Liz Evans (1)
Autor de Who Killed Marilyn Monroe?
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Liz Evans (1) se ha aliado con Patricia Grey.
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Obras de Liz Evans
Las obras han sido aliasadas en Patricia Grey.
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Las obras han sido aliasadas en Patricia Grey.
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Nombre canónico
- Evans, Liz
- Otros nombres
- Grey, Patricia (pseudonym)
- Género
- female
- Nacionalidad
- British
- País (para mapa)
- Great Britain
- Lugar de nacimiento
- London, Middlesex, England, UK
- Lugares de residencia
- Hertfordshire, England, UK
Miembros
Reseñas
Premios
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Estadísticas
- Obras
- 7
- También por
- 4
- Miembros
- 472
- Popularidad
- #52,190
- Valoración
- 3.7
- Reseñas
- 21
- ISBNs
- 30
- Idiomas
- 1
Liz Evans had already published a few non-crime novels under other names, but chose to enter into this busy sector with Who Killed Marilyn Monroe?, which introduced ex-copper Grace Smith, who worked in the fictional coastal Kent resort of Seatoun. This book marked her second outing, and was very enjoyable.
There are certain aspects of life as a fictional private investigator that seem hard for any writer to shake off. The sleuth has to be jaundiced in their outlook on life (feasible, really given that they constantly mine the seedier aspects of society), live dangerously near the edge of financial survival, and thrive on wise cracking ripostes to any challenge. As far as that goes, Liz Evans leaves no cliché knowingly overlooked, but the book is none the worse for that. Grace Smith is capable and effortlessly empathetic, and her one-liner remarks are funnier than most.
I don’t want to embark on a synopsis of the plot as it is quite intricate, and I don’t want to risk inadvertent spoilers. I did, however, find it an appealing addition to a well-populated genre, and I will be looking for further books in the series.… (más)