Review: Promising start
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 21, 2013
While reading this book, I kept thinking 'poor man's Robert B. Parker.'  Poor because the author obviously couldn't afford a proofreader (whomever when whoever is called for, extra words, wrong words, etc.).  Liam, like Spenser, is a very likeable guy with an intellectual bent who flirts with the wrong side of the law and,  also like Spenser, boxes and loves a beautiful woman somewhat out of his league.  Throw in some mob interaction and substitute Philly for Boston.  I noticed another reviewer had the same problem I did with Liam mostly speaking correctly, but randomly throwing in a couple of phrases of 'Philly speak.'  It was jarring because of the seeming lack of logic or motivation for it.  Little devices like using "'cos" instead of "'cause" just jerked me right out of the story to wonder why.OK, so all that being said, the author still knows how to spin a yarn, and he's created a very likeable character whom you want to see win the day.  I will read the next Quinn story and hope Mr. Thomson has fixed some of the problems.