Beauty and the Beast (Hardcover)

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Product Description

When beautiful Michelle Harper is found brutally murdered and her husband is charged with the crime, lawyer Matthew Hope becomes involved in the case, which leads him into the tawdry world of Gulf Coast ""social clubs."" Reprint. NYT. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Hardcover: 231 pages
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Co (May 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0030621984
• ISBN-13: 978-0030621987
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,476,886 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A light fun tropical read., August 2, 2000

By	nobizinfla "nobizinfla" (Windermere, Florida USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beauty & the Beast (Paperback)

I like Ed McBain's Mathew Hope series. While not as complicated, noir or hardboiled as the 87th Precinct novels, they are great fun and witty.

This one was almost a short story. Good workable plot, a couple interesting sidebars, enjoyable characters and a resolution you can accept.

The Florida scene is well set in the fictitious city of Calussa with a couple of Miami excursions. Mathew Hope is an interesting protagonist...a lawyer with a heart of gold willing to be a private eye for his client as well.

It's fast, easy and entertaining.

4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I LOVED THIS MATTHEW HOPE BOOK, June 10, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Beauty and the Beast (Mass Market Paperback)

I BROUGHT THE BOOK IN FLORIDA, WHERE MATTHEW HOPE LIVES. I LIKE THE CHARACTER MORRIS BLOOM. HE MAKES ME LAUGH. THE THINGS MATTHEW SAYS MAKE ME LAUGH ALSO. IN THIS STORY, BEAUTY WAS THE BEAST. I LOOK FORWARD TO READING ED MCBAIN'S 87TH STREET PRECINCT BOOKS ALSO.