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The Last Straw by Ed Duncan
4.0
It all started with a car-jacking gone horribly wrong. Jeffrey Phillips, an impressionable teen caved in to peer pressure when he is tasked to conduct a car jacking — standard stuff as a loyalty test. However, not being prepared for the worst, Jeffrey is caught up in a scuffle with the driver and the driver is killed by a gunshot from Jeffrey.
Sandra Yanders was there when everything happened. She witnessed the entire ordeal and has a solid testimony.
However, crime boss Howard Forester is not having any of Sandra’s testimony revealed and is determined to eliminate her at all costs. Heaven only knows why. Howard reaches out to Rico Sanders, a trusted hit man, to take on the job. Rico refuses leaving Howard to hire John D’Angelo. D’Angelo could give a “rat’s ass” about the teen as long as the money was good. And if Rico didn’t take the job, D’Angelo was certainly not going to pass on the opportunity to show up Rico.
The Last Straw is the second installment of the Pigeon Blood Red trilogy; and I highly recommend that one reads the series in order. Primarily because the main characters are introduced and developed in the first novel. The second novel builds upon the first as there are a number of references to Rico’s past and how that past affects him in the present.
I didn’t quite enjoy The Last Straw as much as I did Pigeon Blood Red. Perhaps it is because the novelty of that “Soprano-like” feel wasn’t as strong. Or perhaps the narrative didn’t seem that feasible. Some of the decisions made by the actors felt a little far-fetched in my opinion, but The Last Straw was still an enjoyable read. I am still looking forward to reading the last installment of this trilogy. Four admirable stars.
I received a physical copy of the book from Ed Duncan (author) through Book Publicity Services. The review herein is completely my own and contains my honest thoughts and opinions.
Sandra Yanders was there when everything happened. She witnessed the entire ordeal and has a solid testimony.
However, crime boss Howard Forester is not having any of Sandra’s testimony revealed and is determined to eliminate her at all costs. Heaven only knows why. Howard reaches out to Rico Sanders, a trusted hit man, to take on the job. Rico refuses leaving Howard to hire John D’Angelo. D’Angelo could give a “rat’s ass” about the teen as long as the money was good. And if Rico didn’t take the job, D’Angelo was certainly not going to pass on the opportunity to show up Rico.
The Last Straw is the second installment of the Pigeon Blood Red trilogy; and I highly recommend that one reads the series in order. Primarily because the main characters are introduced and developed in the first novel. The second novel builds upon the first as there are a number of references to Rico’s past and how that past affects him in the present.
I didn’t quite enjoy The Last Straw as much as I did Pigeon Blood Red. Perhaps it is because the novelty of that “Soprano-like” feel wasn’t as strong. Or perhaps the narrative didn’t seem that feasible. Some of the decisions made by the actors felt a little far-fetched in my opinion, but The Last Straw was still an enjoyable read. I am still looking forward to reading the last installment of this trilogy. Four admirable stars.
I received a physical copy of the book from Ed Duncan (author) through Book Publicity Services. The review herein is completely my own and contains my honest thoughts and opinions.