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| Genre/Form: | Mystery fiction Humorous fiction Fiction |
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| Material Type: | Fiction |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Cynthia Robinson |
| ISBN: | 9780312559748 0312559747 |
| OCLC Number: | 707969447 |
| Description: | 328 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Responsibility: | Cynthia Robinson. |
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<p>"This esoteric tale, peopled with dozens of quirky characters, draws you in and spits you out dazed and delighted with the journey."<br>-- Kirkus' Review - "The World's Toughest Reviewers"<p>"This quirky and offbeat novel may well appeal to fans of Lisa Lutz's Spellman Files, also a little wacky and set in San Francisco."<br>-- "Jessica Moyer, "Booklist<p>" . . . a rollicking romp through the caverns of Max's roller-coaster mind. Those seeking a conventional whodunit should look elsewhere."<br>-- Publishers' Weekly<p>"The serpentine story line has more wonderful curves than Lombard Street as Max, accompanied by Dixie and the ghosts, provides an intriguing tour of San Francisco." <br>-- Harriet Klausner, Genre-Go-Round<p>"Somewhere in the authorial firmament, Raymond Chandler is attempting to steal this passage for his latest celestial novel: <br>'Blashky introduced me to Miss Vicky. She leaned her forearms onto the bar, framing her bounteous breasts in the strong embrace of her bare arms. A man could lose his motel keys in that cleavage.'<br>Robinson's stylistics and Max's theatrics--equally bravura--make for a most exotic port of call in a mystery that defies categorical gravity, quite alike a perpendicular cable-car ride." <br>-- David Marshall James, Yahoo Shine Read more...
