Mimi's Ghost: A Novel (Duckworth and the Italian Girls)
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.39 (680 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1628725745 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 324 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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Far from suffering true guilt, Morris engages in consummate self-justification. Morris is an inspired mixture of loony self-regard and stupidity fueled by obtuseness. What is a literary fellow like British author Parks (Europa) doing with a slime like Morris? Having fun, writing a wild and wacky thriller that's like sharing a roller-coaster ride with a suave maniac. Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. One need not have read the first book to enjoy the frissons of suspense in this one, and readers will hope they haven't seen the last of Morris and his bizarrely lethal adventures. Having fatally dispatched Massamina (Mimi) Trevesan, the heiress he kidnapped in the first book, evaded the law and even ingratiated himself with Mimi's family, Morris is now married to her sister, the voraciously libidinous Paola. . From Publishers Weekly Expatriate Englishman Morris Duckworth, the conman, serial murderer and psychopath last seen in Juggling th
Fine sequel to "Juggling the Stars" David E. Hintz Tim Parks continues the sordid, yet comic, misadventures of Morris Duckworth. The sequel didn't grab me into it as much as the first, but still was a very enjoyable read. Dig in to this series and enjoy.. Unsettling. There is something uncomfortable, squirmy, and even a bit repulsive about Mimi's Ghost, despite the fact that it's a lot of fun to read. Morris Duckworth, the main character, you see, is a serial killer. Though Parks presents him in broad strokes and with some sense of absurdity, he also comes across, unfortunately, as someone the author finds quite amusing, a "delightful killer" of sorts.At the outset of th. Up to your navel in bodies lvkleydorff Morris Duckworth left England and now lives in Italy where his name does not sound so awful. As the book begins, he has murdered three people. As the book ends, he has killed three more and is aching for a fourth. His steering committee is ghostly Mimi, victim number three, who directs him via a cellular phone or from the picture of the Virgin. Clearly, Morris is off his rocker. The author finds this very fu
So when he visits Mimi's grave and her charming photograph winks at him, he's ready for her advice.Mimi seems to be suggesting a path to Christian redemption: he will help the poor African immigrants of Verona. The second Duckworth novel is "A wild and wacky thriller that's like sharing a roller-coaster ride with a suave maniac" (Publishers Weekly, starred review).Morris Duckworth can't get over Massimina, or Mimi, as he likes to refers to her. But then, he should have thought of that before he kidnapped and killed her. Only now, living in Verona and married to Mimi's sister, does he appreciate how much he misses her and how blindly he has stumbled into a trap of fate. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.. But is his sudden altruism genuine or a cover for further malfeasance? And why, despite his apparent sincerity, are those who get in his charitable way so prone to "accidents"? The dark and funny sequel to Cara Massimina, Mimi's Ghost is the ultimate comedy of self-justification.Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction—novels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy, satire, historical ficti