A Dangerous Business

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A Dangerous Business
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Author Jane Smiley
LanguageEnglish
Publisher Alfred A. Knopf
Publication date
2022
Publication placeUnited States

A Dangerous Business is a 2022 novel by American author Jane Smiley. The novel is a mystery set in California. [1]

Contents

Writing and publication

Smiley read about the history of Monterey, California and walked through the city during the period she wrote the novel. [2] [3]

Reception

Critical reception of the book was mixed. [4] In a review published by The Guardian , Erica Wagner wrote that the novel was "startlingly flat and unsatisfying". [5] Writing for NPR, Heller McAlpin noted that the novel was inspired by the works of Edgar Allan Poe, and referred to it as "a sort of perfumed 'Poe-Pourri'". [1] McAlpin also noted that the novel was one of several by Smiley with "inspiration in classic fiction". [1] Smiley's novel A Thousand Acres draws from King Lear , and her novel The All-True Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton draws from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn . [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Heller, McAlpin (December 7, 2022). "'A Dangerous Business' is an entertaining, Poe-inspired murder mystery". NPR. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  2. ↑ Ciabattari, Jane (December 6, 2022). "Writing the Historical Mystery Novel: Jane Smiley Explains Her Process". Literary Hub. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  3. ↑ Neumyer, Scott (December 8, 2022). "30 Published Books Later, Jane Smiley Is Still Finding the Joy in Writing". Shondaland. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  4. ↑ "A Dangerous Business". Book Marks. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  5. ↑ Wagner, Erica (December 29, 2022). "A Dangerous Business by Jane Smiley review – madams and murder". The Guardian. Retrieved April 10, 2023.


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