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Title: Thieves' Paradise by Eric Jerome Dickey ISBN: 0-451-20849-8 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: 06 May, 2003 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.05 (118 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Reader's Paradise!
Comment: Oops.
I've done it again. I rarely fall in love with a writer on their debut effort. 'Thieves' Paradise', if I'm not mistaken, is Eric Jerome Dickey's 7th novel? I've been asleep at the literary wheel.
With the exception of the prologue (which was a dramatic and necessary bit of background - though I would rather have gotten it a little later in the story), I was hooked from chapter one by his cool, gritty style.
From 'cool hand' Dante & Scamz, to grotesgue Big Slim and the sad Pam; from smokey and murderous dives to lifestyles of the rich Cribs & Clubs . . . the characters and settings in Thieve's... are so real you can see them, smell them, and feel their pain.
I don't know if anyone else has ever experienced this---a moment when you simple must make eye contact with the writer and say, 'You go, Boy!' or 'You nasty MF!'---but at least once in every chapter, a certain scene, turn of phrase or just SOMETHING caused me to flip the book to EJD's picture on the back cover and express some sort of dramatic emotion. The book is THAT GOOD!
Now I'm not one to ruin a plot, so simply put . . . it's about crime, scams, and the things that we sometimes must do to make a buck. But it's the fullness and richness of the characters (mostly Dante & Big Slim, some of the other's are less 3-dimensional... but that's OK 'cause it works), which makes 'Thieves' Paradise' my most engaging read of 2003 . . . to date.
The good thing about getting my teeth into E. J. Dickey at this stage of his game is that I can now backtrack and absorb the first six novels.
Big Ups to Eric Jerome Dickey, you've got one more fan, not that you need it, I'm sure.
Rating: 5
Summary: New Genre; Same Remarkable Talent
Comment: INTENSE! ENTERTAINING! EXCITING! Thieve's Paradise will definitely give readers a greater respect for Eric Jerome Dickey (if that's possible) because he successfully broke the paradigm without losing the romance/sensuality, excitement, emotional depth and humor elements that have made him a literary icon.
Thieves' Paradise was a story about people from different backgrounds who are now all on the same common ground, which is needing a hustle to make a serious 'come-up'. The reader learns very early that even the characters that seemingly wouldn't 'hurt a fly' would do anything to turn life's tables to their favor. Also, for this to not have been an isloated romance novel, it is filled with relationship drama and is INTENSELY SENSUAL.
Thieves' Paradise was an enjoyably fast-paced story, taking place in three days (and it has to be a gift to be able to fill three days with enough action to write a whole novel!) and I was right there the whole time waiting to see when these wonderfully-developed, unpredictable characters would crack under the extreme pressure put on them by this incredible author.
I am so excited for Eric Jerome Dickey for being able to write such an EXCEPTIONAL story that strays from what his readers are accustomed to without losing his gift of sapid story-telling.
Summarily, Thieves' Paradise was on point and off the hook!
5 stars from me!
Rating: 3
Summary: A page turner, yet missing something
Comment: I found this to be a good book, like most of Eric's work. However, the characters were somewhat under developed. Pam, for instance, is sitll a question mark as far as I'm concerned. This book could have used a little less setting description and more character dialog.
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Title: Naughty or Nice by Eric Jerome Dickey ISBN: 0525947760 Publisher: E P Dutton Pub. Date: 27 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: The Other Woman by Eric Jerome Dickey ISBN: 0525947248 Publisher: E P Dutton Pub. Date: 12 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: Liar's Game by Eric Jerome Dickey ISBN: 0451201345 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: 12 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Friends and Lovers by Eric Jerome Dickey ISBN: 0451188039 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: September, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Between Lovers by Eric Jerome Dickey ISBN: 0451204670 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: 07 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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