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Good Behavior (Letty Dobesh Chronicles) Paperback – November 15, 2016

by Blake Crouch (Author)
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 2,903 ratings
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Now a TNT television series starring Michelle Dockery.

Fresh out of prison and fighting to keep afloat, Letty Dobesh returns to her old tricks burglarizing suites at a luxury hotel. While on the job, she overhears a man hiring a hit man to kill his wife. Letty may not be winning any morality awards, but even she has limits. Unable to go to the police, Letty sets out to derail the job, putting herself on a collision course with the killer that entangles the two of them in a dangerous, seductive relationship.

Good Behavior comprises three interlinked novellas (The Pain of Others, Sunset Key, and Grab), which together form a novel-length portrait of Blake Crouch’s all-time favorite character creation, Letty Dobesh. This edition is the complete Letty Dobesh collection.

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    288 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    November 15, 2016
  4. Dimensions
    5.5 x 1 x 8.25 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    1503940497
  6. ISBN-13
    978-1503940499
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Blake Crouch is an internationally bestselling novelist and screenwriter. His Wayward Pines trilogy was adapted into a top-rated 2015 television series for FOX, on which M. Night Shyamalan served as executive producer. With Chad Hodge, he also created Good Behavior, the TNT television show starring Michelle Dockery, based on his Letty Dobesh novellas. Crouch’s forthcoming novel, Dark Matter, has been optioned by Sony Pictures, and he is currently at work on the screenplay. Crouch has written more than a dozen novels, which have been translated into over thirty languages, and his short fiction has appeared in numerous publications, including Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine and Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine. Crouch lives in Colorado.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Thomas & Mercer (November 15, 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1503940497
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1503940499
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 1 x 8.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Blake Crouch is a bestselling novelist and screenwriter. His novels include the New York Times bestseller Dark Matter, and the internationally bestselling Wayward Pines trilogy, which was adapted into a television series for FOX. Crouch also created the TNT show Good Behavior, based on his Letty Dobesh novellas. His latest book is Recursion, a sci-fi thriller about memory, and will be published in June 2019. He lives in Colorado.

To learn more about what he is doing, check out his website, www.blakecrouch.com, follow him on Twitter - @blakecrouch1 - or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/blakecrouchauthor

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featherlashes
5.0 out of 5 stars Three Letty Dobesh novellas!!
Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2017
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Good Behavior is a collection of three separate novellas that feature Blake Crouch's all-time favorite character creation: Letty Dobesh. You may be familiar with this character from TNT's television series: Good Behavior. Each short-story can be read in any order as they all are separate open and closed stories. Each novella is listed below along with an individual rating/review. I highly recommend this collection for fans of character-driven thrillers. Check it out!

The Pain of Others- 5 stars
The Pain of Others is the Letty Dobesh story that most closely follows the television show, specifically the season 1, episode 1. However, the endings are vastly different which makes the book worth the read. When I say vastly different? Yeah...it has been a long while since a twist like that made my jaw drop to the floor. This was a lovely introduction to Letty's character. A woman full of consistent bad choices finally finds the motivation to do the right thing. But... sometimes maybe we shouldn't intervene. OMG!

Sunset Key- 5 stars
Sunset Key is a story that you haven't seen on the television show. This one was psychotic and I absolutely loved it! The main twist is revealed about half way through and it was jaw-dropping for me. Everything is running smoothly as planned and then bam! Oh, what a fun ride though! I was on the edge of my seat watching this play out. I don't know how they would ever be able to integrate this novella into the television series considering the direction they are driving the characters but I would love to see it. I'm a huge fan of all things resembling La Femme Nikita and this is a story that would fit in perfectly to a series like that. 5 stars!

Grab- 4 stars
Pieces of Grab can be seen in Good Behavior's pilot episode but this particular Letty Dobesh story has yet to make it to TV/film. It's a shame too because Grab is one hell of a ride! The thriller/suspense element is off the charts! This one would have been an easy 5-star rating for me but the twist at the end was way too far-fetched for my personal taste and my imagination is pretty broad. But the bulk of this story was perfection in terms of Letty's character development and the planning, execution, and spontaneous problem solving of an epic casino heist. Whether you are familiar with Letty's character or not, any of the Letty Dobesh novellas are well-worth the read.

Note: I read the Kindle in Motion edition of Good Behavior. It features photos, gifs, and written commentary specifically designed to enhance the novellas and Letty's character as they relate to their adaptation to television. This was my first Kindle in Motion experience and I enjoyed it overall.
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Patrick M. Burke
4.0 out of 5 stars This Is What Good Writing Looks Like
Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2019
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I had no idea who Letty Dobesh was or even much about Blake Crouch. I not TV trendy enough to know that it is/was a TV series. But at Jordan Rosenfeld's recommendation in How To Write A Page Turner, I paused for a day and read Good Behavior looking for his examples of good story layout and tension. It's a quick 270 page read and easy to take in quickly and once into the story, if distracted, you tend to return to it as soon as you can to find out what will happen to poor Letty next. This really is a page-turner of a book with a baggage laden protagonist who is as faulty and danger-prone as any created by the late Steig Larsson. Though it doesn't feel like a novel that would become a screenplay, Crouch writes with a style that makes you see the action clearly as you read. I can't speak for Crouch's other books but you'll like this one.
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Thegrreenlight
3.0 out of 5 stars Okay
Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2017
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Honestly, I'm conflicted about this book. The stories are entertaining but I like how Letty translated on TV better than how she did in the books. I felt like on the TV show she was her own person, driven by her own motives- when she was a mess she was a mess- when she was bad ass smart she was bad ass smart for her. I like strong female characters. It not that book Letty wasn't a lot if this things but in this story she's always being duped by some man who's seen fifty paces ahead of her. He's always right about her and she always aquieses that they knew better then her. It was a little eye roll inducing. Again, it may just be me but I thought stories about Letty would be a little better then just falling back on that same tired idea.
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Ken T
5.0 out of 5 stars Three Letty Dobesh Novellas Within
Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2018
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First, I'll mention this review has nothing to do with the TV series or any between stories motion provided in the Kindle book itself; only the book. As a matter of fact, I've never seen the show.

