- Hardcover: 240 pages
- Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books (April 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 031237092X
- ISBN-13: 978-0312370923
- Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 14.5 x 2.8 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,363,397 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
enjoyable amateur sleuth
19 April 2008
Format:Hardcover
In New Jersey, Dr. Jo Banks rides her motorcycle to Bridgeton Hospital where she works. However, she does not have a smooth commute as she finds an executed corpse that reminds her of a gangster movie. At Bridgeton, everyone gossips about the deceased she saw with the prevalent belief being he was a Philadelphia "gangsta".
On her way home, Jo hears what sounds like a printing press near the crime scene. She stops to look and inside a barn she observes a man diligently working at the printing press when his hand becomes stuck in the roller. Using his free hand, Max pulls out a gun and threatens to shoot Jo if she fails to free him. After she does, he points the gun at his Down syndrome daughter Lolly claiming he will kill her if Jo fails to return with proper equipment to perform surgery on his crushed hand. More for Lolly's sake, Jo agrees wondering why Max rejects hospitalization.
The third Dr. Banks "S" thriller (see SATAN'S PONY and SCARECROW) is an enjoyable amateur sleuth tale although the initial encounter between Max and Jo seems implausible. Still fans will join with Jo wondering why Max rejects hospitalization and why he uses his daughter as a blackmailing pawn. Moving past the opening two dominoes (the road kill and the initial meeting) of the plot, readers will find SLEIGHT OF HAND turns into an exciting mystery.
Harriet Klausner
On her way home, Jo hears what sounds like a printing press near the crime scene. She stops to look and inside a barn she observes a man diligently working at the printing press when his hand becomes stuck in the roller. Using his free hand, Max pulls out a gun and threatens to shoot Jo if she fails to free him. After she does, he points the gun at his Down syndrome daughter Lolly claiming he will kill her if Jo fails to return with proper equipment to perform surgery on his crushed hand. More for Lolly's sake, Jo agrees wondering why Max rejects hospitalization.
The third Dr. Banks "S" thriller (see SATAN'S PONY and SCARECROW) is an enjoyable amateur sleuth tale although the initial encounter between Max and Jo seems implausible. Still fans will join with Jo wondering why Max rejects hospitalization and why he uses his daughter as a blackmailing pawn. Moving past the opening two dominoes (the road kill and the initial meeting) of the plot, readers will find SLEIGHT OF HAND turns into an exciting mystery.
Harriet Klausner
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
A motel doctor and murder
18 Aug 2008
Format:Hardcover
Dr. Jo Banks is a local motel doctor in NJ. She often rides her motorcycle on her rounds or to Bridgeton Hospital. One day she comes upon the site of an execution style killing. Everyone believes the victim was affiliated with the Philadelphia mob.
Then on her way home, she hears what she believes to be a printing press in a barn. She stops to investigate. The man working the printing press inside the barn is startled by her presence and his hand becomes stuck in the roller mechanism. He pulls a gun on Jo with his free hand, requiring she free him. When Lolly, his daughter with Down syndrome, comes into the barn, he turns the gun on her. He tells Jo he will kill Lolly if she doesn't return quickly with supplies to operate on his mangled hand.
He rejects any hospitalization or other doctors. Jo hurries off for supplies wondering why he won't seek medical help and whether she can perform the needed surgery in his house.
In tending to him daily after the surgery, Jo begins to get a sense of why he won't leave his house. She also begins to wonder if he was associated with the murdered man. Can she make sense of everything?
I absolutely love this series. Jo is such a fun character. I wish I had a doctor like her! With every book she gets even better. I can't wait for the next one.
The author is so great at crafting a mystery with plenty of twists and turns to keep you turning the page. I know that when I start a book in this series, I'd better clear my schedule to get it finished.
I highly recommend this book and series.
Then on her way home, she hears what she believes to be a printing press in a barn. She stops to investigate. The man working the printing press inside the barn is startled by her presence and his hand becomes stuck in the roller mechanism. He pulls a gun on Jo with his free hand, requiring she free him. When Lolly, his daughter with Down syndrome, comes into the barn, he turns the gun on her. He tells Jo he will kill Lolly if she doesn't return quickly with supplies to operate on his mangled hand.
He rejects any hospitalization or other doctors. Jo hurries off for supplies wondering why he won't seek medical help and whether she can perform the needed surgery in his house.
In tending to him daily after the surgery, Jo begins to get a sense of why he won't leave his house. She also begins to wonder if he was associated with the murdered man. Can she make sense of everything?
I absolutely love this series. Jo is such a fun character. I wish I had a doctor like her! With every book she gets even better. I can't wait for the next one.
The author is so great at crafting a mystery with plenty of twists and turns to keep you turning the page. I know that when I start a book in this series, I'd better clear my schedule to get it finished.
I highly recommend this book and series.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
One of the best so far...
27 May 2008
Format:Hardcover
Maybe it's just me, but I thought Sleight of Hand was the best so far in the Robin Hathaway books.
Sure, there are some implausible elements. There are coincidences at several key plot junctures. There's mention of gangsters. And you have to wonder why a physician would get herself into situations that would jeopardize her professional career (not to mention her life).
But Hathaway writes smoothly and the pace is faster than I recall from her other books. Jo makes excursions to New York and Philadelphia, evoking familiar scenes for me. I found myself turning pages and wanting to know what would be coming. I can't say the characters were drawn in depth. I couldn't figure out Jo's job: even a small-town ER physician would earn a decent if not good living. It's not that easy for doctors to cover for each other these days; I remember meeting an ER doctor who described rushing home to avoid insurance hassles.
It's an airplane book: you read for escape and don't ask for much else. On that standard, it's 5 stars.
Sure, there are some implausible elements. There are coincidences at several key plot junctures. There's mention of gangsters. And you have to wonder why a physician would get herself into situations that would jeopardize her professional career (not to mention her life).
But Hathaway writes smoothly and the pace is faster than I recall from her other books. Jo makes excursions to New York and Philadelphia, evoking familiar scenes for me. I found myself turning pages and wanting to know what would be coming. I can't say the characters were drawn in depth. I couldn't figure out Jo's job: even a small-town ER physician would earn a decent if not good living. It's not that easy for doctors to cover for each other these days; I remember meeting an ER doctor who described rushing home to avoid insurance hassles.
It's an airplane book: you read for escape and don't ask for much else. On that standard, it's 5 stars.
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