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This entertaining debut of a mystery series introduces two likable, 30-something amateur sleuths, Ben and Carrie Porter, who run a small publishing house in the WASP enclave of Rivervale, Conn. Their comfortable lives are disrupted abruptly when the body of Greg Dillon, a local portrait painter, is found in their office, Ben's fishing knife plunged in his chest. Suspicion is quickly thrown from Ben to local accountant Frank Lundy, whose wife was Dillon's most recent conquest. But soon it becomes apparent that any number of people could have murdered the philandering Dillon, who made a habit of seducing prominent Rivervale matrons. When Dillon's studio is mysteriously torched, the police theorize that one of Dillon's former models is the killer; curiosity and cheeky bravado compel Ben and Carrie to track down the suspect. With deft strokes, Travis ( Deadlines ) reveals the psychological motivation of the crime; the denouement is a complete surprise. Unfortunately, the tone here is overly arch: the local townies are portrayed so loutishly, and the striving yuppie crowd of Ben and Carrie's circle is so one-dimensional, that the lighthearted charm Travis tries for is strained. Book Club selection.
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Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Little Rivervale, Connecticut, plays host to this attractive tangle of domestic intricacies featuring Carrie and Ben Porter, a publishing team who begin sleuthing when Carrie finds a dead body in her husband's office. Plenty of people wished Gregory Dillon dead, but the police seem a bit slow; hence Carrie and Ben's interest in clearing their own names and helping friend Jenny, the widow. Evidence and clues drop into their hands a little too readily, perhaps, but Travis's easy style--mostly homey, efficient, and down-to-earth--should appeal to readers.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherSt Martins Pr
- Publication date1989
- ISBN 10 0312029942
- ISBN 13 9780312029944
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages263
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