Review: narrator has great voice; wry humor
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 1, 2012
Our narrator for this tale is a hapless PI who manages to find fists with his face and can out eat most varsity football squads.It's a catchy voice character that manages to convey (even a few vulger bits) in humerous manner.  The voice of the MC fleshed the character through his narrative better than a description may have done.In this tale one is hard pressed to find much to like about the guy.  By his own narrative he is a loser who is not above criminal acts (some without any second thoughts and only fleeting guilt).  He is like a guilty pleasure.  Ya know you should not like him, but you also know he is the guy you would gravitate to in a crowd.  Maybe like rubbernecking as passing an accident.  Or, maybe for ya can agree with the sentiment of him overall.In any case, in this story he is the center attraction of a murder investigation wherein his girlfriend has been murdered.  As part of the plot device he happens upon the scene at just the right moment to appear guilty.  The rest of the tale are events that ensue while trying to solve the case.  Some are funny, some are dark, some are predictible.  But, ALL are conveyed in wry voice that keeps one reading and paces the story well.There were some grammar and punctuation issues - but nothing horrible and nothing distracting.  There IS one suspension of belief issue related to the girlfriend that is a wee bit of a sticky wicket for this reader.  He is a PI and working a case related to the girlfriend's family.  It seems likely that he (at some point in doing background) would have ascertained the girl's age.  That moves him into statutory area...Many will enjoy this fast paced short.  I have not read these authors before, but will try them again.Christine