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First published in the U.K. in 1997 and now extensively revised and updated, this assured third entry in Scott's Ben Abbott series (after HardScape and StoneDust) provides plenty of macho action. In quaint Newbury, Conn., real estate broker Abbott gets caught in a nasty land battle between two neighbors: cantankerous Vietnam vet Richard Butler, whose troubled, violent son, Dicky, has just been released from jail, and Harry King, a high-powered former diplomat and owner of Fox Trot estate, who wants Abbott to act as mediator in buying a sliver of Butler's property that juts into Fox Trot. King is creating a lake by damming a stream, but an explosion during a fancy lawn luncheon blows up the dam and turns the lake into a mud pond. In the sloppy remains, Abbott steps on parts of Dicky Butler's body. Since the local sheriff is a dolt, Abbott starts detecting. The book contains many more surprises, all well-turned. Some readers may wish the main character were more fleshed out and the topical references to Saddam Hussein and terrorism were better integrated into the plot, but these are quibbles in a thoroughly good read.
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"First published in the U.K. in 1997 and now extensively revised and updated, this assured third entry in Scott’s Ben Abbott series (after HardScape and StoneDust) provides plenty of macho action.... a thoroughly good read." --Publishers Weekly -- Review
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First published in the U.K. in 1997 and now extensively revised and updated, this assured third entry in Scott's Ben Abbott series (after HardScape and StoneDust) provides plenty of macho action. In quaint Newbury, Conn., real estate broker Abbott gets caught in a nasty land battle between two neighbors: cantankerous Vietnam vet Richard Butler, whose troubled, violent son, Dicky, has just been released from jail, and Harry King, a high-powered former diplomat and owner of Fox Trot estate, who wants Abbott to act as mediator in buying a sliver of Butler's property that juts into Fox Trot. King is creating a lake by damming a stream, but an explosion during a fancy lawn luncheon blows up the dam and turns the lake into a mud pond. In the sloppy remains, Abbott steps on parts of Dicky Butler's body. Since the local sheriff is a dolt, Abbott starts detecting. The book contains many more surprises, all well-turned. Some readers may wish the main character were more fleshed out and the topical references to Saddam Hussein and terrorism were better integrated into the plot, but these are quibbles in a thoroughly good read.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Review
"First published in the U.K. in 1997 and now extensively revised and updated, this assured third entry in Scott’s Ben Abbott series (after HardScape and StoneDust) provides plenty of macho action.... a thoroughly good read." --Publishers Weekly -- Review
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Picture an angry New England farmer: red face; lantern jaw; gray hair sweeping bony shoulders; arms like braided wire. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
false arrest suit, land feud, first selectman, deer fence, fox trot, sniper scope, motor court Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Henry King, Dicky Butler, Trooper Moody, Julia Devlin, Main Street, Ira Roth, New York, Bert Wills, Bertram Wills, Tim Hall, White Birch, Morris Mountain, Wall Street, Ben Abbott, Sergeant Marian, Derby Death, Greg Riggs, Secret Service, Josie Jervis, New England, Connecticut State Police, Wide Greg, Lake Vixen, United States, Veuve Clicquot New!
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Picture an angry New England farmer: red face; lantern jaw; gray hair sweeping bony shoulders; arms like braided wire. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
false arrest suit, land feud, first selectman, deer fence, fox trot, sniper scope, motor court Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Henry King, Dicky Butler, Trooper Moody, Julia Devlin, Main Street, Ira Roth, New York, Bert Wills, Bertram Wills, Tim Hall, White Birch, Morris Mountain, Wall Street, Ben Abbott, Sergeant Marian, Derby Death, Greg Riggs, Secret Service, Josie Jervis, New England, Connecticut State Police, Wide Greg, Lake Vixen, United States, Veuve Clicquot New!
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- Main Street (Signet Classics) by Sinclair Lewis on page 208
- Normandie Triangle by Justin Scott in Front Matter
- The Nine Dragons: A Novel of Hong Kong, 1997 by Justin Scott in Front Matter
- Many Happy Returns by Justin Scott in Front Matter
- Widow of Desire, The by Justin Scott in Front Matter
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