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Duplicate Keys

By: Jane Smiley
Narrated by: Ruth Ann Phimister
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Everyone has keys to Susan's New York apartment: all her friends, and friends of friends. So one afternoon, when Alice unlocks Susan's door to water the plants, she isn't surprised to find two men sitting in the living room. That they are both dead is a shock, however. Now Alice must sort through a tangle of personal connections, schemes, and motives to find the key to who killed them and why. And as she talks with the police, the answer that starts to nag at her is a chilling one.

Jane Smiley's talent for creating emotionally gripping tales of family relationships was celebrated when she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for A Thousand Acres. In Duplicate Keys, she displays her flair for creating a haunting mystery.
©1994 Jane Smiley (P)1998 Recorded Books
Literary Fiction Mystery Suspense Fiction
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Critic reviews

"A first-rate cliffhanger." ( The New York Times Book Review)
"Sharp and memorable....Finely wrought." ( Newsday)
"As taut and chilling as anything Hitchcock put on film." ( San Francisco Chronicle)

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Reflections

The only Jane Smiley I knew was her Thousand Acres. At first I was disappointed, but couldn't stop listening. Beautifully written of course, and in the end I find myself liking the author tremendously and grateful for all the surprising reflections that floated past me. The reading must have been very good as I didn't notice that there was anyone between me and the text!

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Great story

It was great crime novel. I want find more work by Jane Smiley. The narrator was good too.

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this book will make you hungry...

I read this year ago and I forgot all the food descriptions. Very gripping!

it is one of the few books that makes me want to live in New York.

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Disappointing

This book has been difficult to listen to. There is virtually no story line. Despite the fact that is started with quite well and promised to be exciting, it fizzled out like a damp squid. I believe the reader is bored too because her voice became a constant drone. Very disappointing

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