Reviewed By: Pat Reid - RAM
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It Happened One Knife
Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Jeffrey Cohen
Class/Genre: Mystery Cozy Humorous
Series: Double Feature Mysteries # 2
Berkley Prime Crime, 2008, 304 pps.
Elliot Freed likes to refer to his theatre as “The State’s Only All-Comedy Movie Theatre”. And it truly is one of a kind as is Elliot. You can even extend that statement to include Elliot’s employees. Things are never really dull in Elliot’s world. The current problem is he has agreed to show Killin’ Time which is anything but a comedy. Anthony Pagliarulo, the theatre’s projectionist/ticket taker, has produced this film and is very proud of that fact. But the film disappears. The police are called in but Anthony is convinced that Elliot took the film for some unknown reason. So we have the first mystery to solve.
Next, Elliot meets one of his comedy idols Harry Lillis of the comedy group Lillis & Towes. Elliot finds Harry living in an actor’s assisted living room and convinces him to make an appearance at the Comedy Theatre. Harry shows up and puts on a great performance. He also hints to Elliott that Towes murdered his wife in Hollywood years ago. Elliot, being Elliot, can’t just ignore this little tidbit so he begins his own investigation. Things go downhill from there.
Between his crime solving and trying to reconcile with his ex-wife Elliot is a very busy man.
It Happened One Knife is full of humor, mystery and wonderful characters plus a lot of movie history. Highly recommended for a lot of excitement and many laughs. I enjoyed Some Like It Hot Buttered but this book is even better. I love all Elliot’s employees and friends. A very interesting group.
Pat Reid - RAM
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