Evvie [Unknown Binding]

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• Publisher: Dell (1961)
• ASIN: B000TYOSSC
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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5.0 out of 5 stars a window into the roaring twenties, July 1, 2003

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E Rice (western ny state) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Evvie (Hardcover)

i enjoy caspary very much. _laura_ is probably her most famous book, and is also a wonderful film with gene tierney. but any of her other books are still well worth reading for their psychological complexity.

_evvie_ is set in the twenties and one has to wonder if there are any autobiographical details in it. the characters are well drawn, the plot sails along, the solution is at once tragic and banal, not a bad feat. but what hypnotized me was the way the habits and the atmosphere of the roaring 20s were presented. former hippies, eat your hearts out, your grandparents were swingers with a vengeance.

its a great pity that caspary is out of print. apparently, from the list, some titles were reprinted in the 80s, as well as the paperbacks from the 70s. but, except for fans of old films and gene tierny, few people are likely to know about caspary, although most mystery fans will have heard of her contemporaries such as hammet, chandler, and cain. she is not as bloody, but she is at least as perceptive as any of them.

_bedelia_ another of her titles, may be the first mystery about a female serial killer. its just as fascinating as _laura_.