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Too Many Murders (Carmine Delmonico #2)
In her rivetingsequel toOn, Off,Colleen McCullough, the bestselling author of The Thorn Birds, proves once again thatsheis a master of suspense...more
Hardcover, 384 pages
Published
December 1st 2009
by Simon & Schuster
(first published 2009)
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One annoyingly-placed hyphen for every gor-geously dropped semi-colon; my bias is showing.
A three-star book that is far too bizarre and wicked to give just three stars.
The author bites off more than she can chew, spits it out, and tries to make the reader swallow it whole; I managed, just.
Nor-mally I would read a spy novel next; now I don't have to.
Opening a book with death-by-bear-trap is a winning idea; following that up later with a coin purse made from a human scrotum is ball-sy (well...sort...more
A three-star book that is far too bizarre and wicked to give just three stars.
The author bites off more than she can chew, spits it out, and tries to make the reader swallow it whole; I managed, just.
Nor-mally I would read a spy novel next; now I don't have to.
Opening a book with death-by-bear-trap is a winning idea; following that up later with a coin purse made from a human scrotum is ball-sy (well...sort...more
I read the hugely popular The Thorn Birds written by Colleen McCullough back in 1970s. Her name remains in my consciousness when I picked up this crime fiction in 2010. The title Too Many Murders was enticing for a read. I like mysteries and reading for clues in solving crimes.
Colleen wasted no time in launching readers with the first murder of a nineteen year old university undergraduate in the first chapter. A vivid description of walking into a trap and the process of death of this student wa...more
Colleen wasted no time in launching readers with the first murder of a nineteen year old university undergraduate in the first chapter. A vivid description of walking into a trap and the process of death of this student wa...more
Provando mais uma vez ser uma mestre do suspense, Colleen McCullough, autora do best-seller Liga, desliga, volta com Assassinatos Demais, mais um thriller da Série Carmine Delmonico. Conseguirá o capitão solucionar não um, mas doze crimes ocorridos no mesmo dia?
A história se passa no ano de 1967 e gira em torno da investigação da equipe do capitão Delmonico para resolver os vários crimes ocorridos em dezoito horas. Qual será a relação entre o assassinato de Dee-Dee Hall, uma prostituta local, e...more
A história se passa no ano de 1967 e gira em torno da investigação da equipe do capitão Delmonico para resolver os vários crimes ocorridos em dezoito horas. Qual será a relação entre o assassinato de Dee-Dee Hall, uma prostituta local, e...more
A questão é que está cada vez mais difícil encontrar livro novo no estilo clássico. E quando isso ocorre, e ainda por cima a publicação é boa, é um deleite. Foi o que aconteceu comigo ao ler Assassinatos Demais, de Colleen McCullough.
A história se passa no ano de 1967 e gira em torno da investigação da equipe do capitão Carmine Delmonico para solucionar não um, mas doze crimes ocorridos no mesmo dia. Para quem gosta de um bom mistério, será um banquete. Um é assassinado por pancada na cabeça, o...more
A história se passa no ano de 1967 e gira em torno da investigação da equipe do capitão Carmine Delmonico para solucionar não um, mas doze crimes ocorridos no mesmo dia. Para quem gosta de um bom mistério, será um banquete. Um é assassinado por pancada na cabeça, o...more
It actually pains me to give this book 3 stars. Seriously. This is a continuation of Carmine Delmonico's crime fighting adventures, or whatever you want to call them. We met Delmonico in On, Off. This one starts with 12 muder/deaths on one day in a relatively small college city. They seem unrelated, but...are they?
The plot was vintage McCullough. It started out with a bang, shocking me into realizing this wouldn't be a calm who-dunnit, but the actual turns of phrase fell short of her usual geniu...more
The plot was vintage McCullough. It started out with a bang, shocking me into realizing this wouldn't be a calm who-dunnit, but the actual turns of phrase fell short of her usual geniu...more
Jan 23, 2010
Sam
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4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
murder mystery fans
Recommended to Sam by:
read On,Off
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Carmine Delmonico is becoming one of my favorite detectives. Of course, he has some great helpers (notably, his amazing secretary Delia) and quite often just plain luck on his side. This second book in the series was not quite as good as the first, but still hard to put down at times.
This time, Carmine is hit with numerous murders, all different, yet all on the same day - very unusual in his small city. Once again, the numerous characters were hard to keep straight at first. There were some nic...more
This time, Carmine is hit with numerous murders, all different, yet all on the same day - very unusual in his small city. Once again, the numerous characters were hard to keep straight at first. There were some nic...more
A murder mystery set in Hartford Connecticut among big business and an elite college in the 1960's. 11 murders in one day, but they are connected along with the Cold War. An intricate story of suspense and espionage.
