The Trapdoor [Import] [Paperback]

Andrew Klavan (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 293 pages
• Publisher: Dales Large Print; Large Print Ed edition (October 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1853899666
• ISBN-13: 978-1853899669
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Protagonist is a great character; the plot so-so., February 26, 2011

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bookloverintexas (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Trapdoor (Hardcover)

Andrew Klavan wrote this book using the pseudonym Keith Peterson.
In a book note it mentioned Peterson is an Edgar Award Winner, so having adored Klavan's "True Crime", and looking for more of his material I scooped this up.
I loved the protagonist, John Wells, the almost middle aged rebel newspaper journalist, wonderfully dry witted. He is assigned to cover a rash of 3 teenage suicides in the area which is complicated by the fact that his own daughter committed suicide many years earlier.
Wells is a great character, and it's an easy, enjoyable, comfortable ride by his side throughout the story.
I'm a little disappointed with the other characters and the way the mystery develops, though overall I enjoyed the book.