Target Practice (novel)
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| Author | Nicholas Meyer |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Crime fiction Detective fiction |
| Publisher | Harcourt Brace Jovanovich |
Publication date | March 20, 1974 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover, paperback) |
| ISBN | 0151879974 |
Target Practice is a 1974 crime novel by American author and film director Nicholas Meyer. It was Meyer's second novel but published before the bestselling The Seven-Per-Cent Solution that same year.
Plot
[edit]Mark Brill, a private investigator, is hired by the grieving Shelly Rollins after a chance meeting on a plane to investigate charges of treason laid against her brother, a former Army officer who has recently committed suicide.
Reception
[edit]Target Practice received moderate praise from critics. Kirkus Reviews criticized the main character as being "rather unconvincing," but described Meyer's writing as possessing "slick efficiency."[1] Publishers Weekly also gave the novel moderate praise, calling it "excellently built-up suspense." Target Practice was subsequently nominated for the 1975 Edgar Award for Best First Novel, but lost to Gregory Mcdonald's Fletch.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Target Practice by Nicholas Meyer". Kirkus Reviews. 1974. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- ^ "Edgar Award Winners and Nominees in the Private Eye Genre". thrillingdetective.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
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