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sandin954's review against another edition
3.0
2nd book in this series. Hoagy is hired by a reclusive former rock star to ghost his memoir. Audio read by Tom Stechschulte. Really fun series.
sandin954's review against another edition
3.0
A former literary star who has fallen prey to writer’s block is hired to ghostwrite a famous comic’s memoir but finds that not everyone wants all the facts to come out. Much darker and more serious than I expected but very enjoyable with some nice humor. Listened to the audio read by Tom Stechschulte.
mrst's review against another edition
3.0
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2.5 ⭐ - I just don't know about this one. Something about the cover and seeing a man with a cute little dog gave me Alexander McCall Smith vibes. This was nothing like that. Vulgar and kind of trashy are two ways I would describe this one. I can say I appreciated how long it took to get us to the murder - this set up the story nicely and provided a fair amount of plot points and details. Buuuut at the end of the day I just really can't feel good about a child rapist not getting justice. At least, not really. Bummer ending for sure.vsbedford's review against another edition
3.0
A solidly so-so mystery with a plodding narrative (for so short a book) and writing that tends to the "and then this happened and then that happened..." - this is a long series of books so I'm guessing this gets better but I don't think it's for me.
I received an ecopy from the publishers and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I received an ecopy from the publishers and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
cdbellomy's review
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
jesabesblog's review against another edition
3.0
2.5 stars.
When I try to think of things to say about this, my descriptions make it sound like a 2 star book at best, but there was something about it that made it not that bad for me. Perhaps because the murder victim was a washed-up Hollywood star and there was a lot of (fictional) name-dropping and inner-workings details? I'm a sucker for that stuff.
When I try to think of things to say about this, my descriptions make it sound like a 2 star book at best, but there was something about it that made it not that bad for me. Perhaps because the murder victim was a washed-up Hollywood star and there was a lot of (fictional) name-dropping and inner-workings details? I'm a sucker for that stuff.
nkmeyers's review against another edition
3.0
Enjoyed it enough to move on to book two - but not without some hesitancy - a unique set up that should give the reader a bit more humor but somehow tAkes itself too seriously to be very much fun.
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