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Dashiell Hammett, a master of big-city crime fiction, would have enjoyed Richard North Patterson's latest thriller, set in a fictional Midwestern city called Steelton. This burnt-out burg is located on the shores of Lake Erie, and is a place bitterly divided by politics. The construction of a $275 million baseball stadium threatens to be Steelton's downfall, rather than its redemption.
Arthur Bright is Prosecutor of Erie County, but wants to become mayor. His campaign attacks the new ballpark as a sham, "a shameful diversion of public financing from such pressing needs as better schools, better housing, and safer streets." His protégé, Assistant County Prosecutor Stella Marz, is 38, ambitious and has been dubbed "the dark lady" by various defence lawyers. If Arthur wins the mayoral race, she intends to become Prosecutor herself. But two murders involving drugs and twisted sex threaten her future.
First, Tommy Fielding, the project manager for Steelton 2000 (as the new home of the Steelton Blues will be called), is found dead in the company of a hooker--both apparently overdosed on heroin. The fact that Fielding was gay and had never used drugs before bothers Stella and Chief of Detectives Nathaniel Dance. Their worries are soon pushed aside by another, more shocking murder--Jack Novak, a defence lawyer is discovered hanging from his closet door, castrated and dressed in drag. Jack was once Stella's lover--and was also one of Bright's largest contributors. For Stella, the murders are too close to home. "Maybe this is about me. But I have to see it through."
Dark Lady is shrouded by the clouds of deceit and greed, and the sleek structure of Steelton 2000 dominates the landscape like a Dr.Frankenstein's Castle with luxury boxes. --Dick Adler --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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"ENGROSSING . . . TRUE SUSPENSE."
--San Francisco Chronicle
"[A] COMPLEX TALE OF PERSONAL, POLITICAL, AND CRIMINAL BETRAYALS . . . Dark Lady not only keeps you in suspense; it gives you plenty of social and moral questions to ponder."
--The Wall Street Journal
"EXCELLENT . . . ONCE AGAIN PATTERSON REVEALS HIMSELF TO BE A MASTER OF CRAFTING MEMORABLE CHARACTERS. AND THE LONELY, LOVELY STELLA MARZ . . . IS ONE OF HIS BEST."
--USA Today
--San Francisco Chronicle
"[A] COMPLEX TALE OF PERSONAL, POLITICAL, AND CRIMINAL BETRAYALS . . . Dark Lady not only keeps you in suspense; it gives you plenty of social and moral questions to ponder."
--The Wall Street Journal
"EXCELLENT . . . ONCE AGAIN PATTERSON REVEALS HIMSELF TO BE A MASTER OF CRAFTING MEMORABLE CHARACTERS. AND THE LONELY, LOVELY STELLA MARZ . . . IS ONE OF HIS BEST."
--USA Today
"From the Paperback edition." --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Having read everything this guy has written and thoroughly enjoyed the plots, the characters and the dark humour that lurks throughout his stories, I was eagerly awaiting the arrival of Dark Lady in paperback. Well now.......what to say..... The story is heavy on detail and the humour is definitely missing. There is none of the sharp repartee that has become almost a hallmark of RNP's books in the past. I thought the plot was good although the main characters lacked any real personality and I certainly didn't find myself routing for Stella Marz as she fought her way through a fog of political intrigue and drugs. Suffice to say, this one didn't grab my attention in the same wa as all the others.....perhaps a change of scene, characters and storyline are required for the next novel......
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
this book will blow you away, if you ahve the stomach for it. it's gruesome from the start but the pace just gets faster and faster. it's all about murder, politics, corruption and lies with more twists and turns than the Sixth Sense.
it's set in a rundown town where the "dark lady" is a chief prosecutor, but is called to the grisly murder scene of her ex boyfriend. with no physical evidence to go by, she tries to solve the case but is being betrayed by the people she works with, endangering her life.
it's the best RNP book i've read.
it's set in a rundown town where the "dark lady" is a chief prosecutor, but is called to the grisly murder scene of her ex boyfriend. with no physical evidence to go by, she tries to solve the case but is being betrayed by the people she works with, endangering her life.
it's the best RNP book i've read.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This novel was not up to Patterson's usual standard and I was most disappointed in it. Cliched sex and cliched crime and his least believeable female character yet. This read like an early novel and the plot was poor. There were some minor highlights, but overall not a good effort.
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Disappointing cliched drivel
This story was a real disappointment - the characters weren't believable (particularly the author's attempt to write as a woman) and the plot was unconvincing as well as not... Read more
Published on 28 Jan 2001
Vintage Patterson - as good as you would expect
Richard North Patterson is one of those authors who disturbs your sleep. Do not start this book if you have a lot of work to do that week. Read more
Published on 4 Feb 2000 by John Hoerner
If you've read him before you know you're in for a treat!
Well, what a read this one is - we catch up with Stella Marz (silent witness) as county prosecutor in steelton, amidst a corruption case set to turn the political world there... Read more
Published on 4 Jan 2000
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