The ledger [Paperback]

Dorothy Uhnak (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 469 pages
• Publisher: J. Curley & Associates (1981)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0893403466
• ISBN-13: 978-0893403461
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,413,334 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Early lady cop drama from the true pioneer, November 10, 2006

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Ed Lynskey, "author of ASK THE DICE and THE Z... (Washington, D.C.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The ledger (Paperback)

An excellent read. The late Ms. Uhnak's style is tough and gritty with the female protag here as a police detective. I can see where she broke new ground for Grafton, Cornwell, and the others who followed. I interviewed her a year before she died. A real classy lady and fabulous writer.

4.0 out of 5 stars I like the book better than the resulting T.V. show, February 3, 2012

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Joyce Baskind (Euclid, OH USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Ledger (Paperback)

This book was adapted into the television show "Get Christy Love!", which I remember enjoying at the time. It doesn't hold up as well as I had hoped, but the book still seems fairly fresh in comparison.
I think the idea of someone whose memory is so good that they can be used as a "human ledger" has some qualities that some other police procedural might want to work into an episode or two. I know that there's a series (Unforgettable)where the protagonist has that sort of memory: I'm looking for an antagonist to have that sort of gift, too. It doesn't need to be on the same show, although the potential for a really interesting battle of wits presents itself.