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tonythep's review against another edition
4.0
another great ride from Kotzwinkle. it starts out like a fairly standard private dick thriller, but steadily builds into a smart, insightful psychological puzzle. Kotzwinkle never fails to deliver the goods to this reader. I had no clue where things were ultimately headed until the author and the story were ready to go there.
psalmcat's review against another edition
3.0
A hard-boiled PI takes on a murder case the police haven't been able to resolve for the victim's daughter. Her dad was killed, and then eviscerated, in his living room. He was a dealer in ancient artifacts, as is his daughter, and was involved in some shady trades one of which involves child prostitution. However, the main story was a little too obvious to me. Still, very interesting. The game of thirty interests me. And the ending was rather fairy-tale happy, in a good way.
2000ace's review against another edition
4.0
A private investigator is hired by the daughter of a wealthy man who was murdered in the style of an ancient Egyptian. He, the investigator, finds himself playing The Game of Thirty, a pastime of Pharaohs, where virtually anything goes.
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