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This book was a quick read that I thouroughly enjoyed. I loved all the Hollywood stars that were mentioned throughout the book. I thought Ron Goulart did a good job capturing Groucho's personality, I could hear some of the lines as if he were actually saying them. I hope I get to read some of the other entries in this series.
While notquite as good as the previous book, still everything I want from a Ron Goulart mystery, snappy banter, a decent mystery and quick paced writing.
If you like Marxian (not Marxist, even though Groucho's lefty leanings are listed) imbecility, a simple 1930ish boys' magazine adventure plot, hollywood insider names, the location of a high class bordello, and some timely typos, this is your book. Goulart has mastered the art of Groucho wandering thru bad puns and worse associations.
I read thhis in my new place in Lat May it was light and fun. A lot of mock Groucho banter. The story was good. It was not treated with the same detial most mystery will do, it was more a glosssing.
Groucho is acting in, and Frank Denby writing, a radio comedy. The sponsors have added Polly, a bratty teenaged singer who hates Groucho. But when a Hollywood plastic surgeon is murdered, the police arrest Polly's mother, a fading starlet, and Polly begs Groucho and Frank to clear her. Groucho hates to show his soft side, but he has an avuncular fondness for Polly's mother, and before you know it, he and Frank are up to their ears with gangsters and corrupt cops.
Groucho Marx takes a break from playing a detective on his radio show to solve a second murder with the writer of his show, Frank Denby. The characters are entertaining, and the talk sounds like you would expect Groucho to sound. The book is fast-paced and fun. So far, I like this series.
The first in Goulart's Groucho series and a fun, fast read. The dialogue is masterful.
Ron Goulart is one of my favorite sci-fi spoof writers. He normally has a breezy style and outrageous characters displaying a sardonic sense of humor. I believe I've read every one of his SF "hard-boiled" detective satires and rate them fairly high.I love Goulart and I grew up enjoying the humor and wit of Groucho Marx. So why did this book just not "click" with me?Maybe it was because I began reading this while also reading that "great literature" piece of shit called Tropic of Cancer by Henry
I would classify this as something different than a cozy mystery, maybe a slapstick mystery. I think author does a great job of capturing the Marx brothers humor in his main character, Groucho Marx. The book is also full of great Hollywood trivia prior to 1938. This book takes place spring 1938. I got a kick out of scene in a wax museum with likeness of Louise Brooks, who I never heard of until I read 'The Chaperone'.Interesting how certain things haven't changed, botched plastic surgeries, drug...
Groucho Marx was the third-born of the five Marx Brothers but far and away the best known. When I was growing up, I thought he was the funniest man in the world, and I'm not sure I've come across anyone since then who has made me laugh more. (The one possible exception is Robin Williams.) Groucho was on both radio and TV in You Bet Your Life, a game show that ran on television from 1950 to 1961. The show was largely unscripted and showed Groucho at his witty best. But my admiration for him may n...
One of the worst books I've ever read.
Place yourself in the mid-1930s. The US has been in a depression. Hitler and pushing at their borders in Europe. In Hollywood, the Marx Brothers are approaching the end of their film careers. Groucho is expanding his career into radio. And, in this 6 book series, we can imagine Groucho has also teamed up with scriptwriter Frank Denby to solve the occasional crime, attempting to stay one step ahead of the bad guys – including the corrupt members of the local constabulary.The second book in the se...
This is a fun little novel and a great start to a new series. Ron Goulart has captured the era perfectly, and has Groucho Marx *on* all the time, as most people probably would expect him to be. He also has managed to contrive a very servicable li'l mystery at the same time. I have no idea how this series slipped under my radar. Definitely looking forward to getting the next volumes in this series!
Very light, fluffy mystery, but the setting of 30's Hollywood and Goulart's gift for channeling Groucho make this alot of fun.
