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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. great read ( ) This follow-up installment is as bad as the first book is good. The plot is semi-intelligible and ridiculous, the characters, particularly Benny are inconsistent and enbelievable even as charactures, the romantic element is completely forced, and Thorn seems like a different guy from the first book. I was committed to the series after the 1st and am questioning whether to read another after the 2nd. Really falls down. no reviews | add a review
Belongs to SeriesThorn PI (2)
In an exotic blue-water locale where greed and criminality thrive, the mysterious disappearance of Thorn's boyhood friend Gaeton Richards, an FBI agent, entangles Thorn in a web of violence and intrigue that takes him from seamy local bars to glittering ocean villas. Then, when Gaeton's beautiful sister becomes Thorn's lover, he finds himself facing a jealous lunatic stalking her, a rogue government agent involved in a murderous scam, and an unforgettable underworld of petty crooks, amoral hired guns, and dangerous losers."A terrific read with a gritty and tangible sense of place, a hero who's a cross between Davy Crockett and Philip Marlowe, and a lyrical, almost poetic touch in scenes both sexual and violent." -- Orlando Sentinel "Provocative and suspenseful . . . a worthy and brilliant successor to Under Cover of Daylight." -- Jackson, Mississippi, Clarion-Ledger "James Hall's writing is astringent, penetrating, and unfailingly gripping." -- Dean Koontz "Menacing . . . brilliantly written!" -- USA Today "James W. Hall's lyrical passion for the Florida keys, his spare language and unusual images haunt us long after the story has faded." -- New York Times Book Review "Explosive . . . suspenseful . . . action galore." -- Worcester Telegram & GazetteA selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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