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Lumt By DOUG BELL HJm Critic Based on true events, Prince a fascinating study about the < of moral conscience in a corn short, the perils of informing. Treat Williams plays a you* narcotics detective who, after side career in double-dealii bezzling, decides to go st degrees He confesses to a few i (only the tip of the iceberg) a cooperate with a pair of McGe By CHRIS HANDAL Book Critic Once again, John D. MacDonald trots out his well-worn salvager, Travis McGee. in Free Fall in Crimson,the 19th book in the series. The mystery McGee has to unravel this time has to do with a large inheritance. A son who received nothing in nis tamer s win asKs Mcuee to check into his death. Though the father was dying of cancer, he was murdered and the son suspects it was by one of the inheritors. So McGee sets out to find the truth behind the death of Ellis Esterland. Along the way he becomes heir to a motorcycle business i i i i i upciaieu uy an oia war buddy and he also has a runin with a motorcycle gang. The trail leads him to Beverly Hills and finally to a movie set in Iowa where a picture about hot air balloons is being filmed. THE NOVEL contains some vintage MacDonald characters. Of course there is McGee who, unlike most I Relax, li Ei\ JMtik Enter a ne^ world of i 'P t_ .. ? A 1 Ii rie aimospn ? the perfect sett cocktails! And wl offers a variety will enjoy. Poj Discover Juli it's the kind of rests want to come bar ! 1325 Garner Lane ( I f>9()0 Garner's Ferry \ h Op**r? everv d?v ? l,i it Direc vestigators. Though to involve his partm of the City is some of his old conne consequences them while wired jpt world; in veillancedevices. Williams'attempt t ig New York ?f the road? commit a profitable side? proves more tl ig and em- results in one of the i raight? by an^ dramatic dilemrr ninor crimes lately. nd agrees to DIRECTOR Sidne; federal in- intricate, informed s< e Unravt Author John D. Macl heroes in detective novels is s ages,with each book. In Free imp Fall he is still grieving for exe his lost Gretel and is not Mac quite sure of his abilities. chai McGee's sidekick Meyer mos also appears and faces a atte challenge that we will see T1 results of in future novels. mot Another fine creation in and Free Fall is Lysa Dean, a Ma< beautiful woman who is the queen of the game shows. wh< Though her role in the novel filn [aveFun, I j joy 11 pb? , kv wonderful I j . excitement. 1 I ore is different i/' iny for vonr f;ivr>ritf> I hat food! The menu j ; that all the family I j Hilar prices, too. , j ie's Place soon j uirant that makes you k a^ain and a^rain. Columbia 798-7455 I | j W.Columbia. 783-4211 | unch. Dinner, CorktHil* ^ :ts Fas he adamantly refuses Allen a ers, Williams exposes facility ctions by meeting with with \ with electronic sur- Angry that tl o remain in the middle momei ting himself to neither time of ban he can handle and The nost engrossing moral viction las the screen has seen inform AnH7p y Lumet handles the captur cript (by Jay Presson mayhe its His I - ^ wB IM ese ele a grea i|S|p||ll3p?EB good c The E the A EVj winnei J| Donali ST devise which during Mttft i nimse Wmmli-? iff is a ba Donald - the imall, it is nonetheless ceuen( ortant, because she to pa, mplifies the depth thatth iDonald imparts to his yorfe racters? beyond what j^tse >t mystery novelists Fq11 j ,mpt'_ _ ? paper! ne same is irue ior me g0IYie orcycle gang members Qver the movie-making crew. mas j cDonald's portrayal of find ( small town in Iowa Coppe ire the movie is being Rippe led is also on target. misse In By 2, Out by 408^ M # ?r \ ;/ V/1 \\ in I ?K?i WJ: \\ ? S\"lj I'V I WlJ::: The Very Best ftsinc'1 SV VEN LOCATI cinati inH I.umpH and a hnop pact wit) r of an expert. Lumet is most at h lighly dramatic material (Tu Men, Serpico) and it is to his ci lere is not an inert or irrele it in the nearly three hours run Prince of the City. drama unfolds with speed and , revealing a squalid world of a< ers and an array of crooked ( j Bartkowiaks' cinematogn es the grim city and all its ch; m with a bold unflinching realisn 9th P Chet famou FORTUNATELY, th- Works :ments do not add up to The t book oreven to one as Mom ; is his last two novels , P-ni. 1 mpty Copper Sea and ?" merican Book Award r for Best Mystery, >, freen Ripper. For all ood characters Mac- I 1 d provides, the plot he B ^ s is weak. The idea is supposed to support f . ok is stretched thin. r 2 ugh the pace of the V s quick and the writing [)d, there are times jKf ; the course of Free vhen the reader finds If asking, "What is this ? " ; is not to say Free Fall id novel, but judged in ght of his recent exce, this book is not up K \ It should be noted RL le book was on the New ' Times hardcover ller list. Now that Free Mas las been released in Woi back, it will make r good entertainment the upcoming Christareak, but if one can copies of The Empty r Sea or The Green J r they should not , be / ' b l> ie Day Service H )ld Seal service | at hers S Suedes in Fabric Care ! -7 lll'Tll l/l l| IIIHII>11 IlllllHilillil^ mm 4M (An ny jiii i the Treat Williams is nothi lome in the principle role. He | >elve intense performance, cc redit of emotions? anguish, vant vincingly and movingly, ining Prince of the City is a film, and a rewarding con- some deeply intriguing, idict with intelligent, matur :ops. sight. Expertly crafted aphy its own with the best fil aotic will unaouDieaiy ue o i. Oscar night. mmmmmmmmmammamammmmmtmmmmmmmmmKmmmmmmmmmmmmumamma Botre Gets C iper By The Dozen, a comedy-di is biography of the same name,w hop Theatre Dec. 4-13. play showcases life with the Gilb and their 12 children. Performar 'uesdays though Saturdays, with weekends. For more informatioi 6551. mgr th Burnside is Mother and L ter of South Carolina Colleg kshop Theatre's Cheaper By /.r~ wmt IV I IIMtok. ! M IJNUiA'cS f "> lillf >wy mg short of brilliant gives a shatteringly mveying a mixture anger, fear? con- * > i harsh, demanding one. It deals with unresolvable issues n onH f ill in_ ^ cuiu i v/i v,vi ui hi and acted, it holds ms of the year and n many minds on heaper ?, rama based on the ill be presented at reth family? Dad, ices will be at 7:30 matinees at 3 p.m. i call the box office Gb w JSC's e, plays Dad in I { I RBTflURODT and SRIOOn | US ;SrMr]