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It is impossible to foresee that Bradford's search for the Snowman would terminate in a devastating spectacle. Based on all the sightings and reports Bradford reads about, he hopes to locate a mammal of some kind. From his early student days in anthropology, Bradford theorizes that such a creature could exist in these climatic conditions, even though his colleagues at Harvard scoff at the notion. Only fieldwork, he feels, outside the confines of a university hothouse, could prove his case.He is wrong on all counts. ... Read more

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snowmonster...
I'd say the book contained enough human drama to keep the reader highly interested. Reading this was like watching a movie--Mr. Bogner certainly knew what he was talking about and writes with passion that made a part of the story. I could almost feel the hard, mercilles cold, see myself immersed in the environment Bogner has created. I especilly like the weapons stuff.
I'd say it's one hell of a book. Read it more than a couple of times now, and I'm still impressed each time I do.

Killer Yeti terrorizes ski resort.
A giant, carnivorous Yeti migrates to a ski resort and begins chowing down on skiers.Not a particularly impressive variant of the then popular (circa 1978) monster terrorizing vacation spot story.For die hards only.

A Mistake of authorship
You have mistakenly listed reviews of my novel "Snowman". These reviews attached to my novel refer to R.L. Stine's novel of the same name. Would you kindly alter this.
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Manhattan in the 1930s

Meet Eva, Rhoda, and Terry, three women in Manhattan's young fashion industry.Smart and successful, somehow their lives become entwined with dangerous Jay Blackman's.Magnetically attractive, Jay knows how to get what he wants from women--and what he wants is power and wealth.Using Eva, Rhoda, and Terry, he plans to rule Seventh Avenue. ... Read more

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"HYPNOTIC " " ANINSOMNIAC'S DREAM "
EXCELLENT READING MATERIAL. JAY WAS SOMEONE I LOVED TO HATE. I REMEMBERED THIS CLASSIC AS A TEEN HAVE BEEN SEARCHING HIGH AND LOW FOR THE VIDEO TAPE.

A REALISTIC SAD STORY
This story has so much true life emotion that we can all relate to it.I loved it to the last page, you will too!! ... Read more

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Billionaire financier Teddy Franklin is a force to be reckoned with, an internationally famous power broker whose high-stakes wheeling and dealing send economic tremors from Wall Street to Zurich.He buys and sells corporations at will, and holds the careers of powerful lawyers and politicians in the palm of his well-manicured hand.Nothing, absolutely nothing is beyond Teddy's reach . . . until he meets her.

Beautiful, tantalizing, mercurial, and perverse, Barbara captivates Teddy's imagination and carnal desire like no woman he has ever met.And the more she toys with his feverish attentions, driving him to excruciating heights of animal lust while withholding the darkest, deepest secrets of her heart, the more he craves to possess her, body and soul, until his desperate obsession with this one irresistibly sensual and seductive woman drives him to the brink of insanity--and worse. ... Read more

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A differt type of work from this author
Perhaps the only more powerful person than Teddy Franklin in the international banking communities of Wall St., London, and Zurich is Greenspan.When Teddy Franklin decides to make a deal, the Fortune 500feels the impact as if an earthquake hit.Politicians know not the messwith Teddy because he can break any one of them.However, Teddy's worldchanges when Barbara Hickman enters his life.

Though three decadesyounger than him, Teddy covets Barbara like he has not desired any personor thing in years.Teddy treats his approach to Barbara the way he handleda business deal using any means, including immoral to obtain his wants.Hegains her inner secrets that she provides to a psychiatrist he arranged forher to see.However, as he obsesses over her, Teddy's world begins tocrash around him, leaving him with few options.

THE MADONNA COMPLEXis an entertaining tale centering on the potential destructiveness ofobsession.The story line is more of a character study than a thriller asNorman Bogner provides a deep look into Teddy and Barbara's thoughtprocesses and inner gut emotions.Graphic sex scenes may turn off somereaders, but add to the overall feel of the reader being an observer. Though the subplot involving the law and killers subtract from the tale bytrying to twist it into a thriller, the obsession which is the main storyline brilliantly works leading to a fabulous absorbing look at extremebehavior.

