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 The Better Mousetrap - Tom Holt
Newest Review: ... was a dragon sitting in the vault? Holt is perhaps one of few authors who attempts to answer this. His strange mix of ... more  ... office comedy mixed with fantasy has worked remarkable well and is now a well-established realm in its own right. It is very easy to believe that the cutthroat world of office politics is run by trolls, goblins and master magicians and this novel succeeds early on in making me believe in Holt's world.
Despite a certain amount of knowing references to previous novels being hastily explained in a few pages, "The Better Mousetrap" is a very good standalone effort. Previous novels have been very much hit and m...more |
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The Better Mousetrap - Tom Holt: If you build a better mousetrap, you will catch better mice (540 words)
by - written on 27/03/09 (Very useful, 117 readings)
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Emily Spitzer falls out of a tree that mysteriously disappears and breaks her neck, falls of a roof and then she gets her head bitten off by a giant spider. However, death is somehow only temporary for her thanks to Frank Carpenter and his "Portable Door". Showing up to save her minutes before these events reoccur he is able to trump the supposedly infalibe "Better Mousetrap". Emily is rapidly getting sick of dying which leaves her with the question. Who is setting the trap? "The Better Mousetrap" is the latest in a long line of Holt novels that explore the magical realms of an office environment. What would happen if the ... Read the complete review
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