Flame [Paperback]

John Lutz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1991

Private detective Fred Carver becomes embroiled in another strange case. A new client in an unusual situation leaves Carver's office and gets into his car. The car explodes upon ignition and only a charred corpse remains. Identify questions develop and Carver's case turns into murder.

The compelling plot twists and turns around Carver in Lutz's own masterful style.

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“Stunning . . . a brilliant writer, here at the peak of his abilities.” —The Plain Dealer

 

“Dynamite.” —Chicago Tribune

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Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Avon Books (Mm) (April 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0380710706
• ISBN-13: 978-0380710706
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,050,270 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An engaging private eye novel, November 26, 2007

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M. C. Crammer (Decatur, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Flame (Henry Holt Mystery Series) (Hardcover)

I don't know if you could really call this a mystery -- more of a thriller. The plot involves an ex-cop-with-a-limp private detective who is hired by an older man to find out why this man has been hired to impersonate someone else. Very quickly, our private detective finds himself under pressure from a lot of different directions, including criminals, government agents, and crooked cops. Although any sane person would have walked away from the situation early on, our detective (for reasons he claims are ethical concerns) continues to investigate, despite the threats to him and his girlfriend. He says it's for ethical reasons, but I personally think getting your girlfriend massacred is hardly ethical.

But Lutz is a good story teller and writes well, so you keep turning the pages.

I think this is really more of a guy's thriller, and I prefer mysteries to thrillers, so I can only give this four stars.

4.0 out of 5 stars Really Enjoyed This!, December 20, 2011

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T. Kuhn (Louisville, KY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Flame: A Fred Carver Mystery (Book Four) (Kindle Edition)

Fred Carver isn't your typical Adonis private eye, maybe that's why I enjoy this series so much? He's human, the kind of person you'd like to drink a beer with. John Lutz does a wonderful job at drawing the reader into Fred Carver's world, I found myself laughing out loud, cringing, and wishing that the book wouldn't end. I've read all the books in this series, if you start with the first there is a lot of background information that (gratefully) isn't repeated in subsequent books.