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Artie Deemer Mystery #3
Don't Explain: An Artie Deemer Thriller
From Dallas Murphy, the Edgar-Award nominated author of Lover Man
DON'T EXPLAIN
The outrageously inventive third novel in what Booklist hails as "the superb Artie Deemer Series"
Artie Deemer's dog Jellyroll, the star of stage, screen, and retail packaging, is getting death threats from a pair of crazed stalkers. So the twosome and Artie's live-in lover Crystal, a professional pool player, flee to a remote island off the coast of Maine, only to discover that their hideaway is over-run with an assortment of colorful killers...and that there's a huge storm rolling in. And that's only the beginning of their troubles.
"Careening between over-the-top humor and edge-of-the-seat suspense, Don't Explain is a delightful ride," San Francisco Chronicle
"Straw Dogs meets Lassie," Booklist
"Artie's third outing is jammed fuller of malice than a holding pen," Kirkus Reviews
DON'T EXPLAIN
The outrageously inventive third novel in what Booklist hails as "the superb Artie Deemer Series"
Artie Deemer's dog Jellyroll, the star of stage, screen, and retail packaging, is getting death threats from a pair of crazed stalkers. So the twosome and Artie's live-in lover Crystal, a professional pool player, flee to a remote island off the coast of Maine, only to discover that their hideaway is over-run with an assortment of colorful killers...and that there's a huge storm rolling in. And that's only the beginning of their troubles.
"Careening between over-the-top humor and edge-of-the-seat suspense, Don't Explain is a delightful ride," San Francisco Chronicle
"Straw Dogs meets Lassie," Booklist
"Artie's third outing is jammed fuller of malice than a holding pen," Kirkus Reviews
- GenresMystery
246 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1996
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June 3, 2020
Better. Didn't like #1 all that much and was really just cleaning up the dusty pile of previously started multi-pack downloads. Stopping the series for now. 2.5 rating.
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January 8, 2009Artie is the owner of a celebrity dog, Jellyroll who as "star of stage, screen, and retail packaging" supports them. Artie flees Manhattan for Maine looking for rest and relaxation. But the local "Maineiacs" seem to have a penchant for murder and mayhem rather than quiet respite.
The reviewer said "The vanity of mediocre actors and Jellyroll's tendency to vomit offer Murphy lots of fodder for jokes, some of which are funny and many of which are sophomoric." Also that the book is "ultimately done in by a casually constructed plot."
Lover Man was the first Artie Deemer mystery.
Lush Life was second where Artie falls in love with a pool shark whose husband is murdered.
The reviewer said "The vanity of mediocre actors and Jellyroll's tendency to vomit offer Murphy lots of fodder for jokes, some of which are funny and many of which are sophomoric." Also that the book is "ultimately done in by a casually constructed plot."
Lover Man was the first Artie Deemer mystery.
Lush Life was second where Artie falls in love with a pool shark whose husband is murdered.
May 17, 2010
Artie is the handler of the celebrity pooch Jellyroll. Someone is stalking and threatening the dog. The whole plot is outrageous and is littered with extreme characters and situations, none of which are really believable.
I only give it a two because I did find the descriptions of the dog funny a few times. It's really a one and a half star book.
I only give it a two because I did find the descriptions of the dog funny a few times. It's really a one and a half star book.
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