About this title: Eight nights of murder! That's what Hanukkah is shaping up to be in Philadelphia, where a killer is stalking America's most outrageous TV talk show host. Ex-FBI agent Gregor Demarkian discovers that behind-the-camera politics and off-the-set malice contribute to a very unfestive atmosphere in this new holiday mystery by the Edgar-nominated author ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780553560855ISBN:0553560859
Description: Grade: C. Catalog: Mystery General Synopsis: 371 pages. Eight nights of murder...That's what hanukkah in Philadelphia shapes up to be this year, as a killer stalks America's most outrageous talk... read more
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Binding: wraps
Publisher: Bantam Books, New York
Date Published: 1994
Description: Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 371 Light soiling on FFEP and slightest bumping on head and tail of spine and rear covers are the only thing preventing this from looking new. Uncorrected proof. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Crimeline
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780553560855ISBN:0553560859
Description: Good. General Used Condiiton. Minor Defects may Exist. Minimal Shelf wear. Text may contain minor marking or highlighting, Binding Tight. Previous owners name or bookplate may be present. All domestic items shipped within 24 hours. International orders shipped within 72 hours. Customer Service isn't just a motto for us, its a way of life. read more
Description: Good. GOOD with average wear to cover and pages. We offer a no-hassle guarantee on all our items. Orders generally ship by the next business day. Default Text. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Crimeline
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780553560855ISBN:0553560859
Description: Good. Good binding with 371 pages. Cover has a picture of a skull with candals around it with different types of holiday decor. Rubbing on the spine with wear on the edges and corners. May have some shelf wear. No orders from customers outside of the United States please. read more
"Someone is murdering nice, seemingly unoffending employees of The Lotte Goldman Show. Lotte Goldman switched careers from psychiatry to the sex talk show that has made her rich, and she likes to help immigrants. Now she and her intimidating producer DeAnna Kroll are juggling murder detection with a television road show.
Jane Haddam's characteristically interesting people make the book, especially an appealing couple divided by religion. The killer is well camouflaged.
Haddam looks at people more deeply than most authors, going beyond her multidimensioned people to their society and how they fit together. Her roots are in the mystery Golden Age and her head is in the wilds of the intelligensia."
"Festival of Deaths is one of the Gregor Demarkian series of mysteries by Jane Haddam. I read it on the first half of our trip (before the stomach flu). Despite a clear had and the fact that I was reading it during Hanukkah, I still hated the book. No, hated it probably too strong. I didn't get into the book and didn't give a damn about Gregor Demarkian or the people he was trying to help.
Lotte Goldman, a host of a "controversial TV show" has a slight problem. Someone is killing off her staff. Demarkian is there originally as a guest to discuss: "Sex and the Serial Killer" but soon finds himself needed to solve the murders before he becomes a victim himself.
The book could have been fun but it was mired in a slow plot and populated with characters all trying to out stereotype each other. I actually only made it halfway in the book. First there is an incredibly long prologue. It's 63 pages of the 371 page book. There's also a ten page epilogue at the end, meaning that 20% of the book takes place outside of the actual plot. I would much prefer to either have the prologue labeled as the first chapter or have all that back story peppered into the book as tidbits of information than have to slog through 61 pages before I can start the actual book.
Festival of Deaths is one in a long series of mysteries, all themed around different holidays. Obviously the holiday hook was popular enough with a loyal core of readers to warrant so many books. I am just not part of that core. I will give the rest of the books in the series a pass."
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