THIEF OF TIME

by John Wainwright ‧ RELEASE DATE: Aug. 29, 1978

There's arnifty--if slightly implausible--twist waiting at the end of this picaresque, confessional tale. But to get there you'll have to plow through Wainwright's raw, pulpy, pseudo-American-style narration, this time pouring from a solicitor named Westlake who escapes from prison (he was in for murdering his wife), becomes a mugger, a housebreaker, and a lover-Svengali for a prostitute-turned-stripper-turned TV-star. Nothing wrong with the scenario (Stanley Ellin would have done it up grand), but. . . ""God should hang his head in everlasting shame. He made me a murderer. A thief. A fornicator."" Oh, dear. Or--""You think a flower may not be a friend? Ah, but you are so wrong."" When Westlake eventually decides to kill his dead wife's former lover, however, things get very interesting. A neat idea lost in a sea of Wainwrighting.

Pub Date: Aug. 29, 1978

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: St. Martin's

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 1, 1978

Categories: FICTION