| Series: |
Storytrails
—
no. 13 |
|---|---|
| Translated Into: |
El contrato siciliano (Spanish) Hēishǒudǎng hétong [黑手黨合同] (Chinese) Mafiaens røde rose (Danish) |
| Author: |
Sharp, Allen
|
| Illustrator: |
Hart, Celia
|
| Date: |
1984 |
| ISBN: |
052127706X / 9780521277068
|
| Length: |
44 sections (each two pages long) |
| Number of Endings: |
4 |
| User Summary: | During a vacation in Sicily, you become embroiled in what appears to be a Mafia assassination plot. Will you flee the island or stay and discover who wants to kill you and why? |
| Guillermo's Thoughts: |
(review based on the Spanish translation) This is a fairly good mystery / suspense gamebook with a story undoubtedly inspired by Mario Puzo. There are several paths to explore, but the majority of them lead to the same conclusion, with only one path leading to an ending which precludes that conclusion. As is usual in the Storytrails series, the excellent writing (novel-like) is one of the book's main strengths. The plot is also fairly complex and only one of the endings allows the reader to learn the truth behind it. The book is well-structured and solving the mystery will demand cautious choices, but there aren't as many different possibilities as you would find in the average Choose Your Own Adventure book. Despite this, the book is very involving and unlike many other pick-a-paths, is enjoyable because it treats the reader as an intelligent being. Definitely recommended. |
| Special Thanks: | Thanks to Phil Gurvich for the front cover scan, Ken G. for the back cover scan, and Guillermo Paredes for the plot summary. |
| Users Who Own This Item: | Alatar001, Ardennes, Gurvo, knginatl, mlvoss |
| Users Who Want This Item: | NEMO, odo_ital, waktool |
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