Review: A great laugh
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 28, 2013
"The Bustacious Bunny" is the second book I have read by this author within a week. After a great selection of short stories of his that was recommended to me by a friend I was pleased to find this short novel on special offer over the Easter Weekend and downloaded it right away.I prefer the Blues Detective in this almost novel length sized instalment where we stay with the same characters longer than as was the case in the short story collection, giving the main character also more time to develop.I may be biased in favour of the Blues Detective series because I live near Wales but the main character of Otis King, Welsh Blues Detective living in the Southern town of Memphis, really is a great creation. I could see him in my mind;s eye as a comic version of Humphrey Bogard with a Welsh accented voice over and am already a fan because of this great set up.If you don't understand any of those in-jokes you can still appreciate the other jokes and humorous language.In this book Otis investigates the disappearance of two Romanian girls, possibly victims of human trafficking, and gets drawn into the underworld of drugs and organised crime. The crime part of this book takes second place almost to the comedy but it is not without thought and some twists and surprises.The Bustacious Bunny is an entertaining read I would recommend, so grab your copy while it is on offer.