- Paperback
- Publisher: VIKING. NY 1993 (1993)
- ASIN: B0010K0YWS
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A little known treasure.,
By "lwandapang" (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Saratoga Haunting: A Charlie Bradshaw Mystery (Mass Market Paperback)
Dobyns is amazing. Here he continues a mystery series with a fine novel that is better by far than some "literary" novels getting raves in THE NEW YORK TIMES. I don't understand why he is not better known.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Hit and Miss (mild spoilers),
By Matti (Academia, VA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Saratoga Haunting: A Charlie Bradshaw Mystery (Mass Market Paperback)
This one was a head-scratcher for me. I like Dobyns's writing a lot: The Church of Dead Girls was an amazing read, Boy in the Water a little less so, but still competently done. Dobyns has a special talent with atmosphere; he can paint a scene or the attitude of a character with just a few simple sentences, and the few shining moments of Saratoga Haunting are when Dobyns treats us to descriptions of aging hotels, the flavor of old town main streets, and forest lakes.But 'Haunting had me stymied. It feels like it was written over a long weekend. The action and the internal monologues seem to repeat themselves, with only slight variations, sometimes three or four times. I understand the value of this kind of repetition, especially for the kinds of suspenseful build-ups that Dobyns is so good at. But some of these iterations seemed to lack any meaning. Charlie's self-recriminations over a dismal younger self got old after the third time; I wanted to say "we got it...move on, Charlie!" The dialog was also stilted at times and the minor ending (i.e., the caves and reward money) seemed to come out of the blue. The sub-plots coud be distracting at times. A decent effort, but I plan to read the entire Saratoga series and hope to find Charlie in more cohesive shape than in this one. If you liked Haunting, however, by all means pick up The Church of Dead Girls...a better book by far.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Where is Stephen Dobyns?,
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This review is from: Saratoga Haunting: A Charlie Bradshaw Mystery (Mass Market Paperback)
This book is hilarious and wonderful! Why, oh why won't Dobyns be more prolific with this series?
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