Sneaky People : A Novel (Paperback)

from nina.jon

I came across mention of this novel in one of those Best Ever Crime and Mystery lists. I enjoy unearthing new authors and gave it a try. This is definitely not a cosy mystery. Nor is it a conventional murder mystery solved by a clever detective. The anti-hero, Buddy Sandifer, is an arrogant hypoc...

from Romonko

This is an extremely funny novel that is strangely very warm and a wonderful snapshot of humanity and all that entails. At the same time, it is a hard-boiled noir mystery novel. This book was written in 1975, but the book is set in the 1930's. Berger's characterizations are extremely well-crafted...

from billycongo

I like Berger, but there were too many racial epithets in the first 20 pages.

from addunn3

Set in the 1930s a used car salesman-owner plots to kill his wife.

from copyedit52

I flat out like Thomas Berger. He's a terrific writer with a built-in sense of social satire. I consider this his best. The problem with Berger is that he was so prolific. He couldn't help himself--he had to write--and as a result some of his concoctions are so outlandish--invisible people, men w...