Done Deal [Import] [Hardcover]

Les Standiford (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 336 pages
• Publisher: Macmillan; 1st Edition Uk edition (1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0333626265
• ISBN-13: 978-0333626269
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid debut novel, November 5, 2001

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Carol Peterson Hennekens (Colorado Springs, CO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Done Deal (Paperback)

What is it about Florida? It's a magnet for "unusual" characters and this book is full of them. The Kirkus review in the editorial section does a wonderful job of telling the key plot points so I won't be redundant.

I liked a number of things about this book. Johnny/Jack Deal is a very appealing protagonist. While I will always have a bit of a crush on Travis McGee, he isn't exactly a everyday sort of guy. Deal is very much an everyman caught in a vortex of events that are beyond his control or understanding. He responds with a nice mix of anger, humor and action. The supporting cast is also well done - particularly Leon, the heavy for the bad guys. He's strickly a character out of the Hiaasen school of Florida wackos.

I'll be reading the sequel to this book (Raw Deal) soon although I am a bit perplexed as to how Deal will continue to find himself involved in murder. My father was a contractor and the most crime he ever saw was the periodic stealing of materials from a job site. Still, if Jessica Fletcher could encounter a body a week, I'm sure Deal can too.

4.0 out of 5 stars FIRST JOHNNY DEAL MYSTERY, April 24, 2011

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James L. Woolridge "Wooly in PSL, FL." (Sunny Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Done Deal: A Novel (Hardcover)

If you are into Florida mysteries and there are several, then Les Sandiford brings you another with the Johnny Deal series book one, DONE DEAL. A solid start for this author in the field of series. I think the series might be better as it goes, but as with so many first efforts we get so much set up information. A little slow for me but promising.