From the first reading of The Thornbirds, I was hooked on Colleen McCullough's work. Then, I discovered her series on Rome. Great historical fiction. But, the setting of this particular story does not jibe with the vocabulary used in the story. It is very British Empire. The main cha...more
From the first reading of The Thornbirds, I was hooked on Colleen McCullough's work. Then, I discovered her series on Rome. Great historical fiction. But, the setting of this particular story does not jibe with the vocabulary used in the story. It is very British Empire. The main cha...more
I came across this book in a library about twelve months ago. The cover got my attention immediatly so I gave it a try and I bought it after having read the first five pages.
When I arrived home, I left it in my shelve dedicated to books pending to read. As I had to read some books before, I wasn't able to read it until April and I read it again in August.
I really liked the book. It was a mix of everything: anger, jealousy, love, action, mistery, forensic science, different perspective and antiqu...more
When I arrived home, I left it in my shelve dedicated to books pending to read. As I had to read some books before, I wasn't able to read it until April and I read it again in August.
I really liked the book. It was a mix of everything: anger, jealousy, love, action, mistery, forensic science, different perspective and antiqu...more
Razões da escolha do livro: Adorei o primeiro livro policial desta escritora, “Um Passo à Frente”, por isso tinha muita curiosidade em ler este livro.
Proveniência: A minha biblioteca.
A minha Opinião:
“Um dia, uma cidade, doze homicídios…” é esta a premissa do livro que promete ser um grande livro policial (ou não fosse o primeiro livro desta escritora, “Um Passo à Frente”, um dos meus livros preferidos!).
Mais uma vez, Delmonico vê-se confrontado com crimes violentos e assistimos ao desenrolar d...more
Proveniência: A minha biblioteca.
A minha Opinião:
“Um dia, uma cidade, doze homicídios…” é esta a premissa do livro que promete ser um grande livro policial (ou não fosse o primeiro livro desta escritora, “Um Passo à Frente”, um dos meus livros preferidos!).
Mais uma vez, Delmonico vê-se confrontado com crimes violentos e assistimos ao desenrolar d...more
One day, one town, twelve murders. And you thought that Pearl Harbor was the “Day that Will Live in Infamy”.
The unusual conglomeration of victims include a child suffering from Downs Syndrome, a prostitute, a pre-med student, the wealthy CEO of a major R&D company, a college dean, a little old lady, three black caterers, etc. All have been dispatched by a range of methods ranging from poison and gunshot to drowning and strangulation to death by bear trap. Are these all singular, unrelated i...more
The unusual conglomeration of victims include a child suffering from Downs Syndrome, a prostitute, a pre-med student, the wealthy CEO of a major R&D company, a college dean, a little old lady, three black caterers, etc. All have been dispatched by a range of methods ranging from poison and gunshot to drowning and strangulation to death by bear trap. Are these all singular, unrelated i...more
There were too many murders for my liking. Not that they were awful murders, but the book went on and on a bit. The protagonist was likable enough, so was his wife and the secretary.
I can't really fault the writing or the topic, or the cold war that plays a big role in the book.
I know this book takes place in the late 60s and maybe it's that what makes it stick in my throat.
The sexism of the era is well shown, so it's probably my own reaction to it that makes the book less likable.
I can't really fault the writing or the topic, or the cold war that plays a big role in the book.
I know this book takes place in the late 60s and maybe it's that what makes it stick in my throat.
The sexism of the era is well shown, so it's probably my own reaction to it that makes the book less likable.
When you hear the name "Colleen McCullough", you think of "The Thorn Birds", but she is also a very good mystery writer. I enjoyed this book about Captain Carmine Delmonico of the Holloman, Connecticut, police dept. When twelve murders take place in one day in this small city, he has quite a mystery on his hands. The characters are a good mix and the story is interesting. I must look for the the first book about Carmine Delmonico.
Too many characters! I had trouble keeping them all straight. Since all of the murders took place at the beginning of the story, we didn't know anything about the victims, making it hard to care whether or not the murders were solved. Turns out, we didn't need to care. Carmine's anger at the FBI agent was hard to take - there was no reason for it. Colleen McCullough should stick to historical fiction.
This book is set in 1967, during the beginning of the Women's Movement and the Cold War.
Captain Carmine Delmonico is the police chief of a small CT town where 12 murders happen in one day. The first murder found is a student and the murder is especially gruesome, as the victim is not only tortured, but tortured in a way that death happened much later and they lived through most of the pain.
As more and more murders are found, more characters and subplots emerge. There is adultery, sexual persuasi...more
Captain Carmine Delmonico is the police chief of a small CT town where 12 murders happen in one day. The first murder found is a student and the murder is especially gruesome, as the victim is not only tortured, but tortured in a way that death happened much later and they lived through most of the pain.
