In Praise of Lies

By Patrícia Melo

Book Overview

Written in the tradition of the classic American noir of Raymond Chandler and James M. Cain, In Praise of Lies is a brilliantly clever, fiendishly funny crime novel about a woman who raises poisonous... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1582340587
• ISBN13: 9781582340586
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.5" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

A delightful short read

This is a crime novel, a noir novel, a pleasant amusement. The protagonist is a hack writer whose communications with his publisher(s) serve to introduce several chapters. These memos add a humorous second plot line to the story itself. Love and murder circle around each other in this tale, with the after-effects of murder being more powerful than murder itself. Decent characters, decent plot, a modum of suspense and a pleasant afternoon read.

Beware the Snake Charmer

What a wonderful little book! Extremely innovative, tightly written, just what a mystery should be. We know where the story leads, but the way to that goal is utterly fascinating.The author never insults our intelligence. Quite a reprieve from all those shlock writings. And cudos to the translator!