Soul Circus
A lot of surprises, especially at the end.
Archive for the 'Fiction' Category
Right as Rain
How Strange and Quinn met – pretty good. A bit convoluted at the end.
The Night Gardener
Some of the characters seemed shoe-horned in. Pretty good read overall.
The Big Blowdown
Well written and very entertaining. Pelecanos hitting on all cylinders with this one
Hell To Pay
Pretty good. Moves along at a good clip.
Drama City
Good for an evening with nothing to do, but don’t ask for much more than that.
The Overlook
Author and Bosch seem to be getting a bit tired in this reworked NYT serial.
Echo Park
This one stretches the willful suspension of disbelief but is good for a day off.
The Closers
Bosch is back from retirement and back in the mix.
City of Bones
Keeps you off balance throughout. One of the better in the Bosch series.
Angels Flight
Not his best effort. Bosch’s romantic problems seem bolted on.
The Lincoln Lawyer
The Lawyer by Lawyer genre has gotten a bit tired, so it was interesting to see it from a non-lawyer perspective. Read pretty quick for a thick paperback.
Void Moon
Pretty good read. A bit over researched in some areas, but doesn’t bog down the story.
A Darkness More Than Night
Half trial, half mystery – it was a good paperback for flying.
Blood Work
I read The Poet a couple years ago and found it a bit over done. This one wasn’t as convoluted. Ending was a bit weak, but what are you going to do?
The Feud
Odd story that keeps you involved. Every time I see the author’s picture, I think “the horror”, but that’s another story.
Stranger in Paradise
Could also be titled “A boy named Crow”. Parker writes em, I read em. On it goes. Waiting for the cheeseburger installment.
The Return of Little Big Man
Sequels can be disappointing and this was no different. Dull and disjointed. Even skimming chapters, I still couldn’t finish.
Little Big Man
I usually shy away from western themed fiction, but Berger’s writing style got me involved right off. Doesn’t go overboard on the dialect and lets the story speak for itself.
The Marine Corpse
Lawyer as super-sleuth can get annoying. This tiptoes up to the line. Too short to develop any real feeling.
