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The Better Mousetrap (Paperback)

by Tom Holt (Author)
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  • Paperback: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Orbit; 1 edition (7 May 2009)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1841495042
  • ISBN-13: 978-1841495040
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.6 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 35,620 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'Inventively entertaining ...make you both laugh out loud and stop and think' SFX 'Tom Holt's comic fantasy is a great, uplifting read, fit to grace any reader's book collection' Waterstone's Books Quarterly 'Highly amusing ... Eloquently snarky prose' Publishers Weekly 'Holt's quirky characters and whimsical voice successfully infuse life into this entertaining romantic comedy' Publishers Weekly 'Funny and intriguingly complex - a difficult juggling act that Holt carries off with aplomb' Kirkus Reviews

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It touches all our lives; our triumphs and tragedies, our proudest achievements, our most traumatic disasters. Alloyed of love and fear, death and fire and the inscrutable acts of the gods, insurance is indeed the force that binds the universe together. Hardly surprising, therefore, that Frank Carpenter, one of the foremost magical practitioners of our age, felt himself irresistibly drawn to it. Until, that is, he met Jane, a high-flying corporate heroine with an annoying habit of falling out of trees and getting killed. Repeatedly. It's not long before Frank and Jane find themselves face to face with the greatest enigma of our times: When is a door not a door? When it's a mousetrap.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars A little disjointed, 31 July 2009
I've read a few Tom Holts before and was therefore a little disappointed in this. The language is still as fluent as ever but given the plot, the writing style as a whole didn't really give the story the oomph it needed to sustain any action.
So, I found it difficult to read as it plodded along while trying to be exciting but if you are a big Holt fan you will probably enjoy this.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Highly enjoyable, 25 Oct 2009
By Andrew Males (Herts, England) - See all my reviews
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Having read and been a little disappointed by The Portable Door, I was very pleased to pick up my second Tom Holt book and find this one much better written and more enjoyable. The humour won't knock your socks off, but there were several laugh out loud moments, which is always a good sign. The story moves on at a good pace, and the plot's about the right level of complexity for such a book. Tom excels in his similes without appearing to try too hard. It helps to have read The Portable Door first, but not totally necessary. One thing that puzzled me: why does the cover name the heroine as Jane, when she's called Emily? Strange!
If you like this kind of humour, a romantic interest, monsters and magic then give this a try.
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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars You will not Holt, 24 May 2009
By Gareth Wilson "drosdelnoch2" - See all my reviews
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If there's a guy in the market who has done for the Urban fantasy what Terry Prachett has for Fantasy then its Tom Holt, his writing is not only humerous but also full of great characters that you can't help but fall in love with. Each has their own quirks and goals along with a vulnerability that really does appeal to the reader. Its good fun, its an adventure on its own and Tom is always top of my reading pile when he lands as the pure escapism within just keeps you glued to the last page.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Another great one from the master
Another fantastic Tom Holt book. Seemed to get a bit (too) silly near the end, just as the second Paul Carpenter book did, in ways that his other books don't seem to. Read more
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Tom Holt gets better and better with his unique brand of straight-faced "extra-terrestrial reality" - not that there's nothing to laugh at, far from it, and so convincingly... Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars A good, entertaining read
Tom Holt back on form. Entertaining and funny with some old and some new characters.
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