Review: Original, Offbeat and Unmissable
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 12, 2013
I discovered B.R. Snow last year when I read his very funny 'Divorce Hotel'. I promptly posted up a five-star review on my blog and recommended it to all my friends on various social networking sites.Why am I not surprised that 'American Midnight' is another five-star offering?Snow has an original voice. His writings are deceptively easy to read, yet his light touch conceals a myriad of profound observations on humanity. His plots are unpredictable and often move off in surprising directions - unlike a lot of the formulaic offerings which abound. His characters tend to the offbeat, and humour is never far away.'American Midnight' - a reference to the possible end of US world-dominance - is the first in Snow's 'Damaged Posse' series. Without straying into spoiler territory (and it would be a great shame to spoil any reader's enjoyment of this unusual novel), this work features a wily octogenarian Chinese casino owner, ex CIA operatives, a part-time ghost and a host of other memorable individuals; all of whom are in some way 'damaged'. Many of them stray into morally dubious territory - a feature that I like very much. The plot twists and turns like a pit of snakes, yet Snow still gives us plenty to smile about. There are a few genuine 'laugh out loud' moments.Book Two of Snow's series - 'Larrikin Gene' - is already on my Kindle. In my humble opinion, this series has the potential to be huge.