A Slip to Die For
Author | : | |
Rating | : | 4.10 (839 Votes) |
Asin | : | 1434481484 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 216 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2016-03-11 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Each corpse had been carefully draped in Draqualian silk, a very special silk created by very special silkworms who ate very special mulberry leaves. Two things were immediately clear: the killings weren't accidental, and they were both connected directly to Studand he needed to be very careful indeed to penetrate the mystery without being murdered himself!. STUD DRAQUAL RETURNS! Someone had not only killed the writer, who'd been an "underground" movie star, model, hustler, and cross-dresser, but had also murdered the borderline drunk, who'd been a TV-network executive and anchorman for the evening news. Stud Draqual knew all about the silk, and knew the dead men too
Robert Edler said A.K.A. VICTOR/VICTORIA'S SECRETS. I knew was in for a trashy read as soon as I opened this book. The first giveaway was the A.K.A. VICTOR/VICTORIA'S SECRETS I knew was in for a trashy read as soon as I opened this book. The first giveaway was the 32 point Dick and Jane primer typeface. The second was two murders within the first three pages, where the victims were discovered wearing exorbitantly expensive "Draqualian" silk slips. Both of the victims were men.The luxurious intimates the . "A.K.A. VICTOR/VICTORIA'S SECRETS" according to Robert Edler. I knew was in for a trashy read as soon as I opened this book. The first giveaway was the A.K.A. VICTOR/VICTORIA'S SECRETS I knew was in for a trashy read as soon as I opened this book. The first giveaway was the 32 point Dick and Jane primer typeface. The second was two murders within the first three pages, where the victims were discovered wearing exorbitantly expensive "Draqualian" silk slips. Both of the victims were men.The luxurious intimates the . 2 point Dick and Jane primer typeface. The second was two murders within the first three pages, where the victims were discovered wearing exorbitantly expensive "Draqualian" silk slips. Both of the victims were men.The luxurious intimates the . point Dick and Jane primer typeface. The second was two murders within the first three pages, where the victims were discovered wearing exorbitantly expensive "Draqualian" silk slips. Both of the victims were men.The luxurious intimates the . A Customer said A Mystery with Wit and Intelligence. I highly recommend this book. I first heard about it from an article in Publishers Weekly and was intrigued by its clever title "A Slip to Die For" and by the idea of silkworms, after being fed a special secret diet , producing "gossamer strands of protein in every color of the rainbow." So I bought the book. Poor Stud Draqual (yes,. A Mystery with Wit and Intelligence A Customer I highly recommend this book. I first heard about it from an article in Publishers Weekly and was intrigued by its clever title "A Slip to Die For" and by the the idea of silkworms, after being fed a special secret diet , producing "gossamer strands of protein in every color of the rainbow." So I bought the book. Poor Stud Draqual (
After all, Maltese, albeit under a pseudo, was my competition for sci-fi readers back in the early eighties. Wrong! A SLIP TO DIE FOR is fast-paced, funny, sexy, and different enough so that you're never trapped into suspicions, as with so many other detective novels these days, that you've read, somewhere/anywhere else, what Maltese writes. Personally, I can't wait for Maltese to bring us book two. -- Outline; October 2000 - referring to the German-languagea modern-day hero compelling enough to have us actually care what(is)still destined to complicate his already complicated life. Surely, went my line of thinking, an author who succeeded in so many genres already isn't likely to be successful in mystery, too. -- Open Door Ltd, Profile; September/October 2000As a writer of romance novels, I'm here to bear testament that William