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The Third Deadly Sin (Deadly Sins #4)
The bone-chilling story of the "Hotel Ripper" who stalks New York's streets after hours-and the retired cop who must stop him.
Paperback, 416 pages
Published
April 15th 1987
by Berkley
(first published 1981)
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I read this many years ago. Seeing it at the cottage when I had nothing to read (prior to the trip to the Simon's Town Library sale, obviously) I decided to reread it and, since I enjoyed the series, to abscond with it. Since I recognised it as being one of Dad's unwanted books that were variously placed at the cottage or used book stores (or my shelves), I felt that would be perfectly acceptable. Besides I don't think anyone else reads the books down there.
Anyway, this book features Edward X De...more
Anyway, this book features Edward X De...more
I read the Deadly Sin books when they came out, so of course at the time none of it seemed "dated," as many reviewers have said. These police procedurals are the best of the genre, imo, and are also Sanders' best work. The Third Deadly Sin is my favorite of the series.
Captain Edward X. Delaney, Ret., is a lovable character and ace crime-solver who loves sandwiches and Heineken beer. There are two kinds of sandwiches for Delaney: the kind you can eat over a paper towel at the kitchen table, and...more
Captain Edward X. Delaney, Ret., is a lovable character and ace crime-solver who loves sandwiches and Heineken beer. There are two kinds of sandwiches for Delaney: the kind you can eat over a paper towel at the kitchen table, and...more
Mar 05, 2012
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My favorite book from Sanders. Read it three times already, since I bought it in second hand bookshop. Serial killers are not usually my cup of tea, but this is something special, more frightening than vampires or werevolves. An ordinary person - the kind that could be living in the apartment next door - developing a taste for murder, her sanity gradually disintegrating, incapable of going back to a normal life, even when given a chance. An ordinary policeman, patiently gathering scraps of evide...more
I liked this one even better than "The First Deadly Sin." Kept going back to re-read favorite passages in the paperback I had until the darned thing went to pieces. Again, Mr. Sanders switches between viewpoints of the killer and the cop, making for pretty good suspense. The book was written (and I read it) decades ago, before personal computers, cell phones, and the Internet, and I find it fascinating to follow the unraveling of a complex crime by persistence, hard work, and the use of intellec...more
Suffering from painful menstrual cramps by day, divorced Zoe Kohler passes as an invisible middle-aged secretary for New York City Hotel Granger security, but by night, in a midnight black long wig, clingy dress, stiletto heels, hiding a lethal Swiss Army knife, she prowls large hotel bars to end lechery of conference attendees. NYPD officer Delaney takes on the serial killer. (Not a spoiler, because Sanders starts with her.)
I'm more for the drawing room puzzles of Christie than explicit ("graph...more
I'm more for the drawing room puzzles of Christie than explicit ("graph...more
Lawrence Sanders nails in in these four series, I have read them all and one of them twice. I first read about him in the seventh grade, and although deceased I would still recommend these books to anyone who loves reading about a gritty, know it all, down to earth detective that lives for his job and solves the most hideous of crimes.
This isn't the sort of book I'd normally read, but i must have read it about half a dozen times. You know from the start who is doing the killings, but I like the way Delaney goes about tracking them down. It's not so much how the killings are carried out, but why. Also, each time I read it, I think I'd like a 'Why Not?' bracelet too!
If ya like tv shows like CSI & Criminal Minds AND you like to laugh... read this book. Yes, it is dated, but still good. Characters drink too much; modern computers & cell phones would change it a bit, so ya gotta be patient with the character's old technology. But it is fun & icky at the same time.
Interesting - the author hypothesis’ that a possible side effect of the women's liberation movement of the 1960's was an increase in crimes committed by women including mass murder.
The story is the third in the Edward X Delaney (retired NYC Chief of Detectives) series - lover of sandwiches and mysteries and this time he and Detective Sgt Boone are hot on the trail of the "Hotel Ripper".
The story is the third in the Edward X Delaney (retired NYC Chief of Detectives) series - lover of sandwiches and mysteries and this time he and Detective Sgt Boone are hot on the trail of the "Hotel Ripper".
This book was lying around in a hotel I was staying in... I got no pleasure from the story, but did enjoy making fun of the author while I was reading it. It's somewhere near the low end of the "so bad it's good" category.
This is a whydunnit. A great part of the Deadly Sin series. I actually felt for the killer in a bizarre way although the killing ofc is far beyond me. Delaney, as though the entire series, is excellent.
I read this book sometime ago and consider it a page turner. You won't want to put it down. Lawrence Sanders is an excellent storyteller.
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Read this book a long time ago but it was very good and I remember how much I enjoyed it and the ending!!!
Another good read that kept my attention and what I needed when it came to book that was a quick read.
By this time in my sabbatical year I had moved on to Titusville, Florida.
Just finished this book again.....love Sanders books!
The 3rd Deadly Sin by Lawrence Sanders (1982)
Jan 18, 2011
Sheri
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EXCELLENT book. I've read it several times!
loved it. would have made a good movie
Just more good detective work.
Quick read, always entertaining.
He was the best of these thrillers.
my all time favorite novel..
Jan 02, 2013
Eric Mugambi
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Riveting! Unexpected ending!
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I couldn't get through this book. It's more graphic than my taste, and I felt the "detective work" was a little slow-going. I feel like I know what's going on in the killer's brain more than the cops do.
Pretty gory, somewhat repulsive story of a sick serial killer. Doesn't inspire me to read other Sanders books.
Third person writing as Lawrence keeps two characters at the forefront in presenting this story of murder and a topic of Addison's disease.
Edward Delaney is a throwback character. His quest for the perfect sandwich is habit forming.
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Lawrence Sanders (1920–1998) was the New York Times bestselling author of more than forty mystery and suspense novels. The Anderson Tapes, completed when he was fifty years old, received an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for best first novel. His prodigious oeuvre encompasses the Edward X. Delaney, Archy McNally, and Timothy Cone series, along with his acclaimed Commandment books....more
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