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Title: Dancing in the Dark

Subtitle: The Toby Peters Mysteries, Book 18

Author: Stuart M. Kaminsky

Narrator: Jim Meskimen

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-21-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 13 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

In this installment of a 1940s Hollywood detective series, Fred Astaire hires Toby Peters to help him get rid of an incredibly untalented dance student, whose tutelage he has been forced to undertake by her threatening mafioso boyfriend. Luna has demanded dance lessons from Hollywoods finest hoofer, and whatever Luna wants, Luna gets. Toby may not be a dancer, but he has no choice but to stay nimble and keep his feet moving.

Members Reviews:

Five Stars

Excellent book and a great price. Toby Peters rides again. THX

A satisfying caper

Kaminski is a pleasure to read. Always a good plot, a good ride and satisfying conclusion. Never a dull

Toby Peters mystery

Good, quick read

Toby Peters is one of those characters who interact with historical figures, in this case, Fred Astaire. They are good, quick reads and good stories.

Boring!

Way too dated for me and I'm 74 years old!

I am wading through a Lieberman novel by Kaminsky

which is a little more interesting.

audiobook is great, IF it's the one read by Tom Parker

I've enjoyed several of SK's Toby Peters' books on audio, but as I'm a great fan of Grover Gardner, I only got the ones narrated by him. I see on Audible that they've replaced his reading of Dancing in the Dark --which is utterly brilliant-- with one read by somebody else (who sounds mediocre at best in the sample). Travesty!! GG is such an excellent reader (even when he's reading under a pseudonym) that to replace his performance is an outrage; his readings are simply superb, & in this one, Fred Astaire sounds a heckuva lot like Fred A.

I suppose I shouldn't bother with many details about it, since it apparently is no longer available, but plot-wise, the book is also great fun. It offers an entertaining peek into the home front as it was during WWII, away from real war-involved activities & into daily life (though that was considerably affected by the war, of course --rationing, blackouts, etc). It seems especially useful these days, as the "Wars" in Iraq, Afghanistan, etc, have violently affected only those who are actually involved; I put the word in quotes strictly because the general public hasn't been affected in the slightest by them, which I think is blasphemy & a travesty...it's just WRONG that...no, heading off on a soapbox not really germaine to the book. Let's just say it gives an idea how war can affect the general public, as it probably should. But it treads lightly or not at all on some of the most horrendous aspects of WWII on the West Coast, as is probably understandable for a light, entertaining book.

Kaminsky's characters are an entertaining crew of quirky folks, many of them REALLY quirky, though they don't cross the border into caricature. This is occasionally a problem in his books, as in a couple of people in "To Catch a Falling Clown;" Toby's friend Shelly, for example, is just over-the-top obnoxious in that one. But the quirks remain entertaining in this one.

But for the most part, the Toby Peters books are fun reads --not what you'd call Deathless Literature, but good, tasty brain candy.