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Baby, Would I Lie? (Sara & Jack #2)
Branson, Missouri, is the home of Country Music USA, big hairdos, phony snakeskin boots and the most scandalous murder trial ever to hit the country music scene. Sara Joslyn and Jack Ingersoll, journalists for a notorious tabloid, are there as well, to expose every dirty detail. From the author of Smoke and Trust Me on This.
Paperback, 303 pages
Published
October 1st 1995
by Mysterious Press
(first published September 28th 1994)
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For an entertaining escape, a lite book with outrageous twists of plot, it is hard to beat one of Westlake's wacky crime novels. This one is a fair sample; if such a book turns you on, try next "Dancing Aztecs" which insults practically every part of New York society, "Good Behavior" set in a New York convent, or "Brother's Keeper" set in a New York monastery. Yes, Westlake is a New Yorker who loves to spin tall tales about his city, especially tales involving an ingenious shlemazel crook named...more
An interesting little tale from Donald E Westlake in which he manages to take aim at and skewer tabloid journalists in particular, country music and its fans in general, and, to a lesser extent, small town justice.
The story goes something like this: In the bustling down-home entertainment mecca of Branson, Missouri one time big star Ray Jones is going on trial for the murder of a young woman who had, prior to her violent death, been employed at his concert theater. Ray is someone who's a few ye...more
The story goes something like this: In the bustling down-home entertainment mecca of Branson, Missouri one time big star Ray Jones is going on trial for the murder of a young woman who had, prior to her violent death, been employed at his concert theater. Ray is someone who's a few ye...more
A New York reporter arrives for a murder trial in which a beloved bad boy country singer stands accused and becomes enraptured by the spectacle of the American heartland. Soon enough the plot develops a villain in the dastardly tabloid (which our lovely reporter has a history with) going to any length to find coverage and her newfound protection of the accused country singer with an aim to find the true murderer. Numerous entertaining characters keep the book moving. Only the solution is not one...more
AKA: Alan Marshall, Alan Marsh, James Blue, Ben Christopher, Edwin West, John B. Allan, Curt Clark, Tucker Coe, P.N. Castor, Timothy J. Culver, J. Morgan Cunningham, Samuel Holt, Judson Jack Carmichael, Richard Stark, Donald E. Westlake
The sequel to Trust Me on This.
Okay, you can trust me on this: read the other one. This one is good, but feels both forced and unnecessary.
The characters are mostly the same, the settings are new, the stories are pretty much exactly the same. There's a funny bit about Elvis, and some nice little wordplay on the hotel room number (222). And WAY more than you probably ever wanted to know about Branson, MO.
The murder mystery is good, but not great. It's okay as a follow up, but I found Trust Me on...more
Okay, you can trust me on this: read the other one. This one is good, but feels both forced and unnecessary.
The characters are mostly the same, the settings are new, the stories are pretty much exactly the same. There's a funny bit about Elvis, and some nice little wordplay on the hotel room number (222). And WAY more than you probably ever wanted to know about Branson, MO.
The murder mystery is good, but not great. It's okay as a follow up, but I found Trust Me on...more
This is my second Westlake book. It took me awhile to get into it, but I'm glad I stayed until the end. Since I have lived in St. Louis for the past thirty-five years and, yes, I have visited Branson, I was interested in the setting. A lot I recognized, but just as much, I didn't. By the end, I was wondering why there was so little in the book about the murder and the murder victim, but by then, I had figured out this isn't a typical murder mystery. It was more about the press and country wester...more
Not as good as other Donald Westlake books. Country singer accused of murder and a journalist who gets a story and more.
Good.
Good.
This book just did not do it for me. I picked it up because I used to enjoy Donald Westlake back in the '90's. Maybe I have matured since then or maybe the country music scene is just not for me.
Entertaining read from Donald Westlake (and read by him -- in 1994) about Ray Jones, country singer with his own theayter in Branson. Accused of murder and not terribly concerned about it as he also hassles with the IRS.
Enter Sara, former reporter for Worldwide Galaxy -- one of THOSE tabloids -- but now reporting for a respectable NYC weekly. Clever if rather rude depictions of visitors to Branson and the performers (example: the female country singers with Important Hair), but mostly a spoof.
No...more
Enter Sara, former reporter for Worldwide Galaxy -- one of THOSE tabloids -- but now reporting for a respectable NYC weekly. Clever if rather rude depictions of visitors to Branson and the performers (example: the female country singers with Important Hair), but mostly a spoof.
No...more
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I liked that this was set in Branson and was a satire on the music business there as well as sensational journalism. I always enjoy Westlake's novels. This one was a little slower than some but pretty entertaining overall.
Excellent.
Another satirical page-turner from Westlake. The main character, Ray, is a famous country singer who's settled down to make money in Branson, MO. Unfortunately, all is not well in Branson. Not only is he on trial for murder, he's also in hot water with the IRS. Excellent satire on good old boys, tabloid newspapers, and celebrity craziness.
a satirical look at the country music business
Predictable plot, not-so humorous characters.
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aka John B Allen, Curt Clark, Tucker Coe, Timothy J Culver, J Morgan Cunningham, Samuel Holt, Sheldon Lord (with Lawrence Block), Alan Marshall, Allan Marshall, Richard Stark, Edwin West, Judson Jack Carmichael.
Donald Edwin Westlake was an American writer, with over a hundred novels and non-fiction books to his credit. He specialized in crime fiction, especially comic capers with an occasional for...more
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Donald Edwin Westlake was an American writer, with over a hundred novels and non-fiction books to his credit. He specialized in crime fiction, especially comic capers with an occasional for...more
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