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Somebody's Done for (Blue Murder) (Paperback)

by David Goodis (Author)
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  • Paperback: 176 pages
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd; New Ed edition (24 July 1989)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0671652672
  • ISBN-13: 978-0671652678
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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By the author of "Dark Passage", "Nightfall", "Behold This Woman" and "Of Missing Persons" this American thriller concerns a storm victim who is lured into a dangerous situation by his rescuer, the beautiful Vera. Goodis also had a novel adapted for the Truffaut's "Shoot The Piano Player".

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4.0 out of 5 stars A good tense suspense story , 5 Feb 2009
By R. Nicholson-morton "Nik Morton" (Alicante, Spain) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Somebody's Done for (Blue Murder) (Paperback)
From the outset, Goodis thrusts you into Calvin Jander's predicament. He's swimming for his life off the coast of New Jersey. Bad weather, bad luck. But help seems near at hand - until the men in the passing boat abandon him. He has time to reflect on his past and it's a pretty miserable existence. Sure, there are the highs but they don't compensate for the lows. Take for example his brief chat with Vera, a woman who attracts men like a light draws moths. She told him to stay away from her. But he couldn't - and fate made sure they'd meet again.

A tightly written short novel with a sympathetic tough guy who doesn't seem to get any decent breaks. Goodis has created a small but intriguing collection of characters - a couple of believable villains who have escaped from prison, a drunken spouse, put-upon Jander and the delectable Vera who happens to be very good with a knife...

This is a good tense suspense story that keeps you turning the pages, though I was dissatisfied with the (probably fitting) end.
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