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3.51 AVERAGE
3.51 AVERAGE
I enjoyed the plot and even liked Nick Mason even though he is probably someone I would try to avoid in real life. Nick was on the other side of the law and was smart until he started breaking his own rules and ends up in prison for 25 years. He gets out in 5, but his life is not really is own. It was a good escape. I did find my mind wondering off at times which is why I have rated as a three over a four. I'm curious enough to read the next book in the trilogy.
How did I find this book? I read the collaboration that Hamilton had done with Janet Evanovich. It wasn't as good as the series was with Lee Goldberg, but is was a huge improvement with the book she wrote with her son. I wanted to read at least one book that Hamilton has written solo.
How did I find this book? I read the collaboration that Hamilton had done with Janet Evanovich. It wasn't as good as the series was with Lee Goldberg, but is was a huge improvement with the book she wrote with her son. I wanted to read at least one book that Hamilton has written solo.
3/4 of the way through this book, I probably would have given it four stars. There are some problems (like how a career thief slips so easily into committing other crimes), but it's a fun, fast-paced read. But the resolution is not satisfying. The book doesn't really end, it just stops.
I'm not a noir fan, and it's a bit of a guy book, so I don't know how this ended up in my to listen to list - but still 3 stars (listened to the whole book, didn't give up on it).
Fast paced, thrilling, great main character - though secondary characters, especially the women, need to be fleshed out - looking forward to the next book in the series.
So far, I've really liked Hamilton's one-off stuff. [b:The Lock Artist|6811221|The Lock Artist|Steve Hamilton|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1442590100s/6811221.jpg|7018945] was just beautiful and utterly gutting. Nick Mason is an interesting character, but I feel like he needs a little more backstory, and maybe a little more time in his new situation before everything goes to shit. I also take just a teensy bit of an issue with him saying that Diana "is the only one he cares about," three days after meeting her. (This might just be an error in wording, not meaning.)
A solid crime thriller. Nick Mason is released early from prison, but not on his own terms. The minute he leaves the prison doors, he's taken to a luxurious condo, given the keys to an expensive vintage car, and given a cell phone. He's told he must pick up the phone when it rings, and do as he's instructed, or face the consequences.
I didn't find anything here that is startling original but it was an pretty good cops-and-criminals action story. The plot, while somewhat resolved, has left things open for the next book so that is a bit unsatisfying unless you just love this to be a series (I am ambivalent about that). Fairly good writing, fast-paced, but not all that easy to affect any empathy for the protagonist.