A pinch of snuff [Hardcover]

Michael Underwood (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 222 pages
• Publisher: Macmillan; 1st.ed. edition (1974)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0333157230
• ISBN-13: 978-0333157237
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.1 x 2.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,814,781 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Underwood Under-performing, August 22, 2007

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This review is from: A pinch of snuff (Hardcover)

Michael Underwood's "A Pinch Of Snuff" deals with four insitutions in London: a gentlemen's club, the police, the law courts, and a group of anarchists. Each of these four has its own rigid set of rules and protocols.

The plot is just so-so, but the characters are pretty good. A young man named Brian Tanner is the center of everything but never initiates the action. He is like the ball in a pinball machine getting bounced around by each of the four institutions. Brian is neither stupid nor naive; he knows what is happening to him, but he is helpless to do anything about it.

I don't want to reveal the plot, but I have to mention one scene in the courtroom where Brian's barrister is cross-examining a key witness for the prosecution. It's like a spoof -- every cliche from every TV courtroom drama is present. Michael Underwood can do much better.