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The Lasko Interview
Rick Treadway is a young aspiring television director whose fallen on hard times. The bills are piling up, his ex-wife is on his back for child support and there's no relief in sight.
When Rick is chosen to take over a late night talk show after the previous director is found dead, his life takes a dramatic turn. But the director's widow can't accept the conclusion of suicide and enlists the help of the show's assistant to the producer, Cassie Peterson. Cassie is able to access clues left in the director's computer that the detectives overlooked. With the new information, the detectives begin an investigation that leads to Rick becoming the prime suspect.
Finding a growing attraction toward Cassie, Rick begins to work with her to get to the truth. Now together they embark on a path of intrigue, danger, frame-ups, and romance, as they look for the truth behind the director's death and the secret of the Lasko interview.
When Rick is chosen to take over a late night talk show after the previous director is found dead, his life takes a dramatic turn. But the director's widow can't accept the conclusion of suicide and enlists the help of the show's assistant to the producer, Cassie Peterson. Cassie is able to access clues left in the director's computer that the detectives overlooked. With the new information, the detectives begin an investigation that leads to Rick becoming the prime suspect.
Finding a growing attraction toward Cassie, Rick begins to work with her to get to the truth. Now together they embark on a path of intrigue, danger, frame-ups, and romance, as they look for the truth behind the director's death and the secret of the Lasko interview.
392 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 1998
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April 21, 2008
First book by this author who's a friend of mine. Terrific story and definitely a page turner at the end.
April 16, 2024
I think this novel may be best summed up in the author's own words, as spoken by one of the characters on p.356: 'I'm sorry, I guess I'm a little preachy.'
Some Christians, perhaps many, will enjoy The Lasko Interview. I believe it was written for them, but for me it was definitely too preachy and too trite. It was an avalanche of cliches from the cookie cutter villain named Flint (no one could fail to make the connection to pornography tycoon Larry Flint) to the saccharine sweet 'perfect people' who only have to speak and do something nice and outsiders see Jesus in them. I know that can and should happen, but in this book it was too easy, too convenient.
In fact, the whole plot seemed to serve as a vehicle for attempted proselytization. Even when things 'heated up, ' in the narrative, the author felt the need to take us to a Bible study and quote scriptures. Parts of the novel read like discipleship classes. All of which I agree with by the way. I'm a Christian. Theologically speaking, The Lasko Interview is solid, but it's supposed to be a novel.
I can't speak about the intentions of the author, but I felt a potentially good story was undercooked - it lacked tension, and diluted by excessive explicit Christianity. I became irritated at times while reading this novel and began skipping sections because I wanted the story, not a bible study.
The Lasko Interview is not terrible - solid theology and an interesting, intriguing plot (that was the only thing which kept me reading), but overall, it was very disappointing for me as a reader and a Christian.
Some Christians, perhaps many, will enjoy The Lasko Interview. I believe it was written for them, but for me it was definitely too preachy and too trite. It was an avalanche of cliches from the cookie cutter villain named Flint (no one could fail to make the connection to pornography tycoon Larry Flint) to the saccharine sweet 'perfect people' who only have to speak and do something nice and outsiders see Jesus in them. I know that can and should happen, but in this book it was too easy, too convenient.
In fact, the whole plot seemed to serve as a vehicle for attempted proselytization. Even when things 'heated up, ' in the narrative, the author felt the need to take us to a Bible study and quote scriptures. Parts of the novel read like discipleship classes. All of which I agree with by the way. I'm a Christian. Theologically speaking, The Lasko Interview is solid, but it's supposed to be a novel.
I can't speak about the intentions of the author, but I felt a potentially good story was undercooked - it lacked tension, and diluted by excessive explicit Christianity. I became irritated at times while reading this novel and began skipping sections because I wanted the story, not a bible study.
The Lasko Interview is not terrible - solid theology and an interesting, intriguing plot (that was the only thing which kept me reading), but overall, it was very disappointing for me as a reader and a Christian.
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February 5, 2010Read this in college. I liked it at the time but I have a feeling that if I re-read it I would give it a lower rating.
January 17, 2012
Another good one by Clay Jacobsen! A great combo of developing a relationship with Jesus and a great Krimi, this time without the hero Mark Taylor, but just as good!
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