Charlie Newton (2)
Author of Calumet City: A Novel
For other authors named Charlie Newton, see the disambiguation page.
Works by Charlie Newton
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- Gender
- male
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Places of residence
- Cape Town, South Africa
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Calumet City: A Novel by Charlie Newton
All action all the time. Much Chicago name-checking but little scene-setting, and some archetypal local characters I wish had been fleshed out a bit. Pickup via Rick Kogan, whom I hear from far across the newsroom but in this case from WGN podcast. Sequel on sale at Costco.
This is a wild ride. The action starts immediately and never stops.
The only thing is, it's hard to keep up this pace. Maybe the author ought to have started at a lower pitch. I kept looking at the percentages & thinking, "All this stuff has happened, and we're still under 50%?"
And I have to admit, at one point we were looking at the deck of a ship covered in serial-killer body parts and gore, from multiple bodies, in a hurricane, and I started laughing at how over-the-top this was. But in a good way.
Patti Black, the protagonist, is totally badass. I really liked her. The villains are totally bad. No doubt about whose side you're on!
At least for me on my iPad, the paragraphs were not indented, and this was annoying.
I liked this book and I'll read the author's new book (Start Shooting) for sure, when I can afford it for Kindle.… (more)
The only thing is, it's hard to keep up this pace. Maybe the author ought to have started at a lower pitch. I kept looking at the percentages & thinking, "All this stuff has happened, and we're still under 50%?"
And I have to admit, at one point we were looking at the deck of a ship covered in serial-killer body parts and gore, from multiple bodies, in a hurricane, and I started laughing at how over-the-top this was. But in a good way.
Patti Black, the protagonist, is totally badass. I really liked her. The villains are totally bad. No doubt about whose side you're on!
At least for me on my iPad, the paragraphs were not indented, and this was annoying.
I liked this book and I'll read the author's new book (Start Shooting) for sure, when I can afford it for Kindle.… (more)
A very enjoyable tale with powerhouse action scenes that explode out of nowhere. Highly recommended.
For my complete review please visit "The Mystery Bookshelf" at http://wp.me/p6kwu-Xl
For my complete review please visit "The Mystery Bookshelf" at http://wp.me/p6kwu-Xl
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- Works
- 2
- Members
- 127
- Popularity
- #158,248
- Rating
- 3.5
- Reviews
- 8
- ISBNs
- 22
- Languages
- 2