Trust Me on This [Import] [Hardcover]

Donald E. Westlake (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 304 pages
• Publisher: Allison & Busby; First Edition edition (January 19, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0850319439
• ISBN-13: 978-0850319439
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.7 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very funny, typically Westlake, January 5, 2004

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This review is from: Trust Me On This (Mass Market Paperback)

This was a very funny book. It had the usual Westlake shenanigans and completely outlandish behavior, but the twist is how the newspaper in the story is modeled after The National Inquirer. It made good fun of the "excessive news" industry and added a new concept: the body in the box. This is the holy grail of excessive news stories in this book. The protagonists try to take a picture of a dead famous person in his coffin. Absolutely hilarious! The female protagonist is naive and personable, very believable. The male lead is also believable as a cad who just wants stories that sell. I highly recommend this one to fans of Lawrence Block, Elmore Leonard, and Janet Evanovich (as well as Westlake fans).

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite Westlake, May 22, 1999

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[e-mail] (New England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Trust Me on This (Hardcover)

This is one of my annual must-reads. I have read it every year since it first came out and I still laugh uproariously at it. Westlake is famous for his comedy capers and this is the best of the bunch.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hysterically funny, November 27, 1997

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[e-mail] (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Trust Me On This (Mass Market Paperback)

If you're a Westlake fan, you'll really like this one. If you haven't tried him yet, you're in for a treat. Think about what a loony bin a tabloid like the National Enquirer must be like, and then multiply it by ten, throw in a murder and Westlake's as-always warped perspective, and you will be rolling on the floor. While this isn't great literature, I was literally gasping for breath as I kept cracking up.

-David S. Rose