote the paperback Buckskin series. Major ad/promo.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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A thrill on every page,
By littlerascal@ibm.net (USA Florida) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Daydreams (Onyx) (Paperback)
While book browsing I picked this one up and could not place it back on the shelf. I read Day Dreams five years ago and have recommend it to every avid who-done-it thriller reader I could. From the very first page you are hooked and transformed into a constant page turning automaton. The caracters seemed so real in your mind. I would read this one again
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