Michael Raleigh
Autor/a de In the Castle of the Flynns
Sèrie
Obres de Michael Raleigh
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Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Gènere
- male
Membres
Ressenyes
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Estadístiques
- Obres
- 11
- Membres
- 269
- Popularitat
- #85,899
- Valoració
- 3.7
- Ressenyes
- 3
- ISBN
- 57
- Llengües
- 1
This was a pretty good murder mystery, reminding me of Block's writing in the understated tone. Our hero was fairly tough, but not a great fighter & fairly stupid in the art of self defense. That last hurt the novel in a couple of situations as it undercut the motivations. Raleigh did paint a good picture of skid row in Chicago, not that I've ever been there, but it felt real.
The characters were full blown, a little too much so in some cases. One gets a couple of drinks in him & then does an info dump. Interesting, but not really in character. Still, it was an interesting look into him & he was a more fun than the hero in some ways.
One surprising aspect was the dated feel to this novel. It was first published in 1990 & I would have guessed 5 or more years earlier. That's still only 20 or 30 years ago, but it felt dated due to the lack of cell phones & the smoking. People smoked in so many public places & a phone answering service played a fairly part. Amazing how times have changed.
I have one more of these from the library. I think I'll listen to it soon.… (més)