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Editorial Review:
Tough-guy private eye R.J. Brooks is back in the Big Apple and he's not happy. Hollywood has finally gotten around to making a sequel to his parents' beloved film "As Time Goes By". He makes some threatening remarks that get a lot of air time on the network news. And when Andromeda Studios' employees start turning up dead in Los Angeles and New York City, Brooks finds the police are taking those threats seriously.
The Remake: As Time Goes by Reviews:
Witty and engaging, a writer's read... 
2006-06-20 - I picked up this paperback recently in the $1 store, only for its famous name and backcover promises. When I finally got around to reading it, I was instantly impressed with the author's clever and original turns of phrase, his captivating characters and a story that is just "out there" enough to be intriguing without seeming implausible. Stephen Bogart's female characters lack some depth, but the story is told from a man's POV, and so they are presented through a male lens, and I think this is the flavor of the novel. Detective RJ Brooks is a flawed human being, but a likeable mensch, and I'm eager to seek out Mr. Bogart's other writings.
Great mystery, weak secondary characters. 
1998-08-12 - I picked up this novel because of the famous name, and I wanted to see if Stephen could actually write, or if he was just flying along on his famous parent's coattails. I was pleased to find an amusing story and a good mystery and a fairly strong main character. However, the secondary characters left something to be desired, especially the character of Casey. I had no idea why RJ would be remotely interested in this woman. I was disappointed that Bogart didn't flesh out the character of Wendy a bit more, since she had promise, but she disappeared without a word, along with the evidence she was going to find for RJ. I also felt that there were a few too many loose ends left in the story. This can be a plus in some stories, but in this case all I saw were dangling threads. I hope that Bogart continues to write about RJ Brooks, because that character is very strong and enjoyable. And hopefully in his next install! ment we'll learn more about the characters that had to sit in the sidelines.
Fans of Bogart and Bacall will love this mystery 
1997-04-05 - Private Investigator R.J. Brooks is irate to learn that Andromeda
Studios is planning to make a sequel to the classic movie, As Time Goes
By, the film that co-starred his parents. Though in New York to escape
Tinseltown, R.J. tells a reporter that he will do anything to stop the film
from ever being produced since it would be an affront to the memory of
his parents. This interview becomes national news when people from the
studio start being killed. The police are positive that R.J. is the culprit
since he basically confessed his plans.
......R.J. begins to investigate the series of murder destroying the
project. He hopes to not only clear his name, but to locate the missing
studio head at the bequest of the man's daughter. As more deaths
occur, R. J. realizes that he must identify the culprit soon before he becomes the next victim of someone with a terrific grudge towards the production of the
sequel.
......The author is the son of his namesake and Lauren Bacall, and he
sprinkles references from their movies throughout his novel. However,
readers need to realize that THE REMAKE OF AS TIME GOES BY is an
excellent who-done -it regardless of the author's gene pool. R.J. is a fabulous private investigator whose escapades readers will enjoy. This novel and the
first R.J. tale (PLAY IT AGAIN) are fun to read who-done-its because
the mystery is quite good and the Hollywood footnotes add a unique touch. Readers will think that this is the beginning of a long friendship.
......Harriet Klausner