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On stage, with her angelic face and red hair swept into a French twist, Rebecca Benjamin appears younger than her 22 years, but her talent as a concert pianist has been developed beyond her years and her music charms audiences throughout Europe. As the story opens, Rebecca is about to leave the home she shares with her grandmother in Vienna and travel to Los Angeles for her sister Miriam’s wedding. But in LA, as Miriam is planning for her extravagant and traditional wedding, there is a neo-Nazi group residing in a compound they call ‘Winterhaven’ that has plans of their own for the young bride.The group’s leader, Magnus, who was once a member of Hitler’s inner circle, now in his old age has dreams of a new and more powerful Nazi regime. ... Read more

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Beware the Solution
One of the most intriguing and terrifying reads I've had in many a moon.This wonderfull thriller has it all.I happen to know it's written by NY Times best selling author Norman Bogner so its not a surprize that it's as good as it is.The protagonist is awesome in her obsession and would be a wonderful character for the big screen.I highly recommend it.

The Winterhaven Solution
Which will become the Winterhaven "dissolution" is erected by a master architect of the text. It starts with one little simple note in Vienna and ends with the same tranquility in L. A. but what we find in between is a well edified "chaos".

Moreover, attention to the least details, the rainbow display of characters, the ongoing dry humour in the dialogues with such a sense of witty repartees make of this novel a rich scenario ready for the big reel.

Characters you love to hate!
Every character in this book is memorable. The bad guys (and there are many!) are evil but not one-sided.All the characters are complex, interesting personalities and you feel compelled to find out more abt them.Even the good guys are intriguingly flawed.The juxa-position of then (WWII) and now (Calif - USA)is fascinating and you are constantly aware of the backdrop of history and its possible impact on people, places and events today.The plot evolves with the characters in interesting ways and there are twists that give the reader many "ah-ha" moments - so much so, you can't put it down.Great read!

Surprise Find
I almost missed this one but a friend insisted I read it.Wow!It's a great narrative of young, sensitive talent overcoming seemingly invincible ethnic hatred.I loved the lead, 22-year-old Rebecca Benjamin from the first as a beautiful, highly talented European pianist, and then adored her as she rose to the challenge of a cunning fight against neo-Nazis in California.In many ways an odyssey, Beth Asher's The Winterhaven Solution is also a morality saga and a tour-de-force of character growth in the face of mortal danger.Highly recommended for readers who are looking for enthralling, sophisticated story telling.

WinterhavenSolution
Winterhaven Solution is a rapidly moving tense story that culminates in a great finale.The book is a romantic adventure murder mystery with a significant undercurrent of religious hatred and fanaticism. It is suspenseful throughout and maintains interest at a high level.I highly recommend reading this contemporary and thought provoking novel.

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Art historian Jennifer Bowen has been hired to keep an eye on spoiled nineteen-year-old heiress Maddie while Maddie studies in the south of France.Jennifer welcomes the free trip--and she'll be glad to get Maddie away from the influence of Boy, Maddie's lover and a violent ex-con.But Jennifer never imagines the lengths Maddie will go to to get what she wants.And what she wants is Boy.Boy is also in France, and he weaves the willing Maddie into a web of evil as he seizes his chance to get closer to his beautiful heiress.And Jennifer soon finds herself fighting for her life. Amazon.com Review
Norman Bogner's first thriller in 15 years is the grisly,noir side ofPeter Mayle's sweet books about Provence (A Year in Provence, Chasing Cezanne, Hotel Pastis). Bogneroffers a spooky evocation of the horror that can live alongside all thatgreat food and scenery. We first find top copper Michel Danton recoveringfrom shotgun wounds while working in his father's restaurant in Aix, where"fresh strings of Arles sausage and legs of jambon de Bayonne slyly waltzedon their hooks in the window." Michel's father is a tyrant, and hislatest lady friend has just dumped him, so he's ready for a new case. EnterDarrell Vernon Boynton, a charming young psychopath called Boy by thewomen he conquers and the wealthy tourists he murders. Boy is a truedescendant of Hannibal Lecter, and the only reason he hasn't eaten any ofhis victims is that the other food in Provence is too tempting. But bewarned: not many other atrocities are beyond his imagination. As Bogner hasproven in such previous blockbusters as Seventh Avenue and California Dreamers, hehas the imagination to create nightmare landscapes in all manner ofsettings--and the writing skills to quickly make us a part ofthem. --Dick Adler ... Read more

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Don't bother
The setting of this book seemed interesting--I enjoy books that convey a real sense of place, but by the time I got about 150 pages into it, I quit.Every character was unappealing, the murders were incredibly grisly, and I had a stack of better books waiting to be read.At least I hadn't bought the book, someone shared it with me, so I didn't waste my money, only my time.You know you've made a mistake when you keep wondering how much longer it will take to finish!!

