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Title: Drop Dead : A Paul Turner Mystery by Mark Richard Zubro ISBN: 0-312-26314-7 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: July, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.57 (7 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: I expected it to be better.
Comment: The dialogue was trite and repetitive, and the relationship between Paul Turner and his partner not very believable. I was looking for strong characterisations of the main characters. Instead, what I got were many detailed descriptions of what each successive character wore, the different fabrics, etc.
I'm a fan of the detective/whodunit genre, and have read many and occasionally indiscriminately, but this book left me wondering if the author did any research into police procedures and lingo at all, because if he did, it did not reflect in the story. Seemed a little amateurish to me. By the time I reached the middle of the story - with so many red herrings tossed left right and centre arbitrarily and without follow-up - I stopped caring who the murderer was. Truth be told, I was really rather disappointed.
I did enjoy the interaction between Paul and his kids though, but they were few and far between. If you're looking for strong characterisations and solid plot, this may not be the book for you. But if you're looking for some light reading before bed after a long day at work, pick this one up.
Rating: 5
Summary: NOT taken in!
Comment: I live in Europe but grew up in the States and go back from time to time to visit family. In Chicago, I always stop by Unabridged Books to pick up some gay literature, and this time "Drop Dead" dropped into my hands. It won't be a cat's whisker of a minute before I pick up the other Paul Turner mysteries, 'cause this one was great. The relationship between gay Paul Turner and his distinctly not gay partner Buck Fenwick is drawn hilariously, the relationship between gay Paul Turner and his two children from a previous relationship is touching, the story is interesting, the fashion world is drawn perfectly ... in other words, this was what for me passes as a "couldn't put it down" (I can put books down because I spend most of my time working at the computer, but when I'm free for a bit, I keep on reading). Even if you're not gay, pick this one up ... it's a hoot.
Rating: 2
Summary: Taken in
Comment: I have read many detective, mystery, and police procedurals from classics to trash. This is in the middle of the spectrum. It's OK, mildly entertaining, contains no real procedural suspense. The subject is the death of a male model and focuses on the fashion world. The only detail concerns what everyone is wearing. Makes a point of being blase at a raft of gay characters. I bought it because of past success from St. Martin's press. They should have left this one for the trade/genre paperbacks. I would have liked it better [on a] ... sale table.
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Title: Another Dead Teenager by Mark R. Zubro ISBN: 0312142773 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: June, 1996 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: Political Poison by Mark Richard Zubro ISBN: 0312110448 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: May, 1994 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: Sex and Murder.com : A Paul Turner Mystery by Mark Richard Zubro ISBN: 0312287194 Publisher: Stonewall Inn Editions Pub. Date: July, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Dead Egotistical Morons: A Paul Turner Mystery by Mark Richard Zubro, Mark Zubro ISBN: 0312266820 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: August, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: Sorry Now (Stonewall Inn Mysteries) by Mark Richard Zubro ISBN: 0312082991 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: November, 1992 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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