
Título: Hot Rocks: A Nick Hoffman Mystery
Autor: Lev Raphael
Sinopse: At the start of Raphael's entertaining seventh Nick Hoffman mystery (after 2004's Tropic of Murder), the State University of Michigan English professor stumbles on a corpse in a steam room—Vlado Zamaria, the ruthless head trainer at the Michigan Muscle health club. Nick and his pal, Juno Dromgoole, team up once again to ferret out the killer, for whom there's no shortage of suspects: Vlado's bland, dutiful wife plus a plethora of actual and wanna-be lovers and jealous trainers. Nick manages a too-easy sneak peek into Zamaria's unlocked office, finding secrets that eventually reveal the murderer. He half-seriously considers becoming a private eye, much to the chagrin of his lover, Stefan Borowski, who has been stewing in his own troubles. The many amusing and eclectic literary references that alternate with salacious gossip and humorous philosophical rants partially compensate for the novel's lack of tension and action. (Apr.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “Hot Rocks: A Nick Hoffman Mystery”, de Lev Raphael, publicado pela editora Perseverance Press, em 2007 e com 216 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Perseverance Press
Páginas: 216
Ano: 2007
Edição:
Linguagem: inglês
ISBN: 1880284839
ISBN13: 9781880284834
