Bestseller Archer (Kane and Abel
) pays homage to Dumas's The Count of Monte Cristo
in this delicious updating of the adventure classic. Four upper-crust friends from Cambridge University known as the Musketeers conspire to frame Danny Cartwright, an illiterate London East Ender, for the murder of Danny's oldest friend and brother-in-law to be, Bernie Wilson. The outcome of the intriguing trial, which pits a relatively novice defense lawyer against a skilled prosecutor, is a 22-year sentence for Danny. In maximum-security Belmarsh prison, Danny is lucky enough to share a cell with Sir Nicholas Moncrieff, the book's Abbé Faria figure, who teaches him to read and write. In a trick familiar to those who know their Dumas, Danny escapes by impersonating Moncrieff and hatches an intricate scheme to punish the Musketeers and clear his name. While Archer doesn't explore the cost to Danny's soul his revenge exacts, the author's firsthand knowledge of prison life and legal maneuvers helps make this a thoroughly enjoyable entertainment. 250,000-copy printing; author tour. (Mar.)
Details
Reviewed on: 01/14/2008
Genre: Fiction
Compact Disc - 13 pages - 978-1-4272-0283-3
Compact Disc - 5 pages - 978-1-4272-0305-2
Hardcover - 530 pages - 978-0-230-53142-0
Library Binding - 687 pages - 978-1-60285-167-2
Mass Market Paperbound - 640 pages - 978-0-312-94409-4
Open Ebook - 512 pages - 978-1-4299-3449-7
Other - 400 pages - 978-0-230-71374-1
Paperback - 640 pages - 978-1-250-90305-1
Paperback - 615 pages - 978-0-330-46406-2
Paperback - 432 pages - 978-986-6488-78-8
Pre-Recorded Audio Player - 978-1-4272-2832-1
