The Pink Panther

By Max Allan Collins

Book Overview

Asesinan a un entrenador famoso en un estadio repleto de gente. Su posesión más estimada (un anillo fijo con el imponente diamante rosado de la pantera), ha desaparecido en el tumulto. El gobierno francés necesita a un detective principal en el caso, pero el jefe de la oficina del policía de París está poco dispuesto comprometer su oportunidad de tener una medalla del honor con tal difícil, asignación del alto perfil. Seguramente el inspector Jacques Clouseau, un gendarme provincial torpe con una destreza para no hacer caso de lo obvio, podría llegar, sin hacerle sombra a sus superiores, hasta el fondo del problema. Sabemos que Clouseau recuperará la gema, que traerá al asesino a la justicia, que restaurará el orgullo de la república y que ganará la gratitud de una nación que adora. íPero el misterio verdadero es cómo el detective inepto lo hará realmente!

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060797231
• ISBN13: 9780060797232
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: HarperEntertainment
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

"A Great Detective... But Clumsy"

The new Pink Panther movie tells the story of how the world's worst detective, Jacques Clouseau, first achieves the rank of inspector, sleuths the murder of a famous soccer coach, and recovers the Pink Panther diamond. Max Allan Collins' novelization follows the movie's shooting script closely. But most fans of the new movie realize the film's original release date was delayed when Columbia Tristar decided the movie required extensive reshoots. Max Allan Collins' novel is filled with jokes, some of them hilarious, that didn't make the final cut of the movie. Many of them were too risqué for the target audience. Max Allan Collins is a pro when it comes to murder mysteries and humor, so he's a perfect choice to write a novel based on this more mystery-geared Pink Panther story. The prose is seamless. Collins also provides insights into the characters that make them more empathetic during the story's sentimental scenes and that suggest Clouseau might not be quite as bumbling as he appears, adding a little more realism to the climax in which Clouseau actually does solve the murder. Also, the novel pays tribute to the original Peter Sellers Pink Panther films in ways the movie does not. Several quirks that Peter Seller's brought to the role are described even though they were nixed from the new film, and fans of the original Pink Panther films might be excited to learn Professor Auguste Balls designed the camoflauge Clouseau wears when he traps the killer in the book's climax. Unfortunately, the novel is missing the benefit of Steve Martin's brilliant performance, one of the movie's strongest assets. Also, many of the jokes are less funny read in prose after being seen acted out on the big screen. Still, fans of the Pink Panther movies might find this book worth a look.