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was at my local used bookstore several days ago when the cover of this book caught my eye,
I love clowns.
Happy, sad, nice, evil I love clowns,
I don't get what it is about clowns that give people the heebiejeebies,
One of my favorite clowns is Pennywise from Stephen King's It,
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Someone with a grudge against circuses is killing off the performers,
Emmett Kelly hires Toby Peters to find out who it is,
Good mystery sprinkled with real people,
I'd like to read the rest of the series, Excellent detective novel set in the early's, Great circus setting with interesting characters, including a young Alfred Hitchcock and Emmet Kelly, and a page turning plot, I have to read more by this author! Highly recommended! I think part of the reason I am not giving this one five is because the plot was very unexpected.
If you saw my review for Think Fast Mr, Peters you would see raving about how funny that book was, tears down my cheeks from laughing so hard, I cried when I read this book too but for the complete opposite reason, The other reason is the whole book was just very somber and serious, no zingers, no pep, I plan on reading other books in the series though because I love these characters so much, This is the least Hollywood of the Toby Peters books so far, so its a surprise that given the Hollywoodneas of them is their selling point, that i enjoyed this one more than the entries before.
There is a movie cameo of sorts, but really this is a tense thriller with a great circus setting, This one was not Kaminsky's best, but it involves the circus, a gorilla named Gargantua, and Emmett Kelly, the famous clown who actually lived before my time, Alfred Hitchcock also puts in an appearance, The novel is set in a nasty town in either Orange or San Diego County, These mysteries are set in the's in Hollywood and always involve a movie star or two, Fun. A mediumboiled P. I. whodunit with a superb settingas circusmurder, Alfred Hitchcock, elephants and one very angry gorilla, My first experience with Kaminsky's Toby Peters series, but it won't be my last, Continuing my tour of great mystery writers of theth century, I turned to the wellregarded Stuart M, Kaminsky and a sample from hisbook series featurings Hollywood PI Toby Peters, Toby Peters is often considered to be the first historical private detective series, predating Max Allan Collins Nate Heller series by several years,
This is theth book in the series, first published in, and was a real hoot as my grandmother would say, Toby is hired by the famous clown Emmett Kelly to investigate some mysterious happenings at the circus, especially the recent “murder” of an elephant, Soon after Toby arrives on scene two of the five Flying Tanuccis trapeze team are tragically killed, one after the other and Toby himself becomes a suspect, Kaminsky takes full advantage of the circus environment, introducing a strange variety of actual suspects as well as including a trademark of this series: popular figures of the eras entertainment field.
In this case, Alfred Hitchcock makes an appearance and gets to be interviewed as a witness,
The novel reads like a nostalgic popcorn flick which is, I suppose, no surprise as the author was a fan as well as a professor of film, and has written screenplays, and books on film theory and criticism.
Its a lighthearted story with comedic peril and while the danger that Toby gets into is real, the novel doesnt take itself too seriously, Niet een zoveelste verhaal over helden/sukkelaars in het circusleven maar een hardboiled kijk van Toby Peters erop, Moord gegarandeerd. En ook een inkijk bij de achtergronden van de personen die om allerlei redenen deel uitmaken van het circus en bij wie het circus in het bloed zit.
Al bij al toont dit verhaal veel gelijkenis met de klant van de detective: een clow, Een lach aan de buitenkant maar ietwat triest en tegelijkertijd angstaanjageden als je dieper kijkt,
Het geheel speelt zich af in Mirador waar Toby nog een onafgesloten conflict met de plaatselijke politiemacht wacht, Zij willen zijn bloed en bij de detective is dat altijd rijkelijk voorhanden,
Geen Hollywood achtegrond deze keer en ook geen bekende persoonlijkheden, Uitgezonderd Alfred Hitchcock maar dat is een heel speciaal geval,
Spannend, vol aktie en cynische humor, veel geweld, Voor de verandering zijn de meeste achtervolgingen niet per auto maar kruip, sluip en klauterpartijen volledig in lijn met circusacrobatiek,
This is an old fashioned mystery novel set in World War II California, Investigator to the Toby Peters is hired to investigate the electrocution of a circus elephant, Soon it transforms into a murder investigation, great job evoking the atmosphere of a traveling circus I'm a fan of Stuart Kaminsky and his many characters' series, This story was in the Toby Peters series, which often places famous characters into the plot, The subject here was the circus and Emmet Kelly, and while not as funny or involving as others in this series, it was a solidly entertaining book, The plot was a bit weaker than I have come to expect from the author and the wry humor that is a Kaminsky hallmark was too sparse in my opinion.
