Ah, Treachery!
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Ah, Treachery!
by Authors:
Ross Thomas
Released: 01 March, 2004
ISBN: 0312327048
Paperback
Sales Rank: 312,355
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Customer Review #1:
correcting Skip Senekkas error
Ross Thomas, (aka Oliver Bleek) did not write Vandenberg. An excellent book as well, it was written by Oliver Lange. Nevertheless, Ross Thomas is one of the great writers of the last century and will be sorely missed.Allan Cole
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Customer Review #2:
An Excellent Swan Song For Thomas
Ive read at least half of Thomas twenty some novels (including Vandenberg, written under the pseudonym Oliver Bleeck) and I dont know that I could rate any of them higher than Ah, Treachery!(a pretty strong statement considering how fondly and vividly I remember The Fools In Town Are On Our Side, even after twenty-five years). Thomas has a dry and ironic tone in his fiction and a gift for understated outrageousness that is pretty nearly incomparable among todays writers. Its no exaggeration to say that Thomas does better in a paragraph what takes a goodly number of authors a page. Hes been compared to Raymond Chandler, and I think he "out-Chandlers" Chandler. As I read Ah, Treachery!, knowing it was his last, I had to marvel at the control and effortlessness of the work--no fading talent here.
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Customer Review #3:
Thomas Last is One of His Finest
Ross Thomas last published book is typical of his output and agood place to start reading one of Americas finest, mostunderappreciated writers. All of the classic Thomas elements are here: the brilliant opening scene, the quirky character names, the sly political wit, and, of course, plenty of great fun. The plot is too complicated really to describe in just a few lines. Besides, it is more fun to read and discover it for yourself. As you can expect from Thomas, it is inventive and unique, with plenty of delicious twists and turns. When Thomas died a few years ago we lost one of the true greats in the mystery/suspense--or, truly, any--genre. His body of work matches up favorably with that of any writer. Each of his books deserves to be read and savored. He is sorely missed.
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