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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
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This is a great book and puts the author up there with Sue Grafton et al. An interesting plot with great and believable characterisations. The author weaves social commentary throughout the story, including a dig at paparazzi journalism (post Princess Diana), racial profiling by British coppers, and mental illness, and this is done without the heavy hand of other...
Published on June 13, 2000 by Helen
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Not as good as usual
I think Val M is one of the best crime writers, but this was a disappointment. Plot not much better than the soapopera where it takes place. Then again a bad Val is still an average normal crime story.
Published 13 months ago by Desiree Skiold
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
On of the better Brannigans,
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This review is from: Star Struck (Mass Market Paperback)
Having read Mermaid Singing, I was disappointed when I read my first Brannigan, Kickback.In Star Struck however, the characters come out more clearly, to form everyday persons with everyday feelings. One can almost feel what Brannigan feels, see what she sees. The plot is a simple one, which all the more makes it worth reading, not endless lists of characters and events. Just what I want for a rainy day, something to get me interested and intrigued. In this book, the end could be guessed, which is one of the essentials of crime stories, that you can actually be ahead of the sleuth, which Mc Dermid's shown in this novel. When I need a good, short crime story I go for a Mc Dermid!
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Star Quality,
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This review is from: Star Struck (Mass Market Paperback)
This is a great book and puts the author up there with Sue Grafton et al.An interesting plot with great and believable characterisations. The author weaves social commentary throughout the story, including a dig at paparazzi journalism (post Princess Diana), racial profiling by British coppers, and mental illness, and this is done without the heavy hand of other novels, including by this author. This book never gets too serious for its own good and there is plenty of lightheartedness thrown in. The plot wobbles a bit towards the end but by then it has been such a thoroughly good read it doesn't matter.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not as good as usual,
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This review is from: Star Struck (Kindle Edition)
I think Val M is one of the best crime writers, but this was a disappointment. Plot not much better than the soapopera where it takes place. Then again a bad Val is still an average normal crime story.
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Star Struck. by Val McDermid (Paperback - 1998)
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