ASPEN PULP
Patrick Hasburgh, . . St. Martin's Minotaur/Dunne, $23.95 (304pp) ISBN 978-0-312-33183-2
Some lively writing and a hard, crisp look at life in Aspen, Colo.'s legendary ski mecca, overcome a familiar plot in TV producer Hasburgh's first mystery. Zingers are planted like slalom poles on every page (e.g., "The poor man was obviously suffering from acquired situational narcissism, an affliction one catches from always thinking he is the most important person in the room. There is no known cure, but the Alec Baldwin Foundation is raising research funds"), and more than half are worth reading out loud. And even though the story—former Aspen resident Jake Holmes goes off to Los Angeles, makes millions writing for TV shows like
Reviewed on: 09/27/2004
Genre: Fiction