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In the Shadow of the Arch (Joe Keough Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)

by Robert J. Randisi (Author)
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  • Mass Market Paperback: 367 pages
  • Publisher: Leisure Books (Aug 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0843947616
  • ISBN-13: 978-0843947618
  • Product Dimensions: 16.8 x 10.4 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,927,945 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Simply outstanding, 25 Dec 1997
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This review is from: In the Shadow of the Arch (Joe Keough Mysteries) (Hardcover)
Brooklyn native and former police detective Joe Keough flees the rough edge of the Big Apple to what he expects to be a more tranquil lifestyle in St. Louis. Within minutes of reporting to his new Midwest assignment, a bloodied little child enters the station (and ultimately Joe's heart). Joe accompanies the child back to his home to find an even bloodier scene, but no signs of the lad's parents.

Joe is also assigned a second case. Mothers with infants are being kidnapped. The children are always found alive, but the mothers are typically murdered. Joe begins to investigate both cases, wondering if his new city is just a microsm of his former residence.

IN THE SHADOW OF THE ARCH is a well-written police procedural that deserves full attention from fans of the sub-genre. Joe is a great character, who learns the ultimate lesson for a cop, namely that murder knows no geography. Using the mall as a setting for a nightmare adds a chilling depth to a terrific tale. This reviewer recommends this book and the first Keough novel (ALONE WITH THE DEAD) for two entertaining but hard boiled detective stories.

Harriet Klausner

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1.0 out of 5 stars Major disappointment after Alone With the Dead, 6 April 1999
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This review is from: In the Shadow of the Arch (Joe Keough Mysteries) (Hardcover)
In this sequel to Alone With the Dead, Detective Keogh relocates to St. Louis. Now, I don't live in St. Louis but even as an east-coaster and a former New Yorker I found Randisi's characterization of St. Louis pretty insulting. If I lived there I would be truly offended. His portrayal of the police force paints them as being as competent as Barney in Mayberry RFD. For example, when Keough walks out of a crime scene he explains he is trying to reconstruct the crime. A fellow officer asks him how he does that. Puh-lease.... No one but Keough not only knows *any* police procedure (if you're a regular mystery reader you know more than these St. Louis cops do) but no one else possesses any common sense either. And of course Keough comes up with all of the patterns and motives of the criminal out of thin air and anticipates his moves with the accuracy of a psychic.

This was a truly ridiculous book.

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