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Witness for the Dead

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This book is boring I did not like it even a little.. I would not and could not recommend it....I believe two words can wrap this book up tiresome & slow............

This is a wonderful book! Fredrickson pioneers a new genre of fiction- a combination of super crime novel and a guide to regional cusine, Sicilian, in this case.

You can't think of this book without a reference to food, so I'd say it's like great meal with great company.

The plot moves with balance and rhythm from course to course, never hurried, never dawdling. Fredrickson is as unusual a prose stylist as he is a plot designer and so the words themselves provide rich spectrum of textures, tastes, and humorous surprises.

As for company, the key characters are literally unforgettable. Each is an interesting individual, yet recognizable as a participant in the rich anthropological stew that is modern Boston.

You won't want to put it down, but you won't want it to end.

Two final notes. One, this novel is a fictional treatment organized around a true story of FBI complicity in murder. Two, if you care about rescuing greyhounds, Fredrickson's Mavis is your Joan of Arc.

raconteur's narrative style, epicure's pacing. more of a cyber bounty hunt, than a legal thriller. author's joy for language is apparent.

Mr. Fredrickson's first book,"A Cinderella Affidavit" was the best first novel I had read in at least 5-years.I can't believe he wrote this book. No mystery, no plot, and a very boring subject.I have to ask' why not bring back the cast of great characters from his first book? The book has no main character to relate to. I still believe that Mr. Fredrickson is a great writer, but this book just fell flat on it's face. Sorry to say that this plot was on "Law And Order" last week, and on at least 2 other prime time TV shows.I only hope he gets a chance to write a 3rd book.