Should have died in Provence
Bogner's writing smacks of the forced sexual indulgence of the '60's.The construct is poor, the metaphors are absurd, and whole resembles the stylized rantings of a troubled teenager.I do not understand how it canhave been given good reviews.

WOW! SENSATIONAL SOJOURN IN PROVENCE!
this is a phenomenal thriller! incredible characters......gorgeous locale....intelligent writing.... fantastic plot and the ultimate sociopath! PLEASE DISREGARD previous review as she obviously hasn't readthis book!mr. bogner gives us the benefit of his years in provence andwe graciously thank him for it....you can smell the delicious aromas ofprovence through these pages....i devoured this book and am thrilled toknow that a sequel is in the works! i must end this with....pleasewrite faster, mr. bogner....we need more of these evil adventures inprovence!

Unbelieveably Badly Written; A Great Disappointment
I looked forward to this book because of the plot and the location (Provence)and bought it to read on my vacation flight. I was appalled at the awfulness of the writing.The dialogue was atrocious and thecharacters were completely wrong for the 1990s.I've read books thatweren't brilliantly written before because the story and/or the characterswere strong enough to overcome the the author's expository limitations, butthere is a degree of dreadfulness that completely gets in the way of theplot, no matter how ingenious or interesting.That was the case here. Iwas only able to read about 30 pages before throwing it (literally) intothe waste paper basket.Warning: Don't waste your money. P.S.:I didn'twish to give this book ANY stars.Your program for submitting reviewsinsists on at least one.Don't be fooled.It didn't deserve even thatone.

HANNIBAL LECTER'S SON VACATIONING IN PROVENCE?
yes, the character of BOY would certainly make dr. lecter most proud!!!just about the perfect sociopath ever and wow!! what a setting......provence! bogner captured the true essence and flavors of thismarvelous area perfectly and added dashes of such amazingcharacters....this would make an awesome tv mini-series...many juicy rolesand colorful locales....I LOVED IT!!! cannot wait to read a sequel with theincredible local cop!!! will there be one soooooon??????? ... Read more

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It's the 70's and for Jane Teller Sidley, making love is both an escape and a journey. Tender twenty-year-old Jane is wise beyond her years because in that short span of time she has picked up one important trait: she is absolutely shameless. But she has everything else -- money, breeding, a tight young body, brains, and, well, experience. She has lots of experience. She's the type of girl out to try on the world just to see how it fits. And she's willing to let almost anyone try her on for size, too. For instance, there's her college professor who expands her mind and her body, the football player who enjoys letting her score and the hot-to-trot stud who coincidentally used to be the ex-lover of her nymphomaniac mother. Will Jane ever discover the difference between making love and finding love? Find out in this searching novel by the author of "Seventh Ave." and "The Madonna Complex". ... Read more

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TRASH, and not the good kind
This book is absolutely disgusting, and not in a good, steamy, erotic way. I got through about eighty pages before I threw it away. Not only are there no erotic love scenes, but the only references to anything steamy are in dialogue such as, "...I always wanted to be raped." Now come on, Norman Bogner. Do you really think readers, especially female, are buying that drivel? That's the most insulting excuse for an erotic novel I ever heard, not to mention misogynistic and ridiculously unbelievable. Want to read something steamy? You'd have a more interesting time with a cookbook. ... Read more

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Terry Brett is a small town attorney, handsome, charming and self assured. His life is secure and predictable until the day he agrees to take the case of Earl Raymond, his former roommate and broken down ex-basketball player. But through Earl he meets Allison Desmond, a beautiful, fearless young woman. ... Read more

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On stage, with her angelic face and red hair swept into a French twist, Rebecca Benjamin appears younger than her 22 years, but her talent as a concert pianist has been developed beyond her years and her music charms audiences throughout Europe. As the story opens, Rebecca is about to leave the home she shares with her grandmother in Vienna and travel to Los Angeles for her sister Miriam's wedding. But in LA, as Miriam is planning for her extravagant and traditional wedding, there is a neo-Nazi group residing in a compound they call 'Winterhaven' that has plans of their own for the young bride. The group's leader, Magnus, who was once a member of Hitler's inner circle, now in his old age has dreams of a new and more powerful Nazi regime. ... Read more

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Full of unexpected turns of events. Always suspenseful and exciting.There is no way to out think the author.Great read for those who enjoy discovering motive and examining character ... Read more

