Review: Dexter's medical 'cousin'
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 4, 2012
This was my first Locke novel, and he made a convert of me. I will buy more. I like the pacing and characterization most of all. The plotting is also quite intricate, lots of twists & turns. You have no idea until the end what the true story dynamics are. I like this sort of thing, but it can wear you out. I dont think it would be a good idea to read two of these in a row. Your brain would overload:).In Gideon Box we have a lead character who, to releive stress from being the physician of last resort for helpless children, is driven to perform increasingly anti-social, almost pyschotic acts upon the unsuspecting. A very tenuous, but fascinating story line.In this tale he boinks a stripper and her friend and then robs them of their payment. The story is how they exact revenge/retribution and in the character development of one of them- Willow. Willow is actually the most interesting creation in this story and I hope Locke brings her back in a future tale. She is an excellent counterfoil to Box. What a team they would make- hint, hint Locke (if you read this).This is a crackerjack tale and well worth the current price of .99cents per DL.