Shot on Location (Goodman-Bradley Mystery) [Paperback]

Stan Cutler (Author)

Book Description

Series: Goodman-Bradley Mystery | Publication Date: April 1, 1994

Macho detective Rayford Goodman and gay writer Mark Bradley again team up to solve a crime, this time investigating a movie star's son who allegedly murdered his sister's lover.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Built on a series of flippant wisecracks and a plot that lurches from one contrived situation to another, this latest effort from Cutler ( The Face on the Cutting Room Floor ) clearly takes its inspiration, however inadequate, from a much-publicized actual killing. The book opens at the Malibu compound of grossly fat actor and three-time Oscar winner Stacey Jaeger, whose son confesses to the murder of his unbalanced sister's abusive lover. Enter vodka-sodden PI Rayford Goodman--he regards drinking as "aerobics for the liver"--and Mark Bradley, a young, gay hack writer of celebrity bios, here in their third appearance. Goodman, improbably, ends up on the son's jury and then, more improbably yet, is persuaded to collaborate with Bradley on a biography of Jaeger. More murders, Arab terrorists, a Muslim ex-basketball player, a Mafia boss and the head of an acting school hog the limelight before the final act ends. Cutler has a talent for titles, but he misdirects his energies--he tries too hard to be funny and not hard enough to generate suspense.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Library Journal

Fiftyish PI Ray Goodman and gay biographer Mark Bradley, whose very collaboration gives rise to humor, here make their third appearance ( The Face on the Cutting Room Floor, LJ 4/1/91). The son of a great actor admits killing his sister's boyfriend but then pleads not guilty.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Signet (April 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451403916
• ISBN-13: 978-0451403919
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,025,366 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Why Did This Series Stop?, September 2, 2008

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Bonner '62 (Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shot on Location (Goodman-Bradley Mystery) (Paperback)

I still have all four in the series and was sure I would enjoy many more in the future. Then the author disappeared and the series dried up. I occasionally search for a new effort but now know it's not going to happen. Have never found any reason (author dying, retiring etc) why the author stopped. Loved the protaganists and their give and take. From searching for the author I believe that the books were contract jobs and there was no Stan Cutter. Wish they would resurrect the series. All examples were A or A minius efforts.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Shoot me!, June 6, 2007

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Trixie Belle (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shot on Location (Goodman-Bradley Mystery) (Paperback)

This one was very Marlon Brando; the brother shoots his sister's lover because he suspects the lover is abusing his sister. Strange plots twists.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An entertaining whodunit with a great sense of humor, November 9, 1997

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[e-mail] (North Carolina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shot on Location (Goodman-Bradley Mystery) (Paperback)

A witty romp with two heroes having very different approaches to life and investigating. Lots of references to 90's media and political characters, which will either date this book in a few decades or make it a nostalgic favorite. Some untypical (possibly unrealistic) actions from cops and mobsters, but who am I to quibble? The wrapup is a little slow, but overall, it's delightful reading. The alternating first person usage is done very skillfully.