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Violanthe
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PostBad Twin by Gary Troup

Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 10:43 am
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How does this opener strike you?

Paul Artisan did not expect to need his gun that day, but you never knew. Sometimes things got very personal very quickly.

People reacted strangely when they were caught in squalid little lies. Sometimes their posture drooped and their faces slackened, and they seemed almost relieved to be found out, to have their cheesy deceptions discovered and ended. Other times people seemed almost proud of themselves for being recognized as liars, cheats, adulterers, and frauds; confronted with their sins, they couldn't quite squeeze back sick and twisted hints of smiles, nasty twinkles in narrowed eyes. Look at me. I'm hell-bait!



If you've never read this book, or had no clue where the opener comes from, then how does it strike you? If you had only this opener to go on, would you read more? Does it grab you and spur you to read on? Or does it leave you unenthusiastic?

If you read the book it came from, did you remember right away or did you have to look it up? What made it so memorable - or not so memorable?

If you are interested to read on, then do a search on the opening line and tell us what it is.
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PostOpener

Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 1:14 pm
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Sounds like a detective novel. I googled it.
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Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 9:10 am
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And what did your googling turn up?
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Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 2:22 pm
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I think it is a tie in to Lost. One of the books mentioned on the show.
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Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 4:31 pm
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Really? That show is not for me.
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