Colonell (colonell@cwia.com)
Wed, 29 Dec 1999 13:24:54 -0800
> On Tue, 28 Dec 1999 Bruce Townley sent:
>
> Is Nielsen's DETOUR the book that the Edgar G. Ulmer
movie's based on? If
> so, then I'd be very interested in looking it up as
I'm a big fan of
> the flick.
Hi, I just joined the list serv this week and I have a
copy of Helen Nielsen's DETOUR. I have not yet read the book
but from the plot description on the back cover there seems
to be some similarities to the movie DETOUR --guy
hitchhiking, gets picked up by a wealthy man, wealthy man
dies -- as in the film. But from there it seems to diverge
into another story completely
-- tough Sheriff puts the guy, a teenager, in jail for murder, kid has a secret, but knows to keep his mouth shut. To quote the back cover:
"Helen Nielson's intricately plotted novel involves a cast of Agatha Christie-like characters set loose - or imprisoned- in an eerie, unfriendly landscape." I hope that information is useful.
R. Colonell
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