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When a porno
movie theatre is blown up in Times Square, 21-year-old film
production assistant Rune (no last name given) decides that this
is the chance to realize her dream of making her own film. Using
the bombing as a hook for a documentary on pornography, she
interviews Shelly Lowe, a major porn star. Rune is just getting
into the film when another explosion kills Shelly. Evidence
points to a religious cult, but Rune teams up with a quirky bomb
squad detective, Sam Healy, to discover the real murderer. Since
Rune's method of operation is unorthodox (including breaking
into offices and buying false IDs), Sam extricates her from some
bizarre predicaments and then becomes her lover. Rune's pursuit
of the killer takes her behind the scenes of legitimate theatre
and into the seamy world of pornography. She is an offbeat
heroine with a mixture of spunk and naiveté. Deaver ( Manhattan
Is My Beat ) writes compellingly about New York's sordid side,
but his portrayal of Shelly as a gifted actress and aspiring
playwright is hard to credit. Still, his fast-paced whodunit is
saved by surprising twists near the end.
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