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Thinking of a novel

2012-09-23, 3:19 PM #1

gbk

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I think it was released after 2000. I read part of the first chapter in 2006ish on Amazon.com and then promptly forgot about it. I've been looking for it for a week and can't find it.

Part of the plot, as I remember it, revolves around a cop investigating a murder. A motorcycle rider was decapitated by a wire that had been suspended across the road attached to remotely-activated pneumatic pylons.

Anyone remember this book? This has been driving me nuts all week.

And when the moment is right, I'm gonna fly a kite.

2012-09-23, 3:48 PM #2

ECHOMAN

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"In this murder-mystery novel, a grizzled cop finds that it's not all it cracked up to be when he finally gets a head in his career."

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2012-09-23, 8:31 PM #3

ECHOMAN

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"In the murder-mystery novel, a cop finds that his old words rang true: 'The only way I will move up in this department is if heads start to roll.' "

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2012-09-23, 8:33 PM #4

ECHOMAN

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"In this murder-mystery novel, the age-old question will be answered: In this world of the headed and the headless, who draws the line?"

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2012-09-23, 8:38 PM #5

ECHOMAN

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"In this murder-mystery novel, a fatally distracted motorcyclist finds that it won't do good to have his head in the clouds."

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2012-09-23, 8:43 PM #6

DrkJedi82

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"In this murder-mystery novel, a homicide detective must keep his head in order to find the killer"

eat right, exercise, die anyway

2012-09-23, 8:44 PM #7

ECHOMAN

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"In this murder-mystery novel, a motorcyclist has his head examined by the cutting edge of ...homicide!"

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2012-09-24, 12:29 AM #8

Antony

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This thread does not deliver.

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2012-09-24, 4:07 AM #9

Nikumubeki

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Reminds me of The Ghost Ship.

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2012-09-24, 10:18 AM #10

Koobie

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Don't know about the book, but this stuff really happened.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1548300/Motorcyclist-decapitated-by-wire-across-path.html

幻術

2012-09-24, 2:31 PM #11

Michael MacFarlane

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Yes, that's The Great Gatsby.

If you think the waiters are rude, you should see the manager.

2012-09-24, 3:18 PM #12

gbk

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That's not even funny, MacFarlane.

And when the moment is right, I'm gonna fly a kite.

2012-09-24, 5:46 PM #13

Koobie

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I've searched... But it's way too generic. Found some more IRL examples of people doing that ****, ****ing terrible.

Anyway, at least I found this: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RazorFloss

幻術

2012-09-24, 7:14 PM #14

Zloc_Vergo

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Originally posted by Michael MacFarlane:

Yes, that's The Great Gatsby.

Can't be, I'd actually be interested in reading genk's book.

I had a blog. It sucked.

2012-09-25, 1:36 PM #15

Michael MacFarlane

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Originally posted by gbk:

That's not even funny, MacFarlane.

It's kind of funny.

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2012-09-25, 3:41 PM #16

Koobie

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Let's replace all U's with A's. Then we'll have a funny.

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2012-09-25, 5:01 PM #17

Tracer

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There are no U's in The Great Gatsby :confused:

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2012-09-28, 7:19 PM #18

Michael MacFarlane

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Yeah, but that's just because Nick was a self-absorbed douchebag.

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2012-09-29, 10:10 AM #19

Zloc_Vergo

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relevant: http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php?id=259

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2012-09-30, 10:13 AM #20

Michael MacFarlane

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I love that comic.

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2012-10-04, 2:04 PM #21

Koobie

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Originally posted by Tracer:

There are no U's in The Great Gatsby :confused:

But there are in fanny.

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2012-10-04, 2:45 PM #22

Alan

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Originally posted by DrkJedi82:

"In this murder-mystery novel, a homicide detective must keep his head in order to find the killer"

Originally posted by ECHOMAN:

"In this murder-mystery novel, a motorcyclist has his head examined by the cutting edge of ...homicide!"

keep me out of your greasy fanfiction

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2012-10-04, 2:57 PM #23

Koobie

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One of those's pretty awesome, though.

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