Review: 50's noir
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 22, 2012
Well written and engaging story about very tall "bad girl", murders and stolen diamonds.  PI with a smart mouth and cops with same.  Lots of twists and turns and only 145 pages makes this a part day read which will keep you going until the end. I figured out where the hidden loot was ahead of time and perhaps you will also but there is a surrise ending anyway.  Warning:  lots of slang from era written about and yes they did call Chinese people this during that era so if you are sensitive to racial stereotypes then you probably will be offended era but that character was only a minor one anyway.  Throw in a prostitute with a heart of Gold, an honest cop looking for dishonest ones, a 6 foot 3 amazon with linebacker tendencies, violent bodyguards and a crime head who likes men better than women and it will entertain.