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Ghosts from the Past - Graeme Grant


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Ghosts from the Past - Graeme Grant

 
Description: ISBN 0752223461 / Author: Graeme Grant / Genre: Crime / Thriller / Relates to the remake of the 1970s TV show Randall and Hopkirk / ... more
Ghosts from the Past - Graeme Grant ... Published by Boxtree

Newest Review: ... laughing but on the whole it failed to deliver on all three counts. It is based on the recently revived 60s detective ... more

 ... series, Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), but is a completely new story. It follows the exploits of Jeff and Marty (deceased) as private detectives trying to solve a mystery which revolves around the death of Marty. The idea of a ghost helping to solve crime seemed rather too far-fetched for me, although I watched a few episodes of the TV series and found them quite entertaining. More devoted fans of the series would probably enjoy the book a lot more than I did. However, the plot is neither clever enough to suit crime fans...more

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Premium Review Ghosts from the Past - Graeme Grant: Randall and Hopkirk back to haunt us (203 words)
by - written on 03/09/00 (Very useful, 23 readings)
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Ghosts From the Past: Rather an obvious plot, based on a rather silly idea. Written by Graeme Grant, the book is billed as "fast paced, action packed and furiously funny". True, some of it was so ridiculous that I could not help laughing but on the whole it failed to deliver on all three counts. It is based on the recently revived 60s detective series, Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), but is a completely new story. It follows the exploits of Jeff and Marty (deceased) as private detectives trying to solve a mystery which revolves around the death of Marty. The idea of a ghost helping to solve crime seemed rather too far-fetched for me, although I ...  Read the complete review

 

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