But He Was Already Dead When I Got There - Hardcover

Paul

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9780684186153: But He Was Already Dead When I Got There

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ISBN 10: 0684186152 ISBN 13: 9780684186153

Publisher: Scribner, 1986

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The murder of miserly Vincent Farwell confronts Police Lieutenant Frederick Toomey with a case in which there is a surplus of suspects, all of whom had motive and opportunity and had been with the body before its official discovery

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A belabored spoof on the genre, Paul's (Kill Fee latest mystery begins when miserly old Vincent Farwell announces he will not extend his $1.5 million loan to Ellandy Jewels. The six young people assembled, all with varied interests in Ellandy, leave to consider their options. Then one by one or in pairs, they return to Vincent's house, find he's been murdered, draw assorted conclusions about which of the others did it, and proceed to alter the scene according to their intentions. All the characters are quirkySimon and Dorrie, for example, wear color-coordinated outfits and use the same shade of blond rinse in their hairand their motives complex. While it is obvious she is mocking the conventions of traditional mysteries, Paul's satire requires a sharper edge to be effective. The tale unravels slowly, the question of who did Vincent in losing its punch well before the answer is revealed.
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