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Michel Danton, the brilliant investigator-hero of To Die in Provence, is back with a vengeance. Badly wounded the summer before, he is getting ready to marry Jennifer Bowen, the beautiful American art professor who saved his life. But then a girl's disfigured body washes ashore on the beach of a resort near Aix-en-Provence, and Danton finds himself forced to take charge of a harrowing investigation. From the medieval city of Bruges in Belgium through the glorious sun-dappled towns of Provence, Danton chases a depraved madman, desperate to catch him before he strikes again.
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A True Pleasure To Read
Norman Bogner's new novel, "The Deadliest Art", is fantastic!It is a sequel to "To Die In Provence", but it can easily be read on its own.If you read this book, you'll definitely want to read the first book anyway.The story follows French detective Michel Danton as he struggles to honor his promise to his new bride to give up his dangerous work, while being presented with a case of unimaginable horror.The book alternates between the actions of the criminals and their pursuers in a non-synchronous manner that works perfectly."To Die In Provence" was a great mystery, plunging one into the customs and culture of the South of France."The Deadliest Art" surpasses it, with an even deeper immersion into French psyche and attitude, coupled with an exploration of the Venice of Southern California.As you are simultaneously drawn into the madhouse of the killers and Michel Danton's increasing desperation, you won't be able to put this book down!

As clever as "The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari"
While agreeing with the other readers' comments, I was most fascinated by the storytelling device that Norman Bogner invented in this novel: Unsynchronized chronology of converging stories. This differs from standard thriller technique in which the point of view swings back and forth between the good guy and bad guy like the arm of a metronome or clock pendulum, with the story driven by advancing time.

The novel opens in Provence, France, where Bogner reintroduces us to Det. Michael Danton and art historian Jennifer Bowen, now in a state of prenuptial bliss. Next, a continent away in Venice, California, Bogner introduces murderous Garrett Lee Brant "and his beautiful Eve" who are just stepping out for a millennium New Year's party hosted mammary-enhanced Heather Malone, Garrett's benefactor and sometime lover. Garrett is a frustrated artist who is fascinated by Gauguin, with whom he "holds regular conversations." (His back story reveals the ability to speak in a number of voices.) Garrett has received no recognition for his work on canvas but is enjoying enormous commercial success doing tatoos on the Venice (CA) boardwalk. Eve is skilled in the art of makeup.Switch to Provence where Michael is called to investigate a girl's body washed up on the beach. Switch back to Heather Malone's party, an upscale S&M affair. Heather introduces to Mr. Jan Korteman, a Belgian photographer who specializes in high-grade pornography. Eve makes her own moves and a four-way psychological sex drama unfolds.

And thus two "parallel" stories evolve, with Michael investigating the girl's death and consoling the parents and with Jan taking Garrett and Eve to live as his house guests in Belgium where they engage in a sinister artistic collaboration. The stories evolve asynchronously: The protagonists working slowly to stop the crimes that the antagonists have yet to commit. This yarn is not driven by the beat of a metronome. It is driven by the fascination of the reader who realizes that by the end of the book the two stories must converge. As the book begins to run out of pages, the antagonists' story accelerates and catches up with the protagonists, with fascinating and deadly results. Bogner has invented a new technique in thriller fiction: Converging stories told in warped time.

And as if this was not clever enough, Bogner throws in one final twist which will make the reader pinch himself, turn back to the first page and read the story once more. "The Deadliest Art" is high art, every bit as clever as "The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari."

