Best Fiction Tough Detective Book AwardThe Corsican Dove,” by Thomas de Kooning, reviewed in the Nov.-Dec 2014 edition of the “Mindquest Review of Books,” was awarded “Featured Book” for this issue. Thomas de Kooning is a pseudonym for a world renowned orthopedic surgeon who painted the cover for this novel.
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CorsicanDove Stunning Zany Detective Story The principal character In “The Corsican Dove” is Ramone Ramone, a tough, narcissist and sometimes sleazy detective who accepts a highly dangerous first case. He is hired to track down and retrieve a rare book, “The Corsican Dove,” for a fee of $10,000. He learns later the book is worth only $7.00 so why was he paid $10,000? This is only one of the many jolting and hilarious situations this crime caper offers. Ramone Ramone is a stunning San Francisco, California character. He is hard core and street smart, but his persona labels him a nincompoop, however, he always seems to land on his feet solving crime cases. In addition to Ramone the novel introduces zany characters; a hippie, hood, cult leader etc., and booze, drugs, guns, crooked bureaucrats and greedy corporations. Best Tough Fiction This author has produced a first class tough classic. The book is an exciting and ludicrous read. The novel’s plot is propelled by absorbing, outlandish characters and explicit inner and outer dialogue with no boring, long-winded narrative content. Thomas de Kooning is gifted with a unique writing style, a rhythm of long and short sentence structures. He is known for his medical device inventions and is credited with founding seven medical device companies. His surgical practice spanned 25 years in Northern California, and he was awarded the “Lifetime Achievement Award in Medicine.” The author’s medical knowledge, gift of inventiveness and artistic abilities adds extra dimensions to his superb writing skills. The book’s mesmerizing cover was painted by the author. His hobby is oil painting. Thomas de Kooning is the author of two additional classics, “The Beijing Duck” and “The Gallic Chicken.” He painted the covers for the books. Gritty Mystery Book “The Corsican Dove” has a well defined intriguing plot. This novel is out-of-this- Thomas de Kooning’s Web Site http://www.thomasdekooning.com Amazon “Corsican Dove” Reviews http://www.amazon.com/ Barnes & Noble “Corsican Dove” Reviews http://www.barnesandnoble.com/ Contact Lightword Publishing lightword@lightwordreviews.com 830-776-0590 Photo: https://www.prlog.org/ End
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