Open and shut (#1) Andy Carpenter
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New York : Mysterious Press, c2002.
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viii, 243 pages ; 24 cm.
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Lamar Public Library (C426) - FICTION
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New York : Mysterious Press, c2002.
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It's no surprise to find Harlan Coben giving a blurb to Rosenfelt's debut mystery, an homage to Coben's popular Myron Bolitar series. Like Bolitar, lawyer Andy Carpenter lives in suburban New Jersey, has strong bonds with his father, is a sports nut and has a refreshing lack of respect for wealth and power. Andy also has Myron's self-deprecating sense of humor, which allows him to make fun of his personal shortcomings. But Rosenfelt lacks both Coben's powerful narrative engine and gift for bringing weird minor characters to credible life. Andy, a flamboyant district attorney who dazzles the onlookers in Paterson with cute courtroom antics that probably wouldn't last a New York or L.A. minute, stumbles through a couple of plots that just don't ring true. When his father, Nelson, a straight-arrow DA, asks him to defend a death row rapist/murderer seeking a new trial, Andy reluctantly agrees. When the older man dies (spectacularly, at a Yankees game), a totally unexpected $22 million estate surfaces. On the side, Andy works to restart his failed marriage to an important politician's daughter while also pursuing his no-nonsense female chief investigator. Then Andy finds much too conveniently an old photograph linking his father and a bunch of boyhood friends to the original crime.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Rosenfelt, D. (2002). Open and shut (#1): Andy Carpenter . Mysterious Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Rosenfelt, David. 2002. Open and Shut (#1): Andy Carpenter. Mysterious Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Rosenfelt, David. Open and Shut (#1): Andy Carpenter Mysterious Press, 2002.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Rosenfelt, David. Open and Shut (#1): Andy Carpenter Mysterious Press, 2002.
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