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Title: Natural Suspect: A Collaborative Novel by William Bernhardt, Leslie Glass, Gini Hartzmark, John Katzenbach, John Lescroart, Bonnie Macdougal, Phillip Margolin, Brad Meltzer, Michael Palmer, Lisa Scottoline ISBN: 0-375-43264-7 Publisher: Thorndike Press Pub. Date: 10 June, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (7 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A legal thriller with a twist
Comment: William Bernhardt's Natural Suspect is a legal thriller with a twist: Bernhardt starts the event with a chapter setting the plot; then writers from Phillip Margolin and Brad Meltzer to Leslie Glass and Lisa Scottoline add their own twists to the tale. The result: a remarkably smooth yet unpredictable story which fans of crime and suspense will appreciate.
Rating: 3
Summary: Strong and weak
Comment: Superstar author William Bernhardt here assembles a cast of fellow mystery stars to provide an entertaining legal tale that shows the positives and negatives of collaborative novels.
First, the positives--Collaborative novels are hot! Few things are as intriguing as multiple popular authors under one cover. The reader is able to sample the works of authors s/he may not have read before along with old favorites.
All of the authors included in this book are top-flight stars. Bernhardt starts this novel with a bang, laying out the murder mystery and primary characters in light fashion. Each subsequent author then adds to the plot and adds a new twist of his/her own. In the final chapter, Bernhardt then wraps up all the loose ends of this convulted tale, solves the whodunit, and ensures a happy ending. The plot moves along well and the book can be easily read in a day or two.
The negatives?--Many of the same things that will make some people love this book. Because each author has unique style and views of where the plot should go, the tale can flow very unevenly. Characters likable in previous chapters become villainous in later chapters. Details presented in earlier chapters become inconsequential later in the story. This will disappoint readers more accustomed to a favorite author. Perhaps a previously agreed-upon plot outline may have minimized some of this confusion.
Overall, however, collaborative novels are written as novelty -- fundraising for the Nature Conservancy in this case. While this novel isn't superior in its quality, it is a whole lot of fun and it has definitely introduced me to some mystery writers that I may not have sought out otherwise. This book is well worth the time.
Rating: 2
Summary: A disappointment for me
Comment: After all the rave reviews, I couldn't wait to start this book. What a disappointment it was. I found the characters shallow and totally unlikeable, the plot impossible to follow, and in general....just a boring book. I read to the end but now I don't know why I bothered.
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Title: Final Round by William Bernhardt ISBN: 0345449630 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 04 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: The Midnight Before Christmas by William Bernhardt ISBN: 0345428110 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 1999 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Criminal Intent by William Bernhardt ISBN: 0345441753 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Silent Justice by William Bernhardt ISBN: 0345428137 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 27 February, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Death Row by William Bernhardt ISBN: 0345441745 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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