Review: A light caper novel
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 10, 2013
An enjoyable, light caper-novel -- not up to the wit and sparkle of Carl Hiaasen or Donald Westlake, but the bit of romance thrown in is nice.  Mazie McGuire escapes prison in the aftermath of a tornado, hijacks a car at Walmart, and the fun begins as she tries to clear her name of her husband's murder.  With the exception of Mazie, characters are stereotypical and rather flat (the evil villain, the crazed mother-in-law, even the muscular-yet-lovable hero).  This is a novel driven by plot, and it's never more fun than when Mazie's on the run, though towards the end of the novel, her escapades become more ludicrous and more James-Bond-like -- and a bit less comic.  Good for a quick read and a quick laugh, but I'm not highly motivated to read more of Mazie's adventures.