by Lawrence Sanders
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by Lawrence Sanders
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Murder, greed, lust, corruption and an extraordinary preoccupation with food and drink--trademarks of Sanders's Deadly Sin and Commandment bestsellers--are here, yet this tale lacks the passion needed to engage readers fully. When New York City jewelry magnate Lewis Starrett is stabbed to death on the street, insurance investigator Dora Conti, whose firm carries the $3-million policy on his life, is assigned to look into the murder. The array of suspects includes the victim's son, who may be using the family's corporate empire for his own nefarious purposes; his drug-crazed daughter; the amoral brother-and-sister team romantically involved with each of them; and a religious charlatan who holds the widow in thrall. As murder follows upon murder, relationships among this sorry lot deterioriate at a ludicrous rate. Meanwhile, amidst her probings, Dora, a refreshingly plump and ordinary heroine, is tempted to endanger her happy marriage in a fling with the NYPD detective on the case, a subplot lacking both tension and interest. This disappointing outing from the author of The Fourth Deadly Sin winds down to a flat and undramatic, albeit fitting, conclusion. Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club main selections; Mystery Guild alternate.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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When a wealthy jeweler is stabbed on the streets of New York City, insurance investigator Dora Conti investigates the family's claim and discovers scandal, corruption, addiction, and adultery in the Conti family. Reprint.
Murder, greed, lust, corruption and an extraordinary preoccupation with food and drink--trademarks of Sanders's Deadly Sin and Commandment bestsellers--are here, yet this tale lacks the passion needed to engage readers fully. When New York City jewelry magnate Lewis Starrett is stabbed to death on the street, insurance investigator Dora Conti, whose firm carries the $3-million policy on his life, is assigned to look into the murder. The array of suspects includes the victim's son, who may be using the family's corporate empire for his own nefarious purposes; his drug-crazed daughter; the amoral brother-and-sister team romantically involved with each of them; and a religious charlatan who holds the widow in thrall. As murder follows upon murder, relationships among this sorry lot deterioriate at a ludicrous rate. Meanwhile, amidst her probings, Dora, a refreshingly plump and ordinary heroine, is tempted to endanger her happy marriage in a fling with the NYPD detective on the case, a subplot lacking both tension and interest. This disappointing outing from the author of The Fourth Deadly Sin winds down to a flat and undramatic, albeit fitting, conclusion. Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club main selections; Mystery Guild alternate.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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When a wealthy jeweler is stabbed on the streets of New York City, insurance investigator Dora Conti investigates the family's claim and discovers scandal, corruption, addiction, and adultery in the Conti family. Reprint.
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IT was a swell year. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
holy oneness, gold trading, fine jewelry, branch stores Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Turner Pierce, Starrett Fine Jewelry, New York, Helene Pierce, Clayton Starrett, Lewis Starrett, Solomon Guthrie, John Wenden, Father Callaway, Ramon Schnabl, Felicia Starrett, Arthur Rushkin, Kansas City, Sidney Loftus, Father Brian Callaway, Mike Trevalyan, Olivia Starrett, Gregor Pinchik, Dora Conti, Fifth Avenue, Park Avenue, Church of the Holy Oneness, Stuttgart Precious Metals, Sid Loftus, Eleanor Starrett New!
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IT was a swell year. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
holy oneness, gold trading, fine jewelry, branch stores Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Turner Pierce, Starrett Fine Jewelry, New York, Helene Pierce, Clayton Starrett, Lewis Starrett, Solomon Guthrie, John Wenden, Father Callaway, Ramon Schnabl, Felicia Starrett, Arthur Rushkin, Kansas City, Sidney Loftus, Father Brian Callaway, Mike Trevalyan, Olivia Starrett, Gregor Pinchik, Dora Conti, Fifth Avenue, Park Avenue, Church of the Holy Oneness, Stuttgart Precious Metals, Sid Loftus, Eleanor Starrett New!
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- The Eighth Commandment by Lawrence Sanders in Front Matter, and Back Matter
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- Tenth Commandment by Lawrence Sanders in Front Matter
- The First Deadly Sin (The Deadly Sins Novels) by Lawrence Sanders in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Back Matter
- Lawrence Sanders McNally's Chance (Archy McNally) by Vincent Lardo in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- McNally's Puzzle (Archy McNally) by Lawrence Sanders in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- McNally's Luck (Archy McNally) by Lawrence Sanders in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- The Second Deadly Sin by Lawrence Sanders in Front Matter, and Back Matter
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