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Dope
Dope
Author: Sara Gran
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ISBN-13: 9780425214367
ISBN-10: 0425214362
Publication Date: 2/6/2007
Pages: 256
Rating:
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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3.6 stars, based on 31 ratings
Publisher: Berkley Trade
Book Type: Paperback
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colorbird avatar reviewed Dope on + 2 more book reviews
What 50's noir should have been

The grim, gritty story of Josephine Flanagan, an ex-junkie turned private eye in 1950's NYC, who is hired to find a Barnard dropout - who her parents think is on "dope".

What starts out as a straightforward case - like most detective noir - turns out to be anything but. Tightly plotted, well written. Lots of details of addiction and the seedy, sad life which follows. No one escapes, even when they think they have, and "Joe" finds herself suffering betrayal after betrayal even to the very last page. I never saw the ending coming.

I loved this story. Her writing was mesmerizing, and the characters will stay with me for a long time.

It reminds me quite a bit of the movie Chinatown; if you liked that you'll like this as well.
reviewed Dope on + 412 more book reviews
Noir with a twist; the "detective" is a woman, a recovering junkie. A whole lot of nastiness!
heatherk avatar reviewed Dope on + 13 more book reviews
Excellent and fast reading story with a twist in the plot!
schwip avatar reviewed Dope on + 49 more book reviews
Very good book which explores the drug underworld. The story has a very unexpected twist at the end, I never saw it coming. A quick read.