mackerel by moonlight造句

• His second Terry Mullally suspense novel, " Big Ugly, " is out . ( The first one concerning the up-from-poverty Irish prosecutor-turned-pol, " Mackerel By Moonlight, " was published last fall .)
• Last year's title came from an 18th century insult that John Randolph of Virginia once hurled at a foe : " Your record, sir, resembles a rotting mackerel by moonlight : it shines and it stinks . " The sequel is named for a town Weld has invented in West Virginia.
• Weld may have ruled out ever again seeking a Senate seat, but Terrence Mullally, the prosecutor-cum-pol he created last year as the lead character in " Mackerel by Moonlight, " his first novel, commences a career in the Senate in the sequel, " Big Ugly, " due out in October.
• As reflected in both the substance and tone of " Mackerel by Moonlight, " which is more " Primary Colors " than " Profiles in Courage, " this is a man who has always favored irony over earnestness, who seems at least as interested in private amusement as in public service and whose itchy mind demands new adventures in rapid succession.
• Beverly Hills-based Creative Artists Agency was kind enough to provide their " coverage " _ Hollywood-speak for a plot synopsis written by a 24-year-old Ivy League grad _ of former governor William Weld's upcoming novel, " Mackerel by Moonlight : A Novel that Never Happened . " ( This subtitle has since been dropped, as wags might note that MxM, stylishly written but quixotically plotted, is a novel in which nothing happens . ) Even though the putative movie would be relatively easy to shoot ( " Budget : Low " is CAA's take on MxM's cost ) there's no sign of Tinseltown interest after five months of flogging the book to would-be lensmen.