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Mark Roman #1
The Second Death
On Mark Roman's late night talk show, the hour creeps towards midnight. He argues with callers, amuses them, berates them, comforts them--and gets involved in their private lives... An urgent plea for help from a caller named Liz takes him one step further. This is when Roman Discovers the body! After the police question him for many hours, he sets out to solve a murder. As the city swelters in the sultry summer heat, Mark Roman's blood is chilled by an atmosphere of hatred and death.
176 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1997
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About the author
Kel Richards
66 books20 followersKevin Barry "Kel" Richards (born 8 February 1946) is an Australian author, journalist and radio personality.
Richards has written a series of crime novels and thrillers for adult readers which includes The Case of the Vanishing Corpse, Death in Egypt and An Outbreak of Darkness.
Richards currently presents ABC NewsRadio's weekend afternoons, which includes regular Wordwatch segments. Wordwatch is a feature introduced by Richards. Initially developed as a "filler" program for the radio programs to allow time for changes of people or locations, it tapped into an interest by the listening public and several books have been produced based on the show's research. In November 2003 the thousandth episode of the show was produced.
Richards can also be heard on ABC Local Radio programs including Nightlife (national) and Evenings in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory.
Richards has written a series of crime novels and thrillers for adult readers which includes The Case of the Vanishing Corpse, Death in Egypt and An Outbreak of Darkness.
Richards currently presents ABC NewsRadio's weekend afternoons, which includes regular Wordwatch segments. Wordwatch is a feature introduced by Richards. Initially developed as a "filler" program for the radio programs to allow time for changes of people or locations, it tapped into an interest by the listening public and several books have been produced based on the show's research. In November 2003 the thousandth episode of the show was produced.
Richards can also be heard on ABC Local Radio programs including Nightlife (national) and Evenings in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory.
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March 6, 2022
This was a reread of a book on my shelf to see if it was suitable for a friend’s teen grandchild. I remembered it being quite an exciting read 25 years ago but it appears I was remembering another of the author’s books. (‘The Case of the Vanishing Corpse’ if you want a better mystery)
Still, it is an easy, quite intriguing read with only one swear word in the whole book. I like that. It is a Christian allegory but not particularly religious at all. I like that the answers to the allegory are written back-to-front on the last page so you hold the book up to a mirror to find out, even if you did work it out pages ago.
I think the grandchild might enjoy it even with the outdated phones and local TV presenters all now retired.
Still, it is an easy, quite intriguing read with only one swear word in the whole book. I like that. It is a Christian allegory but not particularly religious at all. I like that the answers to the allegory are written back-to-front on the last page so you hold the book up to a mirror to find out, even if you did work it out pages ago.
I think the grandchild might enjoy it even with the outdated phones and local TV presenters all now retired.
March 25, 2010
The book is about an Australian radio host (talk-back), who gets entangled in one of his callers' issues, and helps to solve the crimes.
I found the book quite boring, and wouldn't have finished it, if it weren't so short anyway. First of all: It really annoys me, when I guess the main message of the story within the first 40 pages.
The characters are too black and white and not really developed.
The protagonist (Mark Roman) does a lot of thinking, but doesn't enlighten the reader about his thoughts until later, rather describes his surroundings while thinking, thinking, thinking.
It's inconceivable that the police would have been as passive as they were describe in a high profile murder case.
More at http://foodfordrama.blogspot.com/2010...
I found the book quite boring, and wouldn't have finished it, if it weren't so short anyway. First of all: It really annoys me, when I guess the main message of the story within the first 40 pages.
The characters are too black and white and not really developed.
The protagonist (Mark Roman) does a lot of thinking, but doesn't enlighten the reader about his thoughts until later, rather describes his surroundings while thinking, thinking, thinking.
It's inconceivable that the police would have been as passive as they were describe in a high profile murder case.
More at http://foodfordrama.blogspot.com/2010...
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