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Cargando... Dead as a Dinosaur (1952)por Frances Lockridge, Richard Lockridge
   Ninguno Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro.  cbl_tn | Jan 9, 2021 |   Not the most challenging of mysteries, though I got the identity I object to Pamela North's general foolishness, when the fact is she's a deeply observant, very intelligent person shines through until the writers remember she's meant to be foolish. "Of its time" best sums up the final results, and not always in a good way. Gender politics, as is so often the case, diminish the pleasures to be had in older stories. (  ) richardderus | Apr 16, 2020 |  ) antiquary | Sep 29, 2016 | sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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When a paleontologist is murdered, Mr. and Mrs. North go digging for his killer The office of Dr. Orpheus Preson is filled with remains, the bones of long dead dinosaurs. He waves one of them at the NYPD detective, demanding the police stop the person who's been sending workmen to his house--an endless parade of bricklayers, butlers, French tutors, and tree surgeons, none of whom Preson hired, and all of whom expect payment. There's nothing law enforcement can do, which means it's time to call the only two people in New York who can help: Pamela and Jerry North. A fashionable literary couple who's made a habit of solving mysteries between martinis, the Norths have known Dr. Preson since Jerry published his first book. The amateur detectives vow to do what they can for the perturbed paleontologist, but it's too little too late. When Dr. Preson is found murdered, the Norths will find that the poor man had more than one kind of skeleton in his closet. Dead as a Dinosaur is the 16th book in the Mr. and Mrs. North Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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This entertaining crime novel set in mid-twentieth century New York is perfect escape reading on a dreary winter day. The climactic scene in the institute is so vividly depicted that it seemed as if I was watching a classic movie farce. The quality of the writing is as good as any I’ve encountered in this genre:
Pamela began to read. The cat Martini wriggled around the book and lay over it. People whom cats have honored are not supposed to have other interests. Pamela moved Martini, who voiced an opinion better not translated from the original cat, and crawled back into a position to obstruct.
My dog would agree with this sentiment! I’ll be reading more of the North’s adventures, if my dog will allow. (