It Happened One Knife (A Double Feature Mystery) (Paperback)

by Jeffrey Cohen (Author)

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Product Description
A new Double Feature mystery opens— with fun movie facts and trivia.

Elliot Freed is beyond happy when legendary comics Lillis & Townes appear at his refurbished all-comedy theater. But when insinuations arise that the duo were involved in a decades-old Hollywood murder, Elliot sets out to prove the rumors wrong.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Berkley (July 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 042522256X
• ISBN-13: 978-0425222560
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #145,154 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Latest Double Feature mystery merits Oscar, July 1, 2008

By	Ross A. Hugovidal (Portland, ME USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Hooray! IT HAPPENED ONE KNIFE has opened at a bookstore near you! Cohen's effortless, breezy and relentlessly upbeat style keeps you laughing. Nonstop. Uproariously. Slapstick, witty repartee, dry sarcasm, one-liners; Cohen has mastered them all. The mystery and the humor go hand-in-hand, seamlessly. Readers of all ages will love this book. After consuming KNIFE in one sitting, our teenage daughter actually emerged from her room demanding, and I do mean demanding, "who is this Jeffrey Cohen and why is he so funny?!". Is there any greater testimony to a tremendous talent?
Buy this book and laugh; a lot.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cohen's comedy/mysteries keep on entertaining, July 11, 2008

By	P. Andersen "bookswoman" (South Dakota) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Jeffrey Cohen has done it again, made me laugh out loud while puzzling my way through his newest Elliot Freed mystery. This time Elliot gets a chance to meet one of his all-time comedy hero's, one half- of the comedy team of Lillis and Townes. The meeting happens when he get a chance to show one of their best movies, Cracked Ice, at his comedy theatre. Lillis arranges to do an appearance before the showing and from there the tale is off and running. Mix in Elliot's complicated relationship with ex-wife Sharon and his motley crew of young employees and you have a wonderful read.

I love Jeff's writing style, his sense of humor and his ability to deftly mix his love of the puzzle with the outright funny. Congratulations Jeff, you did it again!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Even better than the first!, August 23, 2008

By	Kinsey Millhone (California, USA) - See all my reviews

I really enjoyed the first book in the Elliot Freed series, "Some Like It Hot-Buttered," but "It Happened One Knife" is even faster and funnier -- I laughed out loud for the first time on page 4, and stayed up past my bedtime finishing it. Elliot and the crew at his theater, along with his ex-wife Sharon and the local chief of police Barry Dutton, are a likable and appealing cast of characters, ones I'll look forward to meeting again and again in future books.