Catching Water in a Net (Thorndike Press Large Print Americana Series) - Hardcover

Abramo, J. L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786239964 ISBN 13: 9780786239962

Publisher: Thorndike Pr, 2002

Synopsis

Abramo's hero, Jake Diamond, is a careless dresser with a sloppy lifestyle and has the kind of friends a shamus needs - jailbirds, mob bosses and a cop who can surreptitiously run license plate numbers for him. Catching Water In A Net is set in San Francisco, and is a complicated game of hide and seek, one that seems as if all the seeking lands on Jake. He manages to get the job done with the help of his mobster pal, who calls in favours and in general acts as a cross between fixer and doting mom. All the components of a great new private eye series - scares, suspense, lots of laughs, a few tears and a big surprise at the end.

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Review

Abramo has the hard-boiled private eye formula down pat--solidly written and captures the mood of the genre. -- Booklist, October 2001

Abramo keeps the twists coming fast enough that readers have no choice but to keep turning pages. -- San Francisco Chronicle, October 14, 2001

Abramo's novel brings back the spirit of Chandler, Hammett and Spillane with originality, while paying tribute to its genre predecessors. -- The State, October 14, 2001

Fast-paced...ought to please pulp diehards. -- Kirkus Reviews

The novel sparkles throughout with the wit of an intelligent author who obviously knows the ins and outs of his genre. -- The Gamecock, December 2001

Edition details

• Publisher: Thorndike Pr
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0786239964
• ISBN 13: 9780786239962
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 367