Review of Deadliest Art & To Die In Provence
Some might have said that Norman Bogner was playing bad poker and attempting to draw to an inside straight when he wrote `To Die In Provence' in 1998. After all, he was a writer of mainstream fiction -- Seventh Avenue, The Madonna Complex, California Dreamers, among others- and the Provence book is a mystery. But after you read it you find it is much more than a mystery. The major characters, Michel Danton, chief investigator for the Special Circumstances Section of the French Judicial Police, and Jennifer Bowen, an American art history professor, remain with you and breathe on, as well as a host of minor characters. You find that you want to know more and that is a sign of a good book. The author filled his straight and won the hand.
What is meant by `more than a mystery'?I mean that the author has widened the scope, brought more to the table. Mysteries usually present the good man or good woman, usually a detective or cop, who then pursues the bad guy who has perpetrated a crime on usually good folks. The progression is linear from start to finish with few detours. Subplots are usually absent along with any serious reflections from the hero, minor characters appear and disappear after they help the hero, the bad guys are caught, resolution is complete, and a new book will appear next year. Along the way it is sometimes difficult to suspend disbelief because the hero carries a 25 shot 6-shooter. Examples are MacDonald's Travis, Parker's Spenser, Grafton's Kinsey, Child's Reacher, White's Doc Ford and a thousand others. A lot of these are good men and women detecting, pursuing and catching the bad folks in very good books. I've read them and like them. Norman Bogner, on the other hand, takes a lot of time defining and exploring his characters. With precise use of literary hydrofloric acid he etches very real people in glass. Because the people are real they have flaws and sometimes the glass fractures because of internal struggles within the characters, as well as cracking under the pressure of the externals not under their control. The crimes, along with the accompanying mystery/detective motif, the setting in southern France, and the pyscho-killer, presented in `To Die In Provence' act as a catalyst to bring the strengths and weaknesses of Michel and Jennifer, as well as others, to the surface and we see them struggle and reflect and we wince and fret over them and we want them to `grow out of it' and overcome. We want to know the answer to the question, `If it doesn't kill you, does it make you stronger'?
Bogner uses the same deft strokes to paint the canvas of his settings and the minor characters evolving in the background. Whether we want to or not we painlessly and relentlessly learn about the town of Aix-en-Provence, a good French restaurant, food, wine, and the friends, acquaintances, and parents of Michel, the French Judicial system, and, most surprising and different, how a killer operates and what makes him tick within the clock of the mystery. As one reads larger, more encompassing, questions surface. How is a man's behavior affected by his origin? How can a rich young girl-woman be captivated by a killer? The latter, of course, is the `Manson' question. If you want to know how the author answers these, read the book
After an intervening book, `Honor Thy Wife', a `mainstream' novel, Norman Bogner has returned with another compelling mystery, `The Deadliest Art.'The author, not content with leaving Michel and Jennifer in literary limbo, brings them back in an even more intricate plot. While it is nice to have read the previous book, it is not at all necessary for Bogner, with wide reach and skill, reintroduces you with great detail. And a whole new set of questions is asked while the `mystery' evolves. A young girl's body washes ashore near Aix-en-Provence. Her back is disfigured. Why?Thus, the mystery is triggered.Danton takes charge of the investigation and the backgrounds change, ranging from the back alleys of San Antonio, Texas, to Bruges in Belgium, the ever present Provence in France and, finally, to Venice, California. Again we relentlessly but painlessly learn about art, food, places and people, French and American cultures and, amazingly, tattoos. While the mystery unfolds and the murders pile up so do the larger questions. Bogner attacks the question of why, especially in America, are we so intent on being someone else, where is the benefit in illusion, what is art, and where are we going. Along with this the author has created a killer and his accomplices so diabolical and sociopathic and tied and knotted them to art in such a clever way that future villains may be defined as Bogner-esque in scope. When the book finally and fittingly ends, it ends with exploding revelation in Venice, California. Today, standing on the Venice Boardwalk in front of the Small World Bookstore, both of which front the frequently polluted Pacific Ocean, one can watch the unending parade of current American Culture before you in all its glory. One can only smile and nod one's head at the author's choice of a concluding locale. And one realizes that `The Deadliest Art' has presented us with a slice of American culture presented as a reflection of ourselves. Whether we want to or not. If one has read `From Dawn To Decadence' by Jacques Barzun, that giant tome, or Morris Berman's, `The Twilight Of American Culture', or watched 95% of recent American movies or television, one cannot help but see the undercurrents in `The Deadliest Art.' The author has succeeded again in giving us not only a compelling mystery but a compelling novel. More important, he has asked tough questions. If you read one book, you'll want to read the other.

an engrossing read
This is my first Michel Danton mystery novel, and I will definitely be reading the first book in this series, "To Die In Provence" and be keeping an eye out for future Michel Danton mystery novels. Hard edged and gripping, this kind of mystery novel is not my usual fare, however I was quickly won over and found it quite difficult to put this book down. The identity of the murderer and his cohorts is known from the very beginning, so that this mystery novel is not so much about the authour engaging the reader to play armchair detective; rather "The Deadliest Art" is more of a psychological study about the workings of a deranged mind, and of the sway that this mind has over those that come into contact with it.

