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Book Review of EVERY LITTLE CROOK AND NANNY.

EVERY LITTLE CROOK AND NANNY.
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Summary: ) A British nanny cares for the child of a mob boss/his wife while they are on vacation in Italy. After a kidnapper pops up, thinking hes found the perfect kid to take & not realizing who the dad is, the nanny drags in a mob goon to help her raise the money to get the boy back before dad comes home. The fun here=reading all the ways wires get crossed with money floating around for various reasons (not the ransom). Was a 1972 film starring Victor Mature (& got him very good reviews) & Lynn Redgrave.

Reviews: I agree (with Bookgasm) that McBain amazes with his ability to juggle so many balls here and (with the NY Times) that this is a well-done farce.