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A review by constantreader471
The Darkest Hearts by Nelson George
4.0
4 stars for a well written mystery/thriller that takes place in the hip hop/rap music world. D Hunter is a former bodyguard now talent manager. He has moved from NYC to Los Angeles. In this book he travels to Atlanta to sign a rapper named Lil Daye to a lucrative endorsement contract.
But then events from his past come back to haunt him. He and a contract killer named Ice were involved in a murder and this case may be reopened by the FBI. I thought that the plot moved along well. I read a previous book in this series, [b:To Funk and Die in LA|34145072|To Funk and Die in LA|Nelson George|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1486849960l/34145072._SX50_.jpg|55182013] and I thought that there was too much discussion of music artists/styles. This book does discuss music artists/styles, but it is not as distracting.
How D resolves what turns out to be a conspiracy involving multiple players makes for an entertaining read. I read it in 2 days.
Some quotes: "But to D, strip clubs were only about one thing-loneliness. He'd never been to one that wasn't populated by sad-eyed, slack jawed, robotic men who used greenbacks and mechanized dancers to fake real human connection."
"When D watched the GOP debates he recognized a man working by the rules of a rap battle. He tagged his opponents with disrespectful nicknames and constantly sang his own praises with the superhuman energy of a cocky MC. His GOP opponents thought they were there to talk policy. #45 was there to dis."
Thank You Akashic Books for sending this book through LibraryThing.
But then events from his past come back to haunt him. He and a contract killer named Ice were involved in a murder and this case may be reopened by the FBI. I thought that the plot moved along well. I read a previous book in this series, [b:To Funk and Die in LA|34145072|To Funk and Die in LA|Nelson George|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1486849960l/34145072._SX50_.jpg|55182013] and I thought that there was too much discussion of music artists/styles. This book does discuss music artists/styles, but it is not as distracting.
How D resolves what turns out to be a conspiracy involving multiple players makes for an entertaining read. I read it in 2 days.
Some quotes: "But to D, strip clubs were only about one thing-loneliness. He'd never been to one that wasn't populated by sad-eyed, slack jawed, robotic men who used greenbacks and mechanized dancers to fake real human connection."
"When D watched the GOP debates he recognized a man working by the rules of a rap battle. He tagged his opponents with disrespectful nicknames and constantly sang his own praises with the superhuman energy of a cocky MC. His GOP opponents thought they were there to talk policy. #45 was there to dis."
Thank You Akashic Books for sending this book through LibraryThing.