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The Suspect (Crime, Penguin) [Paperback]

L. R. Wright (Author)
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)


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Crime, Penguin October 6, 1987
The Edgar Award-winning novel of hidden secrets, haunting guilt and murder--set in a town near Vancouver on Canada's Sunshine Coast. For no apparent reason a man murders his old acquaintance after only a short chat. HC: Viking.


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"Every bit as good as the novels of P.D. James and Ruth Rendell" -- People --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Edgar Winner Best Mystery of 1985 --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) (October 6, 1987)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0140104771
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140104776
  • Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.3 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,229,431 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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37 of 39 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb!, December 28, 1999
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This is a wonderful, near perfect crime novel: a beautifully crafted story about murder, and evil that is perhaps worse than murder. The characters are all memorable. You will not find a more sympathetic murderer in all of literature. The author expertly leads you to a conclusion that is both satisfying and disturbing. Top notch, this ranks among my favorite mystery novels. A must read.
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Untraditional murder mystery, April 20, 2002
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I came across the third book in this mystery series at a used book sale but wanted to read all of them in order in case they turned out to be good. I'm glad I did. This book is not so much a murder mystery as it is a character study of individuals touched by murder: the perpetrator, his friend, and the cop intent on solving the crime. All are involved in an uneasy relationship and Wright does a wonderful job of conveying the emotions and thoughts of all of them as they lead themselves to the inevitable discovery of why the murder happened.

I've started the second book and it is equally as absorbing. Wright is a wonderful storyteller.

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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A Great Start, July 14, 2001
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A friend just recently introduced me to RCMP Staff Sergeant Karl Alberg and the lovely librarian Cassandra Mitchell. I love mysteries so I was disappointed when in the first chapter I learned the identity of the murderer. But the characters are so well crafted that I was hooked. The setting on the sunshine coast of Canada is unique. The plot is not so much of a 'who done it' but rather a 'why'. The motive is doled out a crumb at a time. This first book in the series has me hunting for the others.
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