![]() ![]() Of course you really should read the book to get the whole of that brief history, but here's a prime paring: This is how and why such a club should be started (then survive through a near hit of Chapter 7). I'm very big on hope."Īrchy's description of the start up of the Pelican Club were the best type of soul food. "I can't glance at a man and immediately know he's left-handed, constipated, has a red-headed wife, and slices lox for a living. I will quote a few other passages, however, which might serve as appropriate appetizers to this banquet of a book.Ĭomparing himself to S. The introductory remarks were exquisite in mapping the reasons for, "Can't you ever be serious, Archy?" I'd love to quote that paragraph, but maybe I should allow you to read it with the book in hand. The opening of this novel was classic, and felt to be the initiation of what Sanders was born and itching to write, beyond the sagas of his other fine works. I can't explain why, but, in this case I'm glad I read 4 of the original 7 McNally's prior to reading SECRET (though I believe this series can be satisfyingly read in any order). Usually, if possible, I prefer to read a series in order, pilot first. Upon reading (in McNally's Secret) the illuminating passages of Archy's grandparent's ways into money, I began to wonder what other Secrets this novel might expose. Having reviewed 4 of the original 7 McNally books by Lawrence Sanders, I had accepted the face value (not realizing the facade) of the Palm Beach mansion and the genteel lifestyle of pater Prescott McNally, Yale graduate, leather-bound-Dickens-reading, attorney-at-law. In McNally's SECRET, the pilot to this series, we're informed that the pater McNally is not an "old-money" man. This book didn't merely capture my reading interest. To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. Click ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more. Third parties use cookies for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalised ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. This includes using first- and third-party cookies, which store or access standard device information such as a unique identifier. If you agree, we’ll also use cookies to complement your shopping experience across the Amazon stores as described in our Cookie Notice. We also use these cookies to understand how customers use our services (for example, by measuring site visits) so we can make improvements. ![]() We use cookies and similar tools that are necessary to enable you to make purchases, to enhance your shopping experiences and to provide our services, as detailed in our Cookie Notice. ![]()
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