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Booked for Murder (Lindsay Gordon Mystery Series) (Paperback)

by Val McDermid (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 260 pages
  • Publisher: Spinsters Ink Books; 2 Sub edition (May 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1883523370
  • ISBN-13: 978-1883523374
  • Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 13.8 x 1.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,130,685 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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    #92 in  Books > Crime, Thrillers & Mystery > Authors, A-Z > M > McDermid, Val

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Laughing to Death
Bestselling author, Penny Varvides is dead, and Lindsay Gordon’s friendship with Penny means that she feels compelled to find out who did it. The bizarre method of killing replicates a murder in Penny’s latest book which only a handful of people have read... Val McDermid not only writes excellent, entertaining, suspenseful crime, she adds humour to the equation in a genre where laughs are often missing.

‘The writing is tough and colourful, the scene setting excellent.’The Times Literary Supplement

‘Tough, exciting, moody and unpredictable.’ The Times

‘Neatly constructed and splendidly sarcastic.’ The Daily Telegraph

‘Has the reader gripped from the first page…both moody and hilarious and thoroughly unpredictable.’ Tribune

‘Compulsive reading.’ Herald

‘Plot, characterisation, pace are all first-rate.’ Sunday Telegraph

‘An ultra cunning denouement.’ Scotsman --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars 5th in the series, 21 Jul 2006
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Definitely worth reading if you are already a fan of the series. Fans of Ms McDermid's Tony Hill series may not enjoy this as much because the Lindsay Gordon books manage to be more lighthearted even though it also deals with murder.
The characters are all witty and there are several 'laugh out aloud' moments in this book.

It's been a while since the mess Lindsay got into over the murder of Tom Jack in 'Union Jack' and she is now back in the States with Sophie.
Unfortunately a good friend from Frisco gets murdered while in London and her former lover (also a friend of Sophie and Lindsay's) is the prime suspect. Lindsay flies to England in the hopes of finding the 'real' killer but as usual gets caught up in a more deadly game than she expected.

The book is well written with lots of hair raising moments to compliment the more jovial ones. The dialog and descriptions are, as always, spot on.

This is a very enjoyable read and i sincerely hope Ms McDermid doesn't call it quits with the series.
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10 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Worth reading, but the Brannigan books are better., 24 Jun 2000
By Mr. D. J. Carr "David Carr" (London, England) - See all my reviews
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The five "Lindsay Duncan" mysteries are the juvenile starting point for those who like to see how a writer's style develops. Personally, I prefer the five Kate Brannigan private eye mysteries to these schoolgirl stories. I recommend that you read Ms McDermid's books in chronological order, as the later books build not only in technique, but also in the life stories of the chief characters.
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