- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: New English Library Ltd; New edition edition (21 Nov 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0340793643
- ISBN-13: 978-0340793640
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 11.2 x 2.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 136,811 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Fluent and confident, urban and urbane intelligence.' - The Sunday Times 'Sanders writes smoothly about characters complex enough to care for, deftly suggesting the grimace behind the grin.' - Cosmopolitan 'Perfect for that long-haul flight, McNally's Dilemma always manages to balance its pretensions with wit' - South Wales Evening Post 'For those who prefer their crime in very funny doses.' - Mike Ripley, Daily Telegraph 'Archy McNally is a wonderfully unlikely character, the Bertie Wooster of private detection...suspend belief and sit back and enjoy.' - Guardian
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‘Fluent and confident, urban and urbane intelligence.'
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Lardo is an easy read - not too taxing, adopting the characters of Sanders and improving them.
Quite a good book - for those who don't want to have to put in too much effort.
Quite a good book - for those who don't want to have to put in too much effort.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
strong Archy tale
29 Aug 2002
Format:Hardcover
Renowned collector Deci Fortesque hires Palm Beach private sleuth Archy McNally to find an alleged original complete text of Truman Capote's Answered Prayers. Archy quickly learns that Claudia Lester asserts that she possessed the manuscript, but her former lover Matthew Harrigan stole it from her. Matthew insists he took nothing and that Claudia is just a former lover causing him trouble.
Antiques dealer Rodney Whitehead informs the sleuth that neither Claudia nor Matthew is credible not that Rodney is any better. The search turns nasty when the supposed owner of the Capote manuscript is found dead in the sleazy Crescent Hotel not long after Archy visited the place. Police Lieutenant Georgia O'Hara knows Archy is holding out on her, but he refuses to reveal anything that might interfere with completing his client's assignment as the fee is too good.
When Lawrence Sanders died a few years ago and Vincent Lardo took over the McNally franchise, this reviewer howled about another series of lite books. Several novels later, this reviewer still howls that Mr. Sanders would have been proud to claim the Lardo books as his own. The latest MCNALLY'S ALIBI is a strong novel containing an intriguing investigative story line and three women making Archy's life miserable in different ways. Fans of Mr. Sanders, McNally, or a strong private investigative novel will want to read Mr. Lardo's latest take and like this reviewer demand early release of another Arch book ASAP.
Harriet Klausner
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Another fun Archy read.
4 Oct 2002
Format:Hardcover
The arrival of a new Archy McNally is always a welcome event.
While "McNally's Alibi" is the easily the most densely plotted of the eleven in the series, it still retains its "mystery-lite" quality and is great fun.
It is a tongue-in-cheeky romp amongst the rich and infamous in Palm Beach.
Highway Patrol Lt. Georgia O'Hara is introduced and is a character I hope will stay in the series. She is a much better paramour for Archy then the tedious Connie Garcia.
Double dealing, double crossing, a sting operation as well as a counter sting revolve around the whereabouts of the original manuscript of a Truman Capote novel that an ardent rich collector desires.
Archy and his excellent supporting cast sort out the truth and lies and save the day.
A good time to be had for the reader.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Will he, or won't he???
2 Oct 2002
Format:Hardcover
I am so glad that Vincent Lardo has done such a splendid job of taking over where Lawrence Sanders left off. Another job well done. Are there more to follow?
In this latest adventure I must admit to being a bit confused over the characters who may or may not have the manuscript of the late Truman Capote. And the story of the Beaumont family tragedy seems like a bit of a red herring, but interesting nonetheless, especially when Archie is told the real story of the Beaumont twins at the end.
And now Georgy has entered the picture. Good for Archie, and the story line as well! I was getting a bit tired of his on again/off again affair with the jealous Cuban hot-head. Connie should have moved along several books ago, in my opinion. If he had been my boyfriend he would have been toast after the second dalliance, client or no client! And I just don't see her fitting in with the Anglo-Saxon background of the McNally brood. Georgy is like a breath of fresh air. Hope to see more of her in future novels (hint, hint!). All in all, a good read once again.
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