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Pretty Ballerina: A Novel | 
 enlarge | Author: John Wessel
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 2166633
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.9
ISBN: 0684814641
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780684814643
ASIN: 0684814641
Publication Date: June 1998
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Wessel's second novel is another gripping thriller which features the same gumshoe hero, known simply as Harding, as the previous This Far, No Further. Harding is an ex- cop turned private investigator operating without a licence and therefore first in line for the more obscure and dodgy cases life turns up. Like most of his associates, Harding speaks and narrates with a Chandleresque, deadpan humour which Wessel very gently sends up whilst still making the story and characters utterly convincing. Into Harding's already disorderly life walks Cassie Rayn, a famous, drop-dead gorgeous porn star who wants to find her long-missing brother whom she hasn't seen in 20 years, since he was 12 years old. This seemingly innocuous task turns sinister at breakneck pace as Harding is swept up in a maelstrom of violent intrigue, with a host of strange characters following him, shooting at him, threatening his girlfriend and generally making life less than easy. The action takes place in a flooded Chicago, and Wessel builds up the electric, storm-driven atmosphere to brilliant effect, giving the impression that--like Harding--he knows Chicago like the back of his hand. Pretty Ballerina is a taut, engrossing page-turner which pays humorous homage to the detective novel genre while being quirky enough to be genuinely original. --Emily Ormond
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