mackerel by moonlight造句

• Like a rotten mackerel by moonlight, he shines and stinks.
• "Mackerel by Moonlight " introduces Terry Mullally, who is both like and unlike Weld.
• But " Mackerel by Moonlight " is most interesting for what it says about Weld himself.
• And he has already finished the first draft of a sequel to " Mackerel by Moonlight ."
• Since then, he has written two suspense novels, " Mackerel by Moonlight " and " Big Ugly ."
• Since then, he's written two suspense novels, " Mackerel By Moonlight " and " Big Ugly ."
• No one who reads " Mackerel By Moonlight, " the former governor's first novel, can doubt that.
• On the " Today " show last month to promote his new book, " Mackerel by Moonlight,"
• Weld's yarn, reportedly titled " Mackerel by Moonlight, " centers on a candidate for district attorney in Boston.
• Since then, he has written two suspense novels, " Mackerel by Moonlight " and " Big Ugly ."
• "To paraphrase an old literary quote, ( this tax credit )'shines and stinks like rotten mackerel by moonlight,"
• The last third goes very quickly, " he told members of the Commonwealth Club here about " Mackerel by Moonlight ."
• Jill McCorkle's " Final Vinyl Days, " and _ oh, guv'nor ! _ William F . Weld's " Mackerel by Moonlight ."
• This month, Simon & Schuster published Weld's first novel, " Mackerel by Moonlight, " a political, picaresque tale seasoned generously with his trademark droll humor.
• "Mackerel By Moonlight " was a six-week rush to a rough draft ( and with his first novel done, Weld is said to be making steady progress on a second ).
• Sources say the publishing firm gave him a $ 250, 000 advance for " Mackerel By Moonlight, " a mystery novel about the Boston political world that is expected to be released in September.
• The alluring title derives from an insult that Virginia's 18th-century statesman John Randolph once hurled at a foe : " Your record, sir, resembles a mackerel by moonlight : it shines and it stinks ."
• The offbeat title is trademark Weld, plucked from an 18th-century insult Virginia's John Randolph once hurled at a foe : " Your record, sir, resembles a rotting mackerel by moonlight : it shines and it stinks ."
• The title is taken from a two-century-old insult by witty Virginian John Randolph, who denigrated a political opponent this way : " Your record, sir, resembles a rotting mackerel by moonlight : It shines and it stinks ."
• MACKEREL BY MOONLIGHT . By William F . Weld . ( Simon & Schuster, $ 23 . ) A political novel and a suspense novel ( same novel ) by the former Governor of Massachusetts that profits by formidable skill in deft and devious storytelling.