Repulse Monkey

Book 2 of 3: The Alex Glauberman Series

Cluster, Dick

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ISBN 10: 0525248110 ISBN 13: 9780525248118

Published by Dutton, 1989

Language: English

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First edition, first printing of the second novel in the "Alex Glauberman" series. Price clipped otherwise in fine / near fine unread condition.

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Title

Repulse Monkey

Publisher

Dutton

Publication Date

1989

Language

English

ISBN 10

0525248110

ISBN 13

9780525248118

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition.

Printing

1st Printing

Condition

Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Near Fine

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Stated First Edition. A near fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Soiling to the edges of the book's upper page block. Review copy with publisher's folded, 8 1/2" x 11" letter laid in. Rubbing along the upper edges of the letter.

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Divorced auto mechanic Alex Glauberman sets aside his wrenches and a marriage proposal to solve three murders in this uneven but diverting sequel to Return to Sender. At first, he simply wants to find out why his daughter's baby-sitter has disappeared. His interest deepens when the girl's boyfriend, Scat Johnston, is found murdered. Scat had earlier run down another 'run down' as in killed with a car? or tracked down? Yes, run down as with a car. I think that's clear young woman who may have been involved in high-class hooking at a ski resort. And it turns out that Scat, whose wealthy, quasi-Brahmin father, Graham, helped build the resort, was a drug dealer. All of this is sorted out after Alex drives north to the White Mountains where'where'? the story picks up an engaging pace that leads to a strong ending with fine narrative. However, a poorly rendered subtext implies that Glauberman's drive to save "damsels in distress" is a way of coping with cancer. But this important leitmotif is underplayed until Cluster trumpets it at the end. Integrating it more explicitly into the plot would have added needed dimension.
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