Nevertheless, this is a quick and "light" read, making for a good respite from more serious literary fare call it a pleasant palette cleanser between courses, If you've never read anything by Kaminsky, however, I'd recommend beginning with one of his other editions, I love the settings of these booksHollywood in thes and there's alway a celebrity, Toby Peters makes me laugh so I thoroughly enjoy the books, This one fell through the net, A tale about circuses and sideshows, murder and madness, ins wartime California,
Marking a return to Mirador with its thinskinned and smallminded sheriff, hulking deputy, and lack of future,
The Big Top, Clowns and highwire acts. Lions, and tigers and gorillas, oh my! Elephanticide, homicide, attempted vehicular murders and a few notsoromantic beach encounters, And Toby as a greasepainted clown act, Plus Alfred Hitchcock, collecting background for a planned scene in an upcoming movie, and Emmett Kelly of the famous "Weary Willie" the clown act as Toby's client,
Admittedly, not my favourite Toby Peters mystery, but it will definitely be a popular one with fans of the circus,
I love clowns.
Happy, sad, nice, evil I love clowns,
I don't get what it is about clowns that give people the heebiejeebies,
One of my favorite clowns is Pennywise from Stephen King's It,
Book
Someone with a grudge against circuses is killing off the performers,
Emmett Kelly hires Toby Peters to find out who it is,
Good mystery sprinkled with real people,
I'd like to read the rest of the series, Excellent detective novel set in the early's, Great circus setting with interesting characters, including a young Alfred Hitchcock and Emmet Kelly, and a page turning plot, I have to read more by this author! Highly recommended! I think part of the reason I am not giving this one five is because the plot was very unexpected.
If you saw my review for Think Fast Mr, Peters you would see raving about how funny that book was, tears down my cheeks from laughing so hard, I cried when I read this book too but for the complete opposite reason, The other reason is the whole book was just very somber and serious, no zingers, no pep, I plan on reading other books in the series though because I love these characters so much, This is the least Hollywood of the Toby Peters books so far, so its a surprise that given the Hollywoodneas of them is their selling point, that i enjoyed this one more than the entries before.
There is a movie cameo of sorts, but really this is a tense thriller with a great circus setting, This one was not Kaminsky's best, but it involves the circus, a gorilla named Gargantua, and Emmett Kelly, the famous clown who actually lived before my time, Alfred Hitchcock also puts in an appearance, The novel is set in a nasty town in either Orange or San Diego County, These mysteries are set in the's in Hollywood and always involve a movie star or two, Fun. A mediumboiled P. I. whodunit with a superb settingas circusmurder, Alfred Hitchcock, elephants and one very angry gorilla, My first experience with Kaminsky's Toby Peters series, but it won't be my last, Continuing my tour of great mystery writers of theth century, I turned to the wellregarded Stuart M, Kaminsky and a sample from hisbook series featurings Hollywood PI Toby Peters, Toby Peters is often considered to be the first historical private detective series, predating Max Allan Collins Nate Heller series by several years,
This is theth book in the series, first published in, and was a real hoot as my grandmother would say, Toby is hired by the famous clown Emmett Kelly to investigate some mysterious happenings at the circus, especially the recent “murder” of an elephant, Soon after Toby arrives on scene two of the five Flying Tanuccis trapeze team are tragically killed, one after the other and Toby himself becomes a suspect, Kaminsky takes full advantage of the circus environment, introducing a strange variety of actual suspects as well as including a trademark of this series: popular figures of the eras entertainment field.
