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Act of Fear: A Dan Fortune (Dan Fortune Mystery) Paperback – August 27, 2013

by Michael Collins (Author)

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Since fate forced him to go straight, he has become the resident private eye of this run-down part of Manhattan, chiseling out a career of divorce work and subpoena delivery. But a big case is coming his way. A beat cop is mugged in broad daylight and the only possible witness disappears the next morning. Unsure if he's looking for a witness or a perp, Fortune hunts for the kid, unearthing ugly secrets in a neighborhood he thought he knew well.

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Michael Collins is the pen name of Dennis Lynds, who was the author of more than eighty novels and two hundred short stories. He earned a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart for his service in WWII, and lived in California until his death in 2005.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ The Overlook Press; Reprint edition (August 27, 2013)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1468307266
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1468307269
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.65 x 8 inches

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Bev Thompson

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I guess it was a fair read, kept us out of mischief. That's the good news. Here's the bad: (1) The plot was lame. As we were reading, we kept waiting for the REAL plot to develop, which never happened. (2) The book is all philosophy, a lot of which has nothing to do with the so-called plot. It was too heavy, such that we skipped over much of it, just to make it through the book. (3) Finally, there were so many characters we had a hard time keeping them straight, who was who, and how they were involved in the "plot", constantly asking each other, "remind me again, who he is?" Frankly, I would think a writer of fiction could come up with a much more "meaty" plot; even MANY non-fiction, true-life stories are more fascinating. Several times, I looked over at my hubby, and he had fallen asleep through it. Even at the end, we had to force ourselves to finish the last few pages. No, I would not recommend this to anyone I like.