Sometimes you just need to read a slick Gold Medal book. The Death Ride fills the need. Tony Costaine and Bert McCall are called in to look into a series of deadly accidents at an amusement pier. They're a pair of seemingly mismatched p.i.'s who are as smart as they are slick, but this time they have a lot of trouble getting a handle on what's going on. I lost count of the bodies. There were a lot. A heck of a lot.The pier's hampering the development of some exclusive property. A brother and sister are on opposing sides, and a good deal of money is involved. So is a lot of drinking. There's a lot of everything in this book. There's also a picture of a time when a roller coaster going off the track and killing nine people not only doesn't shut down the park but it doesn't even slow down the attendance at the pier. There's even a guy doing Sidney Greenstreet doing Kasper Gutman.
The Costaine/McCall books aren't top shelf Gold Medal, but they're close enough: very well done and a good evening's entertainment.
2 comments:
You're right about the need to read a Gold Medal paperback every so often. Good choice!
By gad, sir, you are right. Sometimes you just need to read a slick Gold Medal book. Yes indeed!
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