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Summary: I thoroughly enjoyed this Upbeat, Fun Caper!!
Review: Socialite Geoffrey WIlliams is murdered. His wife confesses to the crime after finding him in a compromising position with a "mystery woman". Archy McNally's 'Discreet Inquiries' investigates this murder as well as an unrelated blackmail scheme. "McNally's Dilemma" is a witty, fun caper with many twists and turns.In this book, Vincent Lardo has very effectively continued the series so brilliantly created and developed by Lawrence Sanders.... Archy McNally is as charming and eccentric as ever..and Archy's world of South Florida is still a delightful place to visit.I anxiously look forward to the next McNally caper!
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Summary: I couldn't disagree with Julierb more!
Review: When I bought & read "McNally's Dilemma" (the hard copy version) I didn't even know that Lawrence Sanders hadn't written the story. I snatched it up as past as I could and immediately started reading. Like Julierb, I enjoyed Archy's suave silliness and all the quirky characters in the series' previous books. To that end, I found Vincent Lardo's story much in keeping with Sanders' legacy.It wasn't until many months after I'd finished "McNally's Dilemma" and then read about Sanders' death that I picked up the book again and noticed Lardo's name on the cover. I am not usually so unobservant so I think it illustrates the point that a hard core McNally fan simply couldn't tell the difference. Maybe if I had known it wasn't written by Lawrence Sanders I might not have enjoyed the story because I knew it wasn't Sanders and I would have felt disloyal somehow. I think it is the mark of a brave and talented author who can pick up another's characters and turn them into his own. Vincent Lardo will allow the series to grow and evolve while being faithful to the original stories. Everyone has to change and grow - even Archy McNally. I liked "McNally's Dilemma" so much that I have picked up the latest Sanders/Lardo collaboration "McNally's Folly: An Archy McNally Novel by Vincent Lardo" - in hard copy because I just couldn't wait to read it. I think that shows that Vincent Lardo is succeeding in keeping Archy McNally and Lawrence Sanders alive in the hearts of their fans. Another good example of a series continued by another author after the original author's death is "Perchance to Dream" started by Raymond Chandler as the sequel to "The Big Sleep" and finished by Robert B. Parker. Chandler was about 4 chapters into it when he died. Parker picked it up after almost 40 years and seamlessly slipped his pen into the story.
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