Reviews for Sense And Sensibility

The average rating for Sense And Sensibility based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-08-29 00:00:00 Fran�ois Masson This is my first Lionel White title. He's one of the Gold Medal Books pulpsters I've been meaning to try and only now have gotten around to reading. I picked a winning book since the New York Times dubbed him the "master of the big caper." Frank Harper is an ex-Marine who operates a filling station in the sleepy town of Indio Beach, Florida. He lives with Kay who pretends to be his wife. Indio Beach has a prosperous society of rich farmers and citrus growers who keep all their dough in the local bank. This tempting plum has caught the eye of Flood, the mastermind of planning the heist. On the eve of the big day, he brings in his other henchmen, including a whack job arsonist and psychotic killers, to the small town. Kay and Frank are sympathetic characters who're in love, although Kay is supposed to be Flood's main squeeze. The local cops aren't the real enemies as much as the gang's internal strife and staying on target to pull off the heist. The tension of the build up to the heist reminds me of Richard Stark's Parker series, though Parker is probably more hardboiled. The sultry Florida setting adds to The Big Caper's appeal. Gil Brwewer, Harry Whittington, and John D. MacDonald also used Florida in their crime novels. I liked the solid plot, steady pacing, and colorful characters, especially the bad guys.

Review # 2 was written on 2018-02-06 00:00:00 Peter Perlongo Jr Only my second book by Lionel White and as with the previous one, i'm constantly reminded of Richard Starks' (Donald E. Westlake) 'Parker' series. If only because this is a story about a heist gone wrong, as so many of the Parker novels were. Entertaining.