Dead Easy

by Phillip DePoy

Midcentury America was governed from the center, a bipartisan consensus ofpoliticians and public opinion that supported government spending on education, the construction ofa vast network of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0440236436
• ISBN13: 9780440236436
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Dell Publishing Company
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.1" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Bad Gift

Flap Tucker is floundering in Phillip Depoy's DEAD EASY. First Dally receives a late night gift of a hand wearing a wedding ring. A few nights later she is the recipient of a body with a note -- paid in full. Dally won't tell Flap a thing until she is forced to before the police arrive, which by then another corpse is on their doorstep. The body in the bar is Dally's estranged husband. A small fact she has concealed from Flap all their lives, which go back to childhood. Did Dally kill her husband? Did Flap kill him to free her? The police want to know. Flap's psychic abilities are one overload from lack of sleep and emotional power houses. An excellent read at anytime for all things southern. Nash Black, author of Indie finalists WRITING AS A SMALL BUSINESS and HAINTS.

DePoy Makes It Look 'Easy'

"Dead Easy" is my first excursion into the Atlanta of Flap Tucker and Dalliance Oglethorpe. My thinking was that I might have missed something for not having read the first four installments of their (mis)adventures. How wrong I was!"Dead Easy" is a joy from first word to last. DePoy's characters are wittily conceived and drawn. His plot twists are delightfully innovative. His style is filled with excellent craftsmanship, humor, sparklingly clear prose, and great concern for his readers. And I loved his snappy dialogue. "Dead Easy" is an easy read, un-put-downable, and enormously entertaining. In spite of the mystery, you'll find yourself smiling, sometimes with amusement, always with appreciation. Give yourself a gift. Buy "Dead Easy," enjoy it as thoroughly as I have, and then look forward to the other four in the series.I can't wait to head for my recliner and invite Phillip DePoy into my den for diverting hours of reading entertainment of the first order. If you're a fan of the detective mystery, get set to be a fan of Phillip DePoy.

Southern "Thin Man" a Joy to Read

What happens when Nick Charles drops his martini, pours himself a glass of Cotes de Rhone and starts studying Zen? He becomes Flap Tucker, one of the most engaging detectives it has been my pleasure to find. Replacing urbane zingers with southern-fried wit, in this 5th of the delightful series, Flap learns as much about his galpal Dalliance as about a murder-by-body-parts. Disembodied hands, great "perps" like Jersey Jakes, and past lives keep you from putting this book down except to refill your wineglass. I've loved all this series and this was one of the best. Dalliance still walks into a bar like she was on ball bearings and Flap...well...he still manages to make detecting look Zen-Easy. Pick up a great bottle of red, buy this book, and turn your phone off. It won't disappoint.

Dead Easy

Phillip De Poy brings Flap Tucker back with a complex plot and entertaining characterization. Flap is stuck between a rock and hard place as many signs point to Dalliance (his love interest) as being intimately involved in murder. As Flap discovers more about Dally's 'past lives' he becomes more troubled. The locale (Atlanta, Georgia) is brought alive as Flap tries to make sense of the nonsensical. Great characterization and plot creation. The best Flap Tucker yet. Don't miss it!

A droll Zen mystery-fun read

At four in the morning, Atlanta's Easy nightclub owner Dalliance Oglethorpe calls her on-and-off lover Flap Tucker to rush over immediately. One of his three rules of life is to come when Dally calls. He quickly arrives and takes a strange looking package from Dally. Flap opens it to see a severed hand with a note about this being the first installment. A stunned Dally tells Flap it means nothing and to stay out of it.Instead of having Flap, a renowned investigator, make inquiries, Dally hires Jersey Jakes, a risky proposition to say the least. Meanwhile, an obnoxious patron harangues Dally at her club. Unable to stay away or leave as he has done numerous times when the commitment level seemed imminent, Flap begins his own investigation, which takes him to their mutual hometown of Invisible, Georgia in the southern side of the state. He begins to piece together her years when he fled her for the safety of the Army, not quite understanding the danger of the final installment.The Flap Tucker novels are becoming recognized as great stories with the latest entry bound to be considered one of the best regional mysteries of the year. Flap remains a zany Zen master filled with intelligence, humor, but also frustration this time. Dally shows the cracks in her past. The introduction of a teenage girl who appears to be a perfect intern for Flap augments the tale by further humanizing the hero. Phillip DePoy makes reading so EASY to enjoy that fans that devour DEAD EASY will seek the earlier works of a superb author.Harriet Klausner