NO ONE RIDES FOR FREE - YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR - HOW TO WRITE A MYSTERY |
FOREIGN EXCHANGENEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOKS OF THE YEAR, 1992Larry Beinhart writes well, the way that Elmore Leonard and Douglas Adams write well. UPI Sparkling international escapade ... a witty, near-perfect caper . PUBLISHERS WEEKLY A witty, stylish thriller by an author who is as knowledgeable about post-Communist central Europe as Eric Ambler was about the pre-Communist version. THE TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT (LONDON) ... a slick, well-crafted thriller ... SUNDAY TELEGRAPH (LONDON) A delicious and devious thriller ... a cockeyed sense of humor. ... Funny and fast. N.Y. DAILY NEWS He has succeeded at what Norman Mailer unsuccessfully attempted - using the mystery form as a metaphor for life and making it art. Forget Tough Guys Don't Dance and Harlot's Ghost, Foreign Exchange is where it's at. JACKSON CLARION-LEDGER Beinhart writes with considerable panache and the girlfriend, the baby and two mothers-in-law (without benefit of clergy) are worth the price. PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER A cynical, at times hilarious book, by an elegant writer .... NEW YORK TIMES Knockout
fun, top-drawer plotting. This'll burn the night away. |