Letty Dobesh, an attractive woman in her mid-thirties, is basically a train wreck. She's addicted to drugs and booze of which she fights her personal demons. When sober, she has a passion for grifting and is quite good at it. The woman is not exactly a role model for anyone, but there is something the reader will find likeable about her.
In the novellas, she's partnered with various other scam artists, in very slick professional, high-stakes thievery. Interesting to note, the three novellas are loosely intertwined.

The stories move rather quickly, hold your interest, and have more than their share of twists, especially at the end of the third story. The book does leave itself open to future development of more Ms. Dobesh stories.

A number of low reviewers have compared the book to the TV show based on the book. I have taken the book on its own merit. Its worth a read. I enjoyed it.
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Michelle M
4.0 out of 5 stars Introduction of a great character who is trying to rise above hard circumstances and sometimes actually succeeds.
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2018
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This was a good book, Its a series of short stories depicting the experiences of Letty, a drug addict grifter. I like the fact that all the stories have a great deal of suspense and a major twist at the end. I have the audio book and the narrator is excellent. The author also contributes as he tells what inspired him to write the stories and how they have been made into a television series. I had lots of fun listening to this and would recommend it to anyone who likes suspense thrillers. I can hardly wait until Mr. Crouch writes the next set of Letty stories.
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Ian
5.0 out of 5 stars Different
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 20, 2023
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Totally the opposite to wayward pines and just as good. If not better. I liked all the characters. Excellent storylines.
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Bianca Santin
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in Brazil on November 21, 2017
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This was one of the best book I read this year! I watched the tv show first and it was amazing to get to know its creation! Plus the Lefty’s novellas are incredible, the suspense and her personality will make you want more!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good non science fiction from Blake
Reviewed in India on January 5, 2020
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Three novellas, good character building and interesting stories. I haven't watched the show, but have seen enough adaptations where the differences between the two always leave you dissatisfied with one or the other. So I understand the criticism in many reviews that show is better, etc. In all, it is still a good book to read, you just have to keep in mind that the show and the book are*different* stories and the resemblance can wear quite thin at times. In all, a fun read.
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Banjo
3.0 out of 5 stars Netter Zeitvertreib
Reviewed in Germany on May 1, 2017
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Das Buch ist nicht schlecht geschrieben und auch die Geschichten sind recht spannend und gut konstruiert. Allerdings vermisse ich die vielgepriesene Dreidimensionalität der Charaktere. Es gehört meiner Meinung nach ein bisschen mehr dazu, als die Protagonistin ab und zu ihre Motive infrage stellen zu lassen.
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NicShef❤️Reading
5.0 out of 5 stars A fascinating read....
Reviewed in Australia on November 30, 2016
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Good Behavior by Blake Crouch is a wonderful series of three novellas featuring Letty Dobesh, a young women recently released out of prison. In the highly suspenseful situations Letty experiences in these stories, we get to know her character, motivation and struggles.
Letty is a well-thought out character. She’s very real and accepting, although somewhat reluctantly, of who she is. She’s explored her feelings and views in counseling and seems to have a good understanding that to achieve what she wants most means living without what she enjoys most. Her goal of being a mother to her son is frequently short circuited by opportunities to score . . . namely, opportunities to experience the excitement of a heist or the need to blot out her unhappiness with crystal meth and alcohol.
In the first story, The Pain of Others, we see Letty exercising her talents by stealing from guests’ rooms in a luxury hotel. It’s in this story that we learn that Letty does indeed have some standards of what’s right and wrong and a desire to do the right thing. At the close of this story Letty realises that her desire to help has clearly backfired, but that the result of her decision to help couldn’t possibly have been foreseen.
In the second story, Sunset Key, Letty accepts a job to lift a valuable painting from a very wealthy man, John Fitch, who’s slated for prison. In this novella she also faces one of her biggest fears. This ending, too, is surprising for Letty, more so for John Fitch, but I think mostly for the reader.
The final story, Grab, has Letty presented with a chance to score hugely by lending her skills in a heist more dangerous than any she’s participated in before . . . stealing from a casino. While this scenario seems highly unlikely to me, I still found it to be a great read.
Each of these novellas puts Letty in a difficult situation where her chances of survival are questionable. Her need for the anticipation and excitement of danger and financial payoff always outweighs her need to reconnect with her son. Truly a fascinating read.
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