In this case, Alfred Hitchcock makes an appearance and gets to be interviewed as a witness,
The novel reads like a nostalgic popcorn flick which is, I suppose, no surprise as the author was a fan as well as a professor of film, and has written screenplays, and books on film theory and criticism.
Its a lighthearted story with comedic peril and while the danger that Toby gets into is real, the novel doesnt take itself too seriously, Niet een zoveelste verhaal over helden/sukkelaars in het circusleven maar een hardboiled kijk van Toby Peters erop, Moord gegarandeerd. En ook een inkijk bij de achtergronden van de personen die om allerlei redenen deel uitmaken van het circus en bij wie het circus in het bloed zit.
Al bij al toont dit verhaal veel gelijkenis met de klant van de detective: een clow, Een lach aan de buitenkant maar ietwat triest en tegelijkertijd angstaanjageden als je dieper kijkt,
Het geheel speelt zich af in Mirador waar Toby nog een onafgesloten conflict met de plaatselijke politiemacht wacht, Zij willen zijn bloed en bij de detective is dat altijd rijkelijk voorhanden,
Geen Hollywood achtegrond deze keer en ook geen bekende persoonlijkheden, Uitgezonderd Alfred Hitchcock maar dat is een heel speciaal geval,
Spannend, vol aktie en cynische humor, veel geweld, Voor de verandering zijn de meeste achtervolgingen niet per auto maar kruip, sluip en klauterpartijen volledig in lijn met circusacrobatiek,
This is an old fashioned mystery novel set in World War II California, Investigator to the Toby Peters is hired to investigate the electrocution of a circus elephant, Soon it transforms into a murder investigation, great job evoking the atmosphere of a traveling circus I'm a fan of Stuart Kaminsky and his many characters' series, This story was in the Toby Peters series, which often places famous characters into the plot, The subject here was the circus and Emmet Kelly, and while not as funny or involving as others in this series, it was a solidly entertaining book, The plot was a bit weaker than I have come to expect from the author and the wry humor that is a Kaminsky hallmark was too sparse in my opinion.
Nevertheless, this is a quick and "light" read, making for a good respite from more serious literary fare call it a pleasant palette cleanser between courses, If you've never read anything by Kaminsky, however, I'd recommend beginning with one of his other editions, I love the settings of these booksHollywood in thes and there's alway a celebrity, Toby Peters makes me laugh so I thoroughly enjoy the books, This one fell through the net, A tale about circuses and sideshows, murder and madness, ins wartime California,
Marking a return to Mirador with its thinskinned and smallminded sheriff, hulking deputy, and lack of future,
The Big Top, Clowns and highwire acts. Lions, and tigers and gorillas, oh my! Elephanticide, homicide, attempted vehicular murders and a few notsoromantic beach encounters, And Toby as a greasepainted clown act, Plus Alfred Hitchcock, collecting background for a planned scene in an upcoming movie, and Emmett Kelly of the famous "Weary Willie" the clown act as Toby's client,
Admittedly, not my favourite Toby Peters mystery, but it will definitely be a popular one with fans of the circus,
Toby Peters, the Hollywood private eye who has previously saved the likes of Judy Garland, Gary Cooper, and the Marx Brothers, is back, This time theres trouble under the big top, and his services are required by none other than Emmett Kelly,
A circus elephant has been electrocuted and Kelly fears for his life, Toby goes undercover as a clown and becomes entangled with a cast of bizarre characters, including apound wrestler/poet, a beautiful snake charmer, an immaculatelydressed Swiss midget, and a baffling witness named Alfred Hitchcock.
Its all in a days work for Toby Peters, and in another fastpaced Fortiesera madcap adventure for his fans,