Read 2007

Pageturner

I was leery of reading a Steve Martini book that didn't involve Paul Madriani. I guess that's how I missed this when it first came out.
This is a story that starts off slow, but builds to some great anticipatory scenes. There is a good bit of confusion, but since it's somewhat of a mystery, confusion reigns.
I did enjoy the book, but I hope Steve stays with Madriani novels.

Agak lain dari buku-bukunya Steve Martini yang pernah aku baca... biasanya tokohnya Steve Martini selalu penuh humor dengan gaya bicara yang lucu gitu, dengan kalimat-kalimat yang rada smart-ass.... mungkin karena kalo ini tokohnya cewe ya, jadi dibikin rada lain.

Secara keseluruhan ok banget idenya, cuman penjahatnya gampang ditebak seh... jadi kurang seru deh :D

A си мислех, че трилър се пише лесно, но явно не било така.
Номер 3 от общо 5 леки четива на Санома блясък.
Нещо като опит за трилър, нещо като американски екшън с яките екшън герои ала Брус Уилис, нещо като любовна драма, нещо като нищо.
Нито четенето, нито коментирането на тази книга си заслужава.

Steve just does a good job.

It been a while since I read this author and he doesn't disappoint. The epilogue set the pace for the book itself. The book tells the story of an author trying to publish a book which she succeeds at the it is followed with murder. Some people that are associated with the book are dying under unusual circumstances. There are a lot of twists and turns until the very end.

From Follett: A bold and successful scheme to outwit the biggest players in publishing and film animates this novel by the bestselling author of The Judge a suspenseful thriller in which the price of fame becomes terror. Gable Cooper has penned a novel to kill for. Six million dollars in book and film rights are looming just off the table for this unknown author. But there is a problem: Gable Cooper doesn't exist. Abby Chandlis is an attorney turned novelist and the creator of Gable Cooper. In an age when glamour, not grammar, is often the secret to selling books, Abby has an intriguing plan to keep her writing career alive: find a charismatic male face to pose as the phantom author for the knock-dead thriller she has written. Jack Jermaine is a man with dangerous good looks and a shadowy past. Trained by the military to kill, his obsession is to pen a blockbuster book. He has a trunk filled with rejected manuscripts and a gnawing problem that has turned him bitter: Jack can't write. Desperate to find a man to play the role of Gable Cooper, Abby is about to give up when Jack forces his way into her life. Reluctantly she is convinced that Jack's humor and looks will clinch success for her novel. She uses her legal wits and makes a deal with the devil. Jack becomes Gable Cooper. When Jack is propelled into the orbit of celebrity, Abby finds herself at once seduced and trapped by her own creation. Success turns to terror. The story careens from the Pacific Northwest to New York City and finally through the islands of the Caribbean as Abby races for her life to the one person she can trust the one person who can prove to the world that she wrote the novel, and put an end to the nightmare that was once her dream, the dream of making The List.

Gets a little boring from time to time. And at some point makes you wanna leave it. Stars for the efforts perhaps.

Blech. This was the first Steve Martini book I'd ever read, and it will also be the last. Poorly drawn characters, mocking cliched literary tropes while simultaneously writing them, and a ridiculous "twist" ending.

Also, writing a novel about the publishing industry that laments the attention paid to specific real-world writers just makes you sound jealous, Mr. Martini.

Spannend boek rondom de verwikkelingen van auteursrecht van n bestseller. Karakters komen goed tot leven, op het eind wordt de zoveelste achtervolging vermoeiend

Excellent plot

I never saw the plot twist coming. It hit me like a steaming locomotive. I was in awe. Very well written and kept me on edge. I highly recommend!

Really enjoyed this book and I liked the twist in the end. First time of reading a book by this author but will definitely be reading more of his books.