The King is Dead: A Samantha Adams Mystery [Mass Market Paperback]

Sarah Shankman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1993

Samantha Adams, Atlanta's wittiest journalist/detective, is back! Samantha is working on a book called American Weird, and she's come to the right place: Tupelo, Mississippi, the birthplace of the King of Rock 'n' Roll, and the site of an international barbecue cookoff. But murder wasn't supposed to be on the menu. . . .

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Her disappointing fifth outing finds amateur sleuth and writer Samantha Adams at a Barbecue Cookoff in Tupelo, Miss., where death assails the eccentrics gathered there.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Pocket (September 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671734601
• ISBN-13: 978-0671734602
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,358,276 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious!, June 22, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The King is Dead: A Samantha Adams Mystery (Mass Market Paperback)

About half way through this funny book, I decided it wasn't a mystery. But then the end took me by complete surprise! Highly recommend for those who like a little comedy with their mysteries...

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sam Adams does it again, May 2, 2003

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"marthawms" (Metairie, LA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The King is Dead (Hardcover)

I never got this book fully until I moved to Louisiana- people do take food seriously in the South, and guard barbeque and other recipies as great secrets. My mother-in-law has been trying to get a BBQ recipie for years from one of her friends who refuses to tell her. So this book is a bit educational for people who aren't from the South. Shankman knows her stuff. And if you love the Sam Adams series, you'll love this book. I love the twists in the story- so many Elvis connections!
If you love 'Q', mysteries and Elvis, this is the book for you!(and even if you don't, its still a great book!)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars lotsa fun, December 31, 2004

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carla la fong - See all my reviews

This review is from: The King is Dead (Hardcover)

i got this title at the dollar store! needed a lurid, fast, vacation read and got in spades. shankman's tendency toward comma splices takes a little getting used to, but i loved this guilty-pleasure potboiler, filled with elvis arcana, southern culture, and tacky, lively characters who dovetail entertainingly. the ending's baroque and a bit predictable, but leaves you wondering. was he...? could he've been...? hmmm... definitely worth a buck, and made me want to read more from this author.