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The Tenth Commandment (The Commandment #2)
Another powerhouse thrill-ride from the New York Times #1 bestselling author, Sanders's The Tenth Commandment is a masterpiece of murder and intrigue, featuring a detective's hunt for a team of killers who've turned religion into a racket for revenge.
Paperback, 393 pages
Published
October 15th 1987
by Berkley
(first published January 1st 1960)
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The over-arching whine here seems to be that the main character is short; almost 5'4", or 162cm. So yes, he is short, but the way he describes it, he uses words like midget, etc and is always bemoaning his lack of stature or his small overall mass.
If you don't know me well, let me tell you why this really bothered me. I am 5'3". I've been the short guy since 7th grade. But did I whine about it? No. I DID something. Starting in highschool I worked out and by the time I ended college, I was benchp...more
If you don't know me well, let me tell you why this really bothered me. I am 5'3". I've been the short guy since 7th grade. But did I whine about it? No. I DID something. Starting in highschool I worked out and by the time I ended college, I was benchp...more
This is my day for reviewing Lawrence Sanders I guess, although I'm not sure why since I have a novel of my own to complete. I just have reviews on the brain, I suppose. In the "Commandment" series, Mr. Sanders seems to have liked finding amateur sleuths in unlikely places who become the lead in a murder investigation. Less of a police procedural I guess. While a couple of other readers have suggested a degree of implausibility in that such an amateur Sherlock would be investigating two separate...more
Its an intriguing read although it seems a distant possibility that the two completely different murders Joshua was handling were interlinked and just he got the chance to look into both the matters. But the authhor has a good control on the plot and never does it languish to handle both the investigations together before going on describing one for too long so as to have other one gone out of mind by then. The small romantic aspect of Joshua with girl in his building is also nicely written.
As with ANY book by Lawrence Sanders, this is an excellent story written in Sanders' usual tongue-in-cheek style. Real-life, believable characters with his usual selection of whimsical names and humourous dialogue, this book is a quick and very entertaining read with at least two absorbing plots that keeps the reader reluctant to stop as you want to see what happens next. It also benefits from a minimum of profanity which some authors apparently feel is necessary to make their plots believeable....more
Interesting approach to crime fiction, not a 'formula' plot. It bogged down in the middle but I persisted and was rewarded with a satisfying finish. His protagonist was a very likeable detective which probably helped me get through the book.
This was probably he first "adult" mystery/thriller I ever read and it was fun to track it down and re-read it. Great voice for the narrator and wonderful feel of 1970s Manhattan. Somewhat dated but that was part of the fun.
Another review of morals
Another powerhouse thrill-ride from the New York Times #1 bestselling author, Sanders's The Tenth Commandment is a masterpiece of murder and intrigue, featuring a detective's hunt for a team of killers who've turned religion into a racket for revenge.
c1980. FCN: Reverend Godfrey Knurr, Chief Investigator Joshua Bigg. 'Exciting and thoroughly nasty' thought The Daily Mail. I agree. "Blessed is he that readeth" Rev 1:3"
"I was an only child-- and so I became an only man." Joshua Bigg is a PI for a law firm. strong descriptive characters as usual for Sanders.
A hardboiled mystery in which a missing persons case and an apparent suicide are presented. Neither one is as it seems.
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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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