Review: Funny and Outrageous as Ever
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 28, 2011
Rookie P.I. Sasha Jackson is hired by a bordello owner to find missing employee, Mary Carmen. Sasha isn't overly excited about this case but she has more bills than income while struggling to build her fledging business. As Sasha delves further into world of prostitutes--including street workers--to try and pick up Mary Carmen's trail, she learns far more than she ever wanted to know about this difficult life.Dead Light District is a thoroughly entertaining novel that combines humor with the more solemn plight of women in the sex trade. The story humanizes the workers--male and female--without becoming too maudlin or preachy. Parts of the novel had me laughing out loud. I mean, you'll have to read the book to learn why a topless Sasha ends up running down the street with her singed hair still smoking. There were a couple of times where I wanted to shout at Sasha to go to the police, and perhaps a more cautious investigator would. But Sasha's curiosity, independence, and gutsy, take-charge attitude made me realize that she really can't do things any other way. If you want a great, fun read this summer, buy a copy and enjoy. I sure did.