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Paradise City: A Novel of Suspense (Mass Market Paperback)

by Lorenzo Carcaterra (Author)
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  • Mass Market Paperback: 432 pages
  • Publisher: Fawcett Books; Reprint edition (30 Aug 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0345411005
  • ISBN-13: 978-0345411006
  • Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.6 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 444,842 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly good, 30 April 2005
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This review is from: Paradise City (Paperback)
Bought this at the airport 'cos it was on special offer - glad I did. Fast-paced, entertaining and well-researched, this is a proper page-turner! Cool hero, engaging supporting characters and well-crafted plot. It's not high-brow or anything but suspend disbelief (and ignore a couple of slightly unrealistic events)and relax and enjoy an exciting ride.
Basically, a very cool Italian cop with a personal vendetta against the Camorra ends up having to go to New York to face his nemesis (with a little help from his friends).
Above average for this genre, the style is good and sets the scenes vividly without being too detailed or long-winded. The hero may be driven but he isn't depressing like some of the cop heroes in novels these days, but you'll have to read it to find out if there's a happy ending.
Highly recommended.
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1.0 out of 5 stars andrea camilleri, 11 Oct 2005
This review is from: Paradise City (Paperback)
The only praise I can give this book is the author's name-drop of Andrea Camilleri right at the end of this straight-to-dvd paid-by-the-word plodder. Get it from the library if you feel you must read it, but look up Camilleri.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars A big disappointment!, 22 Jun 2005
By Jan (Devon, England) - See all my reviews
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I had already read other books by Carcaterra, like Sleepers and Gangster, and found that they were excellent. I saw Paradise City in a shop and thought to myself, "Hey, I'll forgive him for Street Boys," and bought the book.

I was expecting him to go back to his good old ways, but I was massively disappointed. Although this book is fast-paced and full of action, I found many of the scenes unrealistic and unimaginable in real life. Aren't crime novels supposed to be realistic? I feel that he was trying to get movie rights for a Steven Seigal film!

The dialogue in it is terrible and totally unrealistic. The story, although with some good ideas, was unoriginal. I eventually finished the book, reading through it hoping that I would find some redeeming qualities.

This book, along with Street Boys has made me think less of Lerenzo Carcaterra's writing and I will hesitate to buy his next book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars As good as i expected!
I think Lorenzo Carcaterra is a great writer and was excited when i saw he had a new book. I really enjoyed it and couldn't put it down, the action was great and the story line... Read more
Published on 18 May 2006 by P. A. Saldanha

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