Robert Terrall (1914–2009)
Autore di Kill Now, Pay Later
Sull'Autore
Serie
Opere di Robert Terrall
Great Scenes from Great Novels 4 copie
A Tiger in the Night 4 copie
Nice guys finish last 2 copie
Opere correlate
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Terrall, Robert Morton
- Altri nomi
- Kyle, Robert
- Data di nascita
- 1914-12-06
- Data di morte
- 2009-03-27
- Sesso
- male
- Luogo di nascita
- Neihart, Montana, USA
Utenti
Recensioni
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 21
- Opere correlate
- 1
- Utenti
- 215
- Popolarità
- #103,625
- Voto
- 3.5
- Recensioni
- 5
- ISBN
- 10
- Lingue
- 1
2007 reissue feature terrific Robert McGinnis covers, but different
ones!
Ben Gates is a NYC PI who has a number of associates. Here, he is hired to watch wedding presents and ends up drinking coffee with knockout drops. When he comes to, a bracelet, and a substantial sum of money are missing and two people have lost their lives. This all takes place in a small country town and the local authorities don't want Gates poking his nose into it. What proceeds then is a typical PI novel of the era with Gates
determined to clear his name and solve the mystery. There are a lot of twists and turns in the plot and the action slows at times. Gates uncovers blackmail, bigamy, pornography, and other sleazy matters.
Terrall's work is at its best when Gates encounters the numerous femme fatales in this book. His wry sense of humor well serves the story in counting the buttons coming undone on one woman's dress
and his interest being piqued as another tries to gain his attention.… (altro)