![]() ![]() Brenner's one-liners have none of the punch of John Sutter's wry observations in The Gold Coast -indeed, the device of a waggish narrator doesn't fit these proceedings the wisecracks seem grafted on. Too much muck, as it turns out: the detective work becomes repetitious, and suspense is unfortunately in short supply. ![]() Moral turpitude runs riot at Fort Hadley, and Brenner must wade through muck of all sorts to discover the killer's identity. Brenner learns that Ann's entire personal life, in fact, veered toward the bizarre she even had a secret basement ``playroom'' in her home. ![]() At Fort Hadley, Ga., Ann Campbell, daughter of the post commander, is found murdered under bizarre circumstances. The author returns to his more customary stylish-suspense-novel mode but retains a smart-aleck narrator-here, Paul Brenner, of the Army's Criminal Investigation Division. After the wit and panache of his bestselling The Gold Coast, DeMille's latest effort may disappoint his fans. ![]()
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