Review: Good Hard-Boiled Mystery
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 29, 2014
This is a throwback to the old masters like Chandler and Hammet.  Sam Nash is tough guy P.I. of the old school.  The mystery is a good one and Mr. Pettit works other cases of Nash's into the main story line.  Old Sam can't take his time on one quandary at a time since he has other life-threatening irons in the fire.  The opening scene grabs the reader and immediately lets him know who this Sam Nash guy is.This is a good solid old-style (but not dated) PI mystery.  The character and the plot are excellent.  The book is short, which is appropriate.  There is nothing added that is not essential to the story or the development of the characters.  I will definitely go back and read more Pettit, especially the Nash books.