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geekwayne's review
3.0
Holland Taylor lost his wife and daughter to a drunken driver. Soon after that man is released from prison, he is murdered and Holland is a suspect. He is soon cleared, but told to figure out who did it by his former partner. Along the way, there are political candidates, bribery, cheating at poker games and unrequited love. As more bodies pile up it becomes unclear whether the killings are linked or randomly coincidental.
A likeable enough character, and an easy enough read, but it felt a little like getting dumped in the middle of the story at times. That's not a completely bad thing, it's was just at times a little confusing. All was explained, so perhaps that is to throw the reader off. Along the way, there are some interesting and unexpected twists and turns to the story.
Recommended for a quick bit of hard boiled mystery action.
A likeable enough character, and an easy enough read, but it felt a little like getting dumped in the middle of the story at times. That's not a completely bad thing, it's was just at times a little confusing. All was explained, so perhaps that is to throw the reader off. Along the way, there are some interesting and unexpected twists and turns to the story.
Recommended for a quick bit of hard boiled mystery action.
wolson's review
3.0
3.5 Stars. I thought this was better than “A Hard Ticket Home” same author, different series. A decent hard boiled detective story set in the Twin Cities.
ericwelch's review against another edition
4.0
Holland Taylor, ex-homicide cop finds himself the suspect in the case of the death of John Brown, the man who killed his wife and daughter in a DUI car accident. Brown was killed just a few months after his release from prison after serving most of a four-year sentence, so naturally Taylor becomes a suspect.
He's sucked into the investigation by his former partner, Anne Scalesi, now a lieutenant in the St. Paul Homicide unit and he’s thrown into the midst of the campaign of C.C. Munro who might become the first female governor of Minnesota. As the dead bodies pile up and connections appear, Taylor has some serious navigating to do through the swamp.
It has cynicism, a nifty plot, and humor. Can’t ask for more than that.
P.S. He has a pet rabbit.
An excellent P.I. story. I will definitely read more. Really, 4.5
He's sucked into the investigation by his former partner, Anne Scalesi, now a lieutenant in the St. Paul Homicide unit and he’s thrown into the midst of the campaign of C.C. Munro who might become the first female governor of Minnesota. As the dead bodies pile up and connections appear, Taylor has some serious navigating to do through the swamp.
It has cynicism, a nifty plot, and humor. Can’t ask for more than that.
P.S. He has a pet rabbit.
An excellent P.I. story. I will definitely read more. Really, 4.5
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