Michel Danton is busy preparing for his upcoming marriage to Jennifer Bowen, keeping his quarrelsome chef-parents in check, getting to know his about-to-be mother-in-law, and regretfully contemplating his resignation as commander of the Special Circumstances Section of the Police Judiciare (he had promised Jennifer that he's give up his very dangerous job for something a little more sedate), when a body of a young girl washes up on one of the beautiful Provence beaches. A check with missing persons reveals that the body is that of 13 year old Caroline Davis, an American who had been on holiday with her parents in Bruges, and who the Belgian police believe was kidnapped by unknown American woman. A preliminary autopsy reveals that the girl had been sexually assaulted, and that her body had been disfigured by some kind of acid wash. To Michel, it becomes obvious that the girl had been specially selected for whatever horror she had been put through. With little to go on, Michel and his team begin sifting through every little piece of information that they can get at, hoping for a breakthrough, when they receive news that there been two more kidnapping attempts. But the women involved in each kidnapping seems to be a different one. Is there a whole bevy of crazed women on the loose kidnapping young girls? Michel would like to be able to concentrate on his upcoming wedding, but finds his attention continuously being taken up by this strange murder-kidnapping case. Will he be able to catch the mind behind this criminal spree before another girl turns up dead?

"The Deadliest Art" has two plot-lines that work quite independently of each other until they intersect in the last few chapters, and Norman Bogner does a wonderful job of juxtaposing each plot line without missingbeat. One plot line deals with the police investigation and Michel's upcoming marriage ceremony. The other plot line deals with the murderer's life, motivation, the murderer's losing grip of reality, and the spell that the murderer casts on all those around. Eventhough the murderer's identity is revealed within the first few chapters, I'll not go into too much depth about this particular plot line, because it was this plot line that was gripping and held my interest. I do wish however that Norman Bogner had spent a little more time on the police investigation of this kidnapping-murder than he had done. Uncovering the sad, bizarre and shocking history of the murderer lent a touch of horror to this mystery novel that was engrossing, but I would have enjoyed it a lot more if he had concentrated more on the police investigation that he did on Miche Danton's private life.

Nitpicking aside, "The Deadliest Art" is an engrossing read, and worth all it's rave reviews.

Another Winner for Bogner
As a Southern California mystery writer, I genuinely enjoyed Mr. Bogner's previous novel, TO DIE IN PROVENCE. I was not aware of this follow-up novel, THE DEADLIEST ART, until I read a glowing review of it in THE LA TIMES. Now that I've read this new work, I can attest that that wise TIMES critic was correct. THE DEADLIEST ART is a winner. In this novel, Michel Danton is back on the scene. He is preparing to marry Jennifer Bowen, the American professor who saved his life in Bogner's previous book. Events intervene. An acid-scarred body of an American junior golfer is found on a beach and other murders occur. The police begin their investigation, and Bogner presents flashbacks of the criminals in alternate chapters. The flashbacks begin in Venice Beach in California, near my home turf. The story works. Bogner captures his settings pefectly. His characters are vividly drawn. THE DEADLIEST ART is an excellent crime fiction work. ... Read more

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I Tried to Get Into It
50 pages in I was still scratching my head hoping for this story to pick up.I can see the foundation of a story, but not one that would hold my interest.The relationship between Allison and Terry feels forced and contrite- the lawyer is going "slumming" and just enjoys the naughtiness of it.I'd love to be able to stay with it longer to see what the other reviewers are seeing, but I can only see the whole thing dragging on like this, a 150 page story drawn out into 443.

My copy is going back to the library.

Interesting Story Line
This is definitely an interesting book.A man who loves two women and has two families and is leading a double life.Many twists and turns.Enjoyable reading.

Riviting
I thought the jacket cover revealed it all, but considered it would be aninteresting journey.However, I was surprised by the events, the choicesthe main character made and unable to put this book down.A must read.

Fascinating and haunting story of love
A fascinating, haunting story that pulled me in on the first page and didn't let me go until the last line.On one level it is a love story spanning three decades. On another level it is a study of the nature oflove- of passionate love that brings dissimilar people together, of afather's tough love that banishes his son's lover for his own good,creating misunderstanding and misery, of compassionate love and of aruinous father/daughter relationship.Bogner writes in an engaging,optimistic style that makes the book hard to put down.

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A Soap Opera for Men
As I read this book I kept telling my husband that it's written for men who like soap operas. The best thing about this novel is that I never became entirely sympathetic to any of its characters so there wasn't that"worry" that a favorite would come to a disasterous ending.Attimes, I wished they all would.And yet, I kept reading...The book heldmy attention and not once did I check out how many more pages I had to readuntil the ending, which is my own ratings system for evaluating a book. ... Read more