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Master of Murder
Marvin was an eighteen-year-old senior in high school. He was also America's bestselling author of teenage fiction. But Marvin wrote under a pen name, and no one knew he was famous. Then one night he opens a fan letter that says, "I know who you are". At first Marvin is not concerned, but then another letter arrives, saying more....
Mass Market Paperback, 208 pages
Published
July 1st 1992
by Simon Pulse
(first published 1992)
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I hope they don't reissue all these books with slick new covers, because the cheesy embossed ones are so totally awesome. This story had nothing to do with magic or weird or paranormal stuff, so it's unusual that I went for it. Not a top favorite but one I still remember fondly.
Oh man, I forgot how much I love Pike's books! So much cheese, I could make quesadillas with it lol...So, Marvin Summer is a high school student who also happens to be a hugely successful YA writer named Mack Slate. His identity is a secret from everyone but his 11 year old sister, Ann (an incredibly popular name in the Pike Universe, along with Mike if I recall correctly), so he gets a silent thrill when he sees the girl of his dreams, Shelly Quade, reading one of his books during English class...more
In a totally awesome meta-narrative, Pike (a bestselling writer of series of suspenseful young adult books who writes under a pseudonym) gives us the story of Marvin Summer, a bestselling writer of series of suspenseful young adult books who writes under a pseudonym. Unlike Pike, Marvin is a high school student, and he finds that the plot of his popular series and his relationship with the girl of his dreams overlap a little too much -- particularly in the area of murder. There are some rather r...more
"Master of Murder" is about a seventeen-year-old boy named Marvin, who was actually a famous author who had millions of fans and millions of dollars, but wrote under a pen name so nobody knew who he was.
He wanted to remain unknown, for two reasons. One, the last book of his famous series, "The Mystery At Silver Spring", was overdue, and he was worried his fame would soon end. Second, he knew that his father could -- and would -- take away all his money if he knew how rich Marvin was.
But then one...more
He wanted to remain unknown, for two reasons. One, the last book of his famous series, "The Mystery At Silver Spring", was overdue, and he was worried his fame would soon end. Second, he knew that his father could -- and would -- take away all his money if he knew how rich Marvin was.
But then one...more
hey i as you can see im writing a review about another christopher pike book. i would absolutly say this is myfavirote book that he wrote.after reading this book i learned that there are people that walk beside us that are menacing and others that we dont know yet but they will soon be one of the most imoprtant people in our live.if you guys like scary book you should read it.
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The plot twist in this book could get confusing and became a bit of a stretch at times and I absolutely hated Shelly. However, I liked the main character, Marvin - his life as a writer and his struggles with his alcoholic parents (I just loved Marvin's frog story). Another page-turner from Christopher Pike.
interesting premise... but a flat ending... and the characters were pretty non-YA... even though they were supposed to be high school students - what high school student is tinkering on a lawn mower? or staying out for all hours and the parents are non-existent?
This book was the best! Its about this guy named Marvin who writes books with a pen name Mack Slate and he doesnt tell anybody hes rich or that hes an author only his sister knows. Also about a year ago his friend Harry paster dies and the girl he likes Shelly was Harry Pasters girlfriend and she wants Marvin and her to start investigating his death she thinks he was murderd. This is my favorite book in the series!!!
I like the main character, Marvin. He has a dry sense of humor that always makes me laugh. Besides, I admire someone who can keep his feet grounded and laugh at himself in the midst of those fan adoration.
This book is about a boy named marvin who is a teenage authour who wrote a book called THE MYSTERY AT SILVER SPRING, a book about his death, that is when the murders are happining
Master of Murder is about a guy who is a famous writer, but no one knows it is him and the series everyone is raving about is based on a murder that happened in his town.
It's not like Christopher Pike's books make a lot of sense in general, but this book was so utterly nonsensical and thin that I got zero enjoyment out of it.
very intersting book with a good twist. I loved it. I read it a few hyears back when i was a grade 10. Totally worth the time.
This was my favorite book ever when I was 10! I had such a weird crush on the teenage writer.
Yay for nostalgia! I'm re-reading some of my high school favorites this month.
Fantastic book!, loved every word of it... distraught when I lost it though lol
This is my favorite Pike Novel and I've read many of them.
Absolutely loved this story and can't get enough of it
One of my childhood favorites.
Deliciously twisted, this is one book i do not regret buying
Jul 28, 2011
Myne
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pike is soooooooo cool
i love how stupid he was!
Jan 25, 2013
Franceska Julie
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my fav. pike
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Oct 17, 2010
nadia
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really good ! :D
enjoy able
looking for something scarier
the phrase "don't be afraid, be terrified" is seriously an over reaction compared to the book
the phrase "don't be afraid, be terrified" is seriously an over reaction compared to the book
Nov 10, 2009
Damaris
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Christopher Pike is the pseudonym of Kevin McFadden. He is a bestselling author of young adult and children's fiction who specializes in the thriller genre.
Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name.
McFadden was born in New York but grew up in California where he stills lives in today. A college drop-out, he did factory work, painted houses and programm...more
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Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name.
McFadden was born in New York but grew up in California where he stills lives in today. A college drop-out, he did factory work, painted houses and programm...more
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