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Review title: Worst mystery novel I have ever read
Product review: I was so far into the book (which starts with some promise) when I grasped how awful it was and the rapidly descending path of the writing that I pushed myself to finish reading it. Awful. The WORST dialogue I have EVER seen -- worse than I could have imagined in a commercially published novel -- matched only by the vapid and wooden narrative and preposterous interactions with the police. I am incedulous that it was not only published, but now republished in a new edition. The upside is that a book this bad helps a reader (especially one who aspires to become a writer or editor) to grasp what makes a good novel, by way of the stark contrast. By the end, it is as though the editor gave up in dismay and just let the awfulness pass.
