Hope Against Hope [Import] [Hardcover]

Susan B. Kelly (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: a NY Scribners 1990.; 1St Edition edition (1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0861889517
• ISBN-13: 978-0684193878
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,570,106 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Some Puns Intended, June 8, 2008

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M, Compulsive Reader (Santa Cruz, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hope Against Hope (Paperback)

Pleasant police procedural cum village look-into. There's the home-grown university-educated policeman, the computer-savy computer-entroprenur red-haired woman come to the family holding, a party, a corpse/a riffled room, the customary usual suspects. A series, but read this first to know the set-up. Worth your time.

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3.0 out of 5 stars I hoped for something more!, August 21, 2004

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DWD "DWD's Reviews" (Indianapolis, IN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hope Against Hope: A Mystery Introducing Alison Hope and Nick Trevellyan (Hardcover)

The title of this book originates with the murder at the center of this mystery novel. Aidan Hope is found bludgeoned to death by a heavy glass ashtray in his bed and breakfast room. His cousin, and former partner in a software firm, Alison Hope, is accused of the murder. (Thus, Hope vs. Hope).

One of the fun things with the book is that it is set in England and is full of British-isms, such as the phrase "Sod you!" which must be about the same as "Screw you!" The mystery itself is not too bad, but the editing job was at times heavy-handed. At times, there is almost an excess of detail. But, at others, it feels like entire scenes have been cut to shorten the book. A smaller font would have been much more preferable to butchering the text.

My final grade is "3 stars", mostly due to poor editing and my irritation at it.

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1.0 out of 5 stars hope againest hope, October 11, 2001

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Li Wei (Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hope Against Hope (Paperback)

i want to know the main ideas of the book hope againest hope which is written by Susan b.kelly.