Review: Weekend in Weighton
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 10, 2013
Eddie Greene is twenty six, and unsuccessful in life. He fancies himself as a private investigator as there is no upfront training or fee. He has watched many PI films and is smart mouthed and over confident. His story begins with his beating and near death at the hands of Tommy and Jimmy, the town gangsters.They're not happy that he ignored their orders to stay away from the mayor. Eddie's first ever client and mistress of the mayor has turned up dead. Eddie discovers the body and becomes the chief suspect for the bumbling police investigators. There is much at stake in this murder including possible political and police corruption, gangsters gone wild, and a long kept family secret.  I did not like the confusing beginning chronology of the story. The characters and dialog were cleverly written with humorous satire. But this was a very long drawn out read, and it was not my cup of tea. I received a complimentary copy of this book for my review.