Homicide: White Butterflies [Paperback]

Jerome Preisler (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1998

"The reason God made a 10 p.m. on Fridays." --Atlanta Journal It happened on a chill autumn night: a woman shot repeatedly at point blank range. A list of witnesses a mile long. An open-and-shut case.But something doesn't ring true. As Detectives Pembleton, Bayliss, and Munch sift through the victim's past, they find a well-respected woman with a booming career. Money, prestige, the works. A life someone would be willing to trade for...or even kill for.

* "Homicide: Life on the Streets"--now in its seventh season--is one of the most acclaimed and compelling hours of drama on TV
* Also available: Homicide: The Novel (11/96); Homicide: Violent Delights (11/97)

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Berkley (May 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425164942
• ISBN-13: 978-0425164945
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 3.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,921,332 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Watch a video tape, July 17, 2000

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This review is from: Homicide: White Butterflies (Paperback)

Maybe because I went and read the third novelisation first I messed up, but I found the writing to be OK at its best and brutal at its worst.

Twice in only a couple of pages the following type of passage popped up:

You are weird, thought Pembleton. "You are weird," Pembleton said to Bayliss.

If he went and said it, why waste time writing that he thought it first?

Also, dialects and street slang are much more effective on screen than on paper.

The plot was interesting and would make a pretty good 1-hour show. But when I'm reading I want something more involved than a 1-hour show, otherwise I'd have plunked myself in front of a television.

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't let the cover fool you, June 12, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Homicide: White Butterflies (Paperback)

This book is wonderful! It reads like an episode, heavy on the drama and light with the humor. It goes deep into the thoughts of the detectives, the thoughts of the killer and etc. Eventhough, the cover photo is misleading...I recommend it highly!

4.0 out of 5 stars A fast read that will appeal to Homicide fans., April 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Homicide: White Butterflies (Paperback)

White Butterflies is the third novel in the Homicide set. It's a fast read and above average for a serialization of a television show. If you're a Homicide fan it gives you a chance to spend a little more time with the Baltimore detectives.