On the Edge

By Peter Lovesey

Book Overview

" A] vivid postwar environment that confers plausibility, ingenious plot twists that heighten the suspense and two stunning character studies that confound our facile presumptions about women who... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0892963638
• ISBN13: 9780892963638
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Mysterious Pr
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 1.0" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

I Wanted Her to Make It

I believe one hallmark of good fiction is when you can say: yes, the protagonist was wrong to have done what she did, but oh I still wanted her to make it and to escape the consequences. This story is a good spin on the "Strangers on a Train" scheme in which two people do the dirty work for each other. Unfortunately only one person tends to be serious about proceeding with matters. The result is that the other party gets drawn further and further into a nightmarish web with no good way of extricating herself. Peter Lovesey is an exceptionally gifted writer. If you have never read his books before, I would encourage you to give this novel a try. So far as his fiction goes, you may find yourself getting hopelessly sucked in :)

pretty good suspense

This is a good introduction to this author. It made me want more.

Twists and Turns

I was looking for a new English mystery novelist to read and this exceeded my expectations. It is not a mystery where you try to figure out "who did it?" at the end, but all through the book there a twists and turns and you are never sure what the outcome will be until you actually finish the book. Once I started reading this book, I had to read it through. I will be reading another Lovesey mystery soon!