Thrillers

From: The Washington Post | Date: August 8, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

To paraphrase Winston Churchill: This pudding has a theme, madam! In each of these four mystery novels, the main pair of characters, be they protagonist-antagonist, partners, or simply a random duet, are most definitely opposites. The result is several good reads, especially if you're not expecting, as you fly through the air or fry on the ground, Dostoyevsky.

In Redemption (Harcourt Brace, $24), Howard Fast's 40th-something book and his first suspense novel, the he/she opposites who attract are quite different. "He" is 78-year-old recent widower Ike Goldman, professor emeritus of contract ...

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