As more and more murders are found, more characters and subplots emerge. There is adultery, sexual persuasi...more
I loved the concept and the beginning of the book...but my joy quickly faded when the investigations began to drag. There were so many people and tracking them was difficult, and so many of the people were unlikeable that I will admit I didn't try very hard. After finishing a third of the book, I skipped to the end to see how it wrapped up and I just wasn't impressed.
The second star is for the creativity of the idea.
The second star is for the creativity of the idea.
I've always enjoyed Colleen McCullough's writing, and still do. This book, however, was disppointing. I felt that she really didn't know much about New England--her dialogue even felt a little off. I also didn't care for the fact that she seemed to make a point of her main character having no faith, even though he "went to church on Christmas and Easter. I thought it was irrelevant to the story.
I was surprised to read a mystery book by Colleen McCullough, especially such a good one. One of my best-remembered books from "back in the day" was THE THORNBIRDS, but subsequent books by McCullough disappointed me. Now I want to reread THORNBIRDS to see how I like it at this age.
Despite Colleen McCullough being one of my all-time favourite authors, I'm afraid this one went into the "Started, not finished" folder on my Kindle.
Whilst it started with a horrendous killing, it was really very slow after that, and despite the fact that I had never not finished a book before (I ploughed through even when I hated a book), I made the decision that life is really too short to suffer through something that doesn't grab me within the first 50 pages.
Whilst it started with a horrendous killing, it was really very slow after that, and despite the fact that I had never not finished a book before (I ploughed through even when I hated a book), I made the decision that life is really too short to suffer through something that doesn't grab me within the first 50 pages.
Alternate title could be Too Many Characters … and I don't really like a one of them thus far.
OK. Finished it. Well, I sort of skimmed through the last few pages. Must try and remember to not read anymore McCullough mysteries ~ one of us doesn't satisfy the other.
OK. Finished it. Well, I sort of skimmed through the last few pages. Must try and remember to not read anymore McCullough mysteries ~ one of us doesn't satisfy the other.
A very well written mystery with protagonists you can't help liking and admiring. It was a mystery clear to the finish, but also a deep involvement in relationships. Beautiful writing, intelligent writing and a flair for description and words.
Jul 17, 2010
Gary Tisdale
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Second in the Carmine Delmonico series - enjoyable - Colleen was playing around with Women's Lib concepts v. traditional 50's housewife against the societal changes of the late 60's. I do remember Ford Fairlanes. I do recommend the read.
I picked this up off the New Fiction shelf at my library. I did finish it, however, it wasn't great. The story moved a bit slow. Like her earlier book featuring this main character, it does have a little twist at the end.
Finished this book about an hour ago. Whodunit was a total surprise. Loved the main character, Good Guy Carmine Delmonico, and his wife, Desdemona. As in many mysteries that I have read, there is conflict between FBI and local Holloman, Connecticut, cops. The FBI character is totally humorous.
I suggest that you read this book SLOWLY. There are many characters to keep tract of. However, I could not keep myself from reading quickly. So well done, Colleen! You kept me caring for Carmine, laughing...more
I suggest that you read this book SLOWLY. There are many characters to keep tract of. However, I could not keep myself from reading quickly. So well done, Colleen! You kept me caring for Carmine, laughing...more
audio -- Slow and I dislike when the investigators have no flaws and are perfect. I dislike the pace of the book and that there is no background to these gruesome murders. The victims here are the readers.
Like the first in this series (_On, Off_) this one has so many characters I had to make notes of who's who. This one dragged in a few spots, but it's well written and well plotted, and again, with a shocker of an ending.
Wow - took me a while to get it done - it was a difficult book to read at times - maybe it was just me - but the sentences had to be reread because I didn't understand them. The storyline however was brilliant - and I very much liked the characters. It was well shaped and dramatic. I liked it.
There were so many things wrong with this. Truthfully the plot wasn't bad but everything else was. I swear I've liked other things by her. I wonder what's wrong.
Very good plot!!! This was the first murder mystery of the author's that I have read!!! Always liked her works!!!! This was on an equal with James Patterson!!!!!
Plot was great, though the story forward wasn't that great. It kept me hooked nonetheless... So might not be the greatest piece of thriller, but wasn't disappointing either..
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Colleen McCullough AO (born 1 June 1937) is an internationally acclaimed Australian author. Colleen was born in Wellington in central west New South Wales to James and Laurie McCullough.
She grew up during World War II. In her first year of medical studies at the University of Sydney she suffered dermatitis from surgical soap and was told to abandon her dreams of becoming a medical doctor. Instead,...more
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