Review: 'Hero' takes Decadence to a Whole New Level
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 15, 2014
Woo hoo - a world renowned pediatric surgeon with a mean streak a mile long - what's not to love? I sure did - and the fact that I got it free at Amazon.com makes it an even more savory discovery. I've been a John Locke fan for a while - he's the author of the popular "Donovan Creed" series - and this one sounded so juicy I couldn't resist.Basically, it centers on the good doctor (let me clarify; he's good with surgical instruments, but he has zero bedside manner and calls his tiny patients and the surgical nurses horrible names while he's working). But it's outside the operating room that he really gets going; all that heroic life-saving activity, you see, takes such a toll that he just has to let off steam somehow. Add in the fact that he's pretty much a sociopath, and as I said before, what's not to love?Sometimes he gambles, sometimes he seeks out call girls and sometimes he breaks into homes while the owners are away. This time, though, his venting leads to murder, and he comes dangerously close to getting himself killed as he puts the screws on others. A few characters from Locke's other novels pop in here, and I'll be the first to admit that the whole thing gets downright silly in spots. Still, it's smart, witty and definitely fast-paced. Accordingly, now I'm off on a tear to try the next two in the series ("Box" and "Outside the Box". As I write this, the Kindle versions are just $2.99 each - a bargain for a romp with such a totally decadent "hero."