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talekyn

2016 Book 09: Death of the Mallory Queen

Jan 30, 2016 16:25

2016 Book 09: Death of the Mallory Queen by Lawrence Block; asin B01AV6TQX4; 26 pages; LB Books; hardcover; $2.99

The Premise: (from Goodreads): Rediscovered-a Chip Harrison short story! In addition to the four novels (No Score, Chip Harrison Scores Again, Make Out With Murder, and The Topless Tulip Caper), Lawrence Block wrote two short stories ( Read more... )

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I disagree ext_2509106 January 31 2016, 20:56:57 UTC

I thought this was the least successful of the Chip Harrison stories, mainly because Haig seems to solve it out of the blue. It was a disappointing read for me.

Re: I disagree talekyn February 1 2016, 01:05:49 UTC

Since I haven't read the Harrison novels yet, I can't compare to those, so I might mirror you disappoint when I finally do. But what made the story so enjoyable for me was the sense that Block knew exactly what he was doing by having Haig solve the mystery so magically: sending up so many other classic detectives who do the same thing on a regular basis.