Mathew Swain: The Deadliest Show in Town [Mass Market Paperback]

Mike McQuay (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 182 pages
• Publisher: Bantam Books; First Edition edition (February 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553201867
• ISBN-13: 978-0553201864
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,716,731 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Twenty-First century Snark!, August 21, 2010

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Tiffany Norling (Uranus, Outer Solar System) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mathew Swain: The Deadliest Show in Town (Mass Market Paperback)

I like punchy dialogue and Mike McQuay writes some snappy bits of verbal sparring that constantly make me giggle! I agree that these Mathew Swain books would all make enjoyable films. Robert Rodriguez or Richard Linklater (both being from Texas) would be the ideal directors for its southern-fried sci fi vibe.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Swain back on the case!, August 18, 2010

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Dr Edward Diesel (Rhyolite, Nevada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mathew Swain: The Deadliest Show in Town (Mass Market Paperback)

This is another enjoyable entry in the Swain series. The plot is notable for containing a very early description of what would later be called "virtual reality" and Mquay once again supplies an abundance of funny one-liners and witty rejoinders, all set in an evocative post-nuke Texas! If Blade Runner and the Fifth Element had been set in Houston, it might look a little bit like this...

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pulp Science fiction at its best, January 17, 2006

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Raegan Butcher (Rain City, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mathew Swain: The Deadliest Show in Town (Mass Market Paperback)

This is cyber-punk before there was such a thing. The future that McQuay paints..."where ghettos are war zones, the rich hide behind six inches of armor plate, and the cops work for the highest bidder"...is compelling and his use of language is superb. These Mathew Swain books are dedicated to Raymond Chandler and its a very apt choice; Mike McQuay has created the perfect futuristic private eye, a wise-cracking cynic cut from the same cloth as Sam Spade and The Continental Op.