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title: "Death in the Fifth Position (Peter Cutler Sargeant II) Paperback – March 22, 2011"
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# Death in the Fifth Position (Peter Cutler Sargeant II) Paperback – March 22, 2011

**Brand:** gore vidal
**Price:** 118 zł
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- **What is this?** Death in the Fifth Position (Peter Cutler Sargeant II) Paperback – March 22, 2011 by gore vidal
- **How much does it cost?** 118 zł with free shipping
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Gore Vidal strikes again!
  

*by K***R on Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2011*

Earlier this year I wrote a review of Nancy Mitford's classic Love in a Cold Climate and praised Vintage for re-issuing it and other Mitford novels.  Well, they're at it again, this time re-issuing Gore Vidal's three Edgar Box mysteries in handsome new editions.  Of the three, the best is the first (and gay inclusive), Death in the Fifth Position.  Peter Cutler Sargeant III is a NYC press agent hired by the Grand Saint Petersburg Ballet in hopes that he can put a positive spin on the company's celebrated choreographer Jed Wilbur, one time member of the Communist Party.  Set during the time of HUAC and the blacklists, Communist ties quickly become secondary to murder, and our PR man finds himself an amateur detective intimately mixed up with various members of the troupe.  Vidal was well acquainted with the NYC dance world and dated, among others, Harold Lang (the lead in Fancy Free) and John Kriza (the lead in Billy the Kid).  Death in the Fifth Position is short (in length, not story), acerbic and witty; full of colorful characters and theatre "types" such as the ingénue, the prima donna, the impresario, the hard nosed cop, and a cavalcade of queens - most notably the lecherous male soloist Louis Giraud.  The mystery is well plotted, moves at an impressive pace and is, most importantly, absorbing and fun from start to finish.  Vintage Crime/Black Lizard will release Death in the Fifth Position, Death before Bedtime and Death Likes it Hot March 22; now, if they would just re-issue Thieves Fall Out, another gay-inclusive mystery Vidal penned (this time as Cameron Cay), what a treat that would be.

### ⭐⭐⭐ 3.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    A fair first effort in the mystery arena
  

*by B***L on Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2013*

The story is one about a public relations man named Peter Sargent, who is hired by a ballet company in which people start to die. Sargent, who I think acts mighty silly through the whole book, somehow falls in with one of the dancers, moving into her apartment. The whole story is pretty ridiculous and unreal. I didn't like any of these one dimensional characters and wasn't surprised by the ending. And I was disappointed because the other book by Edgar/Gore that I had read, Death Likes It Hot, didn't seem as silly ‚ but then it was written two years later and perhaps Vidal realized that his main character wasn't looking much more than a wet noodle.Its also a disappointment because the other books that I have read written in his own name also were extremely well written. Now the only question, should I go ahead and read the third book just to be able to say that I've read them all?

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    can not get better
  

*by T***M on Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2014*

Unfortunately Mr. Vidal only wrote 3 books under the name of Edgar Box, they are great. When A good serious writer like Mr. Vidal puts his talent to writing a short mystery his talent come through with a great well written book. I strongly recommend you read all three.

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