Review: Hilarious and suspenseful
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 12, 2013
A witty and charming take on the hard-boiled detective genre, Weekend in Weighton is a joy to read.  The plot ticks like a tightly wound stopwatch, but what really makes this one a keeper is the smart, funny dialogue.  I felt the entire time that I was in the hands of an expert storyteller, I didn't know where it was going, but always trusted that it was going to be good.  (And wasn't disappointed.)Eddie, the detective at the center of the story, is a rich, complex character.  A down on his luck schlub who decides to become a P.I. (since he's seen all the movies), but falls into a Coen-Brothers-esque mystery with his first case.  Eddie's internal monologues really stand out, I don't often laugh out loud at books, but a few had me howling.  That would be enough, but Terry Murphy also serves up a suspenseful plot,  where Eddie has one weekend to solve the case or get pinched for it himself.  The stakes here are just as real as any serious detective story.All I want to know is, where's the movie adaptation (or sequel novel)?