Target Practice (novel)

Target Practice is a 1974 crime novel by American author and film director Nicholas Meyer. It was Meyer's second novel but published before the bestselling The Seven-Per-Cent Solution that same year.

Target Practice
AuthorNicholas Meyer
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreCrime fiction
Detective fiction
PublisherHarcourt Brace Jovanovich
Publication date
March 20, 1974
Media typePrint (hardcover, paperback)
ISBN0151879974

Plot

Mark Brill, a private investigator, is hired by the grieving Shelly Rollins after a chance meeting on a plane to investigate charges of treason laid against her brother, a former Army officer who has recently committed suicide.

Reception

Target Practice received moderate praise from critics. Kirkus Reviews criticized the main character as being "rather unconvincing," but described Meyer's writing as possessing "slick efficiency."[1] Publishers Weekly also gave the novel moderate praise, calling it "excellently built-up suspense." Target Practice was subsequently nominated for the 1975 Edgar Award for Best First Novel, but lost to Gregory Mcdonald's Fletch.[2]

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References
  1. "Target Practice by Nicholas Meyer". Kirkus Reviews. 1974. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  2. "Edgar Award Winners and Nominees in the Private Eye Genre". thrillingdetective.com. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
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