Bad Twin

Bad Twin
by Gary Troup

Bad Twin
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Author: Gary Troup
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-05-02
ISBN: 1401302769
Number of pages: 272
Publisher: Hyperion

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Book Review: What does this have to do with LOST?
Summary: 2 Stars

I am a huge fan of LOST and I know the place of the Gary Troup manuscript in the series and his relationship with Cindy and all....but this is just a bad book about a bad twin and if it has much meaningful to do with LOST or even remotely with the themes of LOST then it escapes me. Readers would do better to flip through this book before buying it and write down all the other books mentioned in it and go read those instead of this one. Sawyer would most definitely not like this book and I'm sure could find a familiar alternate (twin) use of it, especially while stranded on an island.

Summary of Bad Twin

Sometimes evil has a familiar face . . .

Paul Artisan, P.I. is a new version of an old breed -- a righter of wrongs, someone driven to get to the bottom of things. Too bad his usual cases are of the boring malpractice and fraud variety. Until now.

His new gig turns on the disappearance of one of a pair of twins, adult scions of a rich but tragedy-prone family. The missing twin -- a charismatic poster-boy for irresponsibility -- has spent his life daring people to hate him, punishing himself endlessly for his screw-ups and misdeeds. The other twin -- Artisan's client -- is dutiful and resentful in equal measure, bewildered that his "other half" could have turned out so badly, and wracked by guilt at his inability to reform him. He has a more practical reason, as well, for wanting his brother found: their crazy father, in failing health and with guilty secrets of his own, will not divide the family fortune until both siblings are accounted for.

But it isn't just a fortune that's at stake here. Truth itself is up for grabs, as the detective's discoveries seem to challenge everything we think we know about identity, and human nature, and family. As Artisan journeys across the globe to track down the bad twin, he seems to have moved into a mirror-world where friends and enemies have a way of looking very much alike. The P.I. may have his long-awaited chance to put his courage and ideals to the test, but if he doesn't get to the bottom of this case soon, it could very well cost him his life.

Troup's long-awaited Bad Twin is a suspenseful novel that touches on many powerful themes, including the consequence of vengeance, the power of redemption, and where to turn when all seems lost.

Bad Twin is a work of fiction and all names, characters and incidents are used fictitiously; the author himself is a fictional character.

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