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I'd Kill for That
I'd Kill for That
Author: Marcia Talley (Editor)
A serial novel written by: Gayle Lynds, Rita Mae Brown, Marcia Talley, Lisa Gardner, Linda Fairstein, Kay Hooper, Kathy Reichs, Julie Smith, Heather Graham, Jennifer Crusie, Tina Wainscott, Anne Perry, Katherine Neville. — On the banks of the Truxton River lies Gryphon's Gate, a gated community built by Henry Drysdale where the rich and privi...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780312290573
ISBN-10: 0312290578
Publication Date: 5/1/2004
Pages: 240
Rating:
  • Currently 2.9/5 Stars.
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2.9 stars, based on 16 ratings
Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 3
I don't know why I read these collaborative novels. Okay, that's not quite true. Usually it's because one of my favorite authors wrote a chapter. In this case, that would be Jennifer Crusie. And when I hit chapter ten, I could feel the tension that had been building inside me with every successive chapter suddenly ease. Crusie wrote with her usual clarity, painting pictures in my mind with the subtlety of her prose. I felt like I'd come home to an old friend. The rest of the book was not so good. About a third of the other chapters were easy to read (only one made me think about reading more by that author.) Chapter 8 by Julie Smith was, IMO, so over the top that I'll never touch anything of hers. The rest of the chapter were (again my opinion) so badly written that I'm embarrassed for the authors.

That said, I admit that this type of mystery has never been on my list of must reads. They almost always have too many characters to keep straight without a scorecard. They almost always withhold vital clues (also know as making them up at the last minute to rescue the poorly crafted plot) so the reader has no chance to figure out who the killer is until the author chooses to reveal it. Not my idea of fun. I'm thinking that no matter who the authors are, this is my last collaborative novel.
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Helpful Score: 1
The concept of this book is great, but it is very hard to follow the storyline and keep up with the characters because each writer adds a few more in her chapter. I had to make a list of characters on the inside cover so I wouldn't get confused!
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Helpful Score: 1
A fun read. A collaborative effort of several female mystery writers. I enjoyed seeing how my favorites blended with the others.
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Helpful Score: 1
great book suspenseful till the end
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Li-li avatar reviewed I'd Kill for That on + 10 more book reviews
Well written, flows nicely between chapters. Ends suddenly. Left me wishing for a little more.
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This book got a bit confusing in the last couple of chapters. Whether it was or not, it seemed apparent that the killer had not been predetermined, so it was left up to the last chapter's author to tie everything together. But for a book written by 13 different authors, each with her own style, the flow was good. It wasn't quite so obvious that the author changed with each chapter.
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Book Description
On the banks of the Truxton River lies Gryphon's Gate, a gated community built by Henry Drysdale where the rich and privileged live, work and play. Tempers flare when Henry's ex- decides to develop the adjoining land and environmentalists, developers, residents and the media clash. Then the violence turns ugly--a dead body is found on the golf course and Detective Diane Robards is called in to investigate. Diane's efforts are thwarted at every turn and as she uncovers the secrets behind the serene facade of Gryphon's Gate, she races against the clock to unmask a ruthless killer.


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