Cheating at Solitaire: Gregor Demarkian Novels Series, Book 23
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Margaret's Harbor, a small, exclusive island off the coast of Massachussets, has been disrupted for weeks by the antics of a group of young celebrities. Kendra Rhode, of the extremely wealthy Rhode family, is the ring leader and part-year resident on the island. Two of her cohorts, Arrow Normand, an aging teen pop idol, and Marcey Mandret, another of the same vintage, have been acting out publicly - drunken, disorderly public behavior eaten up by the press. During one of the most devastating blizzards in decades, Normand staggers up to a local house, covered in blood and incoherently drunk. Her latest boy toy is found shot dead in the front seat of a crashed truck. The only suspect in the crime is Normand herself and she was apparently far too out of it to remember what actually happened that night.
Former F.B.I. agent Gregor Demarkian, fleeing from the preparations for his own wedding, is hired to review the case against Normand. What he finds is a case with little evidence, twisted by an out-of-control media and the cult of celebrity surrounding the three young women, and a mare's nest of motives, in what may be the most confusing, twisted case of his entire career.
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Jane Haddam. (2008). Cheating at Solitaire: Gregor Demarkian Novels Series, Book 23. 1 St. Martin's Publishing Group.
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At the start of Haddam's stellar 22nd Gregor Demarkian whodunit (after 2007's Glass Houses
), Demarkian is finally about to marry his longtime significant other, Bennis Hannaford. When the extensive wedding preparations take their toll, the detective welcomes the chance to leave his native Philadelphia and investigate a high-profile crime on the Martha's Vineyard–like island of Margaret's Harbor, where Arrow Normand, a Britney Spears–like pop icon, and her current boyfriend, Mark Anderman, had been filming a movie. During a raging nor'easter, Anderman was shot to death and Normand later arrested as the prime suspect. Plunged into the world of superficial celebrities, the traditional Demarkian struggles to identify the motive behind the murder as well as solve the bizarre mutilation of a local photojournalist and yet another killing. Haddam provides a completely fair and logical solution, even if it's not her twistiest, and to her credit, she examines the shallow lives of Normand and her crowd with some sympathy.
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When the outrageous behavior of a movie crew filming on Margaret's Harbor (a fictionalized Martha's Vineyard) results in the death of a crew member, the island's one-person police department requests the assistance of former FBI agent Gregor Demarkian. Moving slowly through the landscape of her story, Haddam turns the island and its ambiance into a vividly visual experience for readers. Brilliantly introspective, intellectual ruminations and multiple narratorswho fully convey the craziness of the paparazzi and the cutthroat attitudes of those with powerintersperse with Haddam's own unique and frequently unexpected conclusions. Haddam is at her best in this 23rd entry in the series (after "Glass Houses"), presenting a glimpse into the celebrity world readers will not easily forget. Highly recommended. Haddam lives in Connecticut.Copyright 2008 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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By the time a mystery series reaches its twenty-second installment, were usually satisfied if the characters havent become tiresome and the stories arent identical to one another. On the other hand, the Gregor Demarkian series keeps getting better, each novel just a little more dramatic, more thought provoking, and more entertaining than the last. In this installment, a host of young celebritiesa rich wastrel and her equally pointless and talentless friendshave descended upon a small Massachusetts town to film a movie. When one of the celebs turns up at a locals house, bloody and incoherent, and the celebs boyfriend is found murdered, Gregor, the former FBI agent who keeps busy solving crimes in his spare time, is asked to take a look at the evidence. Naturally, he finds a case that is more complex, and more dangerous, than he counted on. The nifty thing about the Demarkian novels is that not only are they first-rate mysteries, theyre also commentaries on various meaty themes, from religion to racism to, in this case, the fleeting nature of celebrity. Haddam clearly has fun writing these novels, which is probably why we have so much fun reading them. Its about time she gets the A-list status she so richly deserves.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2008, American Library Association.)
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