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5.0
--Words on Words 60-Second Spotlight video review at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PQk59boJoo&t=4s
I wasn’t sure what to expect when I started reading Paul D. Brazill’s “A Case of Noir (Near to the Knuckle),” but it more than exceeded my desire to find an entertaining read. The term noir definitely describes this book, and the author delivers a polished set of stories guaranteed to keep you riveted all the way to the last page.
This is a crime novel without the detective. The antihero Luke Cage is consistently alcohol-lubricated, and is a person who tries to stay out of trouble but somehow gravitates to the darker side of life. When faced with a situation that has him backed into a corner, Luke will respond, no matter which side of the law it might place him.
The book contains five short stories, although the stories are more like chapters that serve to reveal related bits of Luke’s life. Mr. Brazill writes a form of pulp fiction, though it is laden with talent and does what it should do: makes you laugh, makes you cringe, makes you squirm…and definitely makes you want to reach for the next book in the series. Five stars.
I wasn’t sure what to expect when I started reading Paul D. Brazill’s “A Case of Noir (Near to the Knuckle),” but it more than exceeded my desire to find an entertaining read. The term noir definitely describes this book, and the author delivers a polished set of stories guaranteed to keep you riveted all the way to the last page.
This is a crime novel without the detective. The antihero Luke Cage is consistently alcohol-lubricated, and is a person who tries to stay out of trouble but somehow gravitates to the darker side of life. When faced with a situation that has him backed into a corner, Luke will respond, no matter which side of the law it might place him.
The book contains five short stories, although the stories are more like chapters that serve to reveal related bits of Luke’s life. Mr. Brazill writes a form of pulp fiction, though it is laden with talent and does what it should do: makes you laugh, makes you cringe, makes you squirm…and definitely makes you want to reach for the next book in the series. Five stars.
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