Star Struck [Import] [Hardcover]

Val McDermid (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Harp Collins; 1st ed edition (1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0002325853
• ISBN-13: 978-0002325851
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,671,929 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars On of the better Brannigans, August 10, 2000

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B. Jonsson "Literate Warlock" (falun, dalarna sweden) - See all my reviews
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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, June 13, 2000

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Helen - See all my reviews

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, January 1, 2011

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Desiree Skiold - See all my reviews

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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.