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Stand-Up and Die
Stand-Up and Die is a mystery novel set in the funny, dark and necrotic world of stand-up comedy. Meet plus sized Mannie Grand - comedienne and amateur sleuth. When a fellow comic dies on-stage, Mannie sets out to kind the killer. Awarded the Merit Award for Fiction from the Independent Publishers Association. "Her characters are as wacky as one would except from a professional comedienne. This book won't scare you to death, but it may make you die from laughing...." Heartland Reviews.
178 pages, Paperback
First published October 11, 2000
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January 20, 2012
Two of my favorite things are Stand up comedy and murder mystery's! I love, love them! So what better book to read then this right!? UGH!!! The book was NOT funny! The "jokes" were just stupid! I could have found better jokes in one of those 5,000 jokes books. The author is supposed to be a comedian so I was expecting much more.
This book badly needs new cover and a editor! UGH, so many mistakes that just made parts of the book that much more annoying to read.
The characters were not horrible but I was not as attached as I would have liked to have been, and the plot of the book was, well just a horrible let down. It was a horribly boring murder/mystery.
This book badly needs new cover and a editor! UGH, so many mistakes that just made parts of the book that much more annoying to read.
The characters were not horrible but I was not as attached as I would have liked to have been, and the plot of the book was, well just a horrible let down. It was a horribly boring murder/mystery.
August 29, 2023
2.5/5
I got this at a library book sale for a dime. And I got it for the cover. The setting of the Minneapolis comedy scene around 2000 was fascinating because not one single joke in the book was funny. It was incredible. But the ridiculous mystery kept me entertained I guess.
I got this at a library book sale for a dime. And I got it for the cover. The setting of the Minneapolis comedy scene around 2000 was fascinating because not one single joke in the book was funny. It was incredible. But the ridiculous mystery kept me entertained I guess.
September 5, 2012
Well, this was a freebie, so maybe I shouldn't have expected more....
The story itself is good - interesting with all the main characters (including the amateur sleuth) being stand up comedians. However there were so many typos and strange grammar and missed words in the text that it really did detract from the reading experience.
The story itself is good - interesting with all the main characters (including the amateur sleuth) being stand up comedians. However there were so many typos and strange grammar and missed words in the text that it really did detract from the reading experience.
May 31, 2012
A light mystery. Not overly funny, but OK. Found the numerous typos and editing errors distracting. Still, not bad for a free download.
January 8, 2015
Amusing murder mystery set in the world of stand up comedy.
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