Target Practice (novel)
Author | Nicholas Meyer |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Crime fiction Detective fiction |
Publisher | Harcourt Brace Jovanovich |
Publication date | March 20, 1974 |
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[]
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[]
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[]
- ^ "Target Practice by Nicholas Meyer". Kirkus Reviews. 1974. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- ^ "Edgar Award Winners and Nominees in the Private Eye Genre". thrillingdetective.com. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- 1974 American novels
- American crime novels
- Novels by Nicholas Meyer
- 1970s crime novel stubs