Criminal Conversation / Evan Hunter

Criminal Conversation

by

Evan Hunter

published in 1994
read by Agamedes in May 2009
thriller

Wikipedia has this in the “legal thriller novels” category. The “legal” comes -- I guess -- from the theme of DA and police efforts to get evidence against a mafia don. The mafia are treated honestly: as violent, hypocritical thugs, who are sycophantic to anyone with power and who will do anything (nasty) to friend or foe to protect their own self interest. There was plenty of “strong sex” in the middle of the book. Interestingly, it seemed to be written from a female perspective. (Or, written to get a woman excited rather than a man. But still dirty enough for a man:-) The main characters fell in lust: I could see no basis for a long term relationship, despite the professed love and offer of marriage. A good read with a satisfactory -- though not happy! -- ending.

Agamedes' rating: 8 out of 10