Review: middle of road for me...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 26, 2012
There is a lot of jumping around - which I don't mind if it ends up pulled together.  Much did not.  This was more stream of consciousness writing and did not flow real well or in cogent manner plot wise.  Perhaps some of that is genre related (I can admit - noir is not my normal bag) .There are a lot of editing issues (missed words /punctuation) .  The randomness without back story of the characters lets much hang.  Description without fleshing out of characters was also disappointing.  Although (I have said this before) some may be related to length and it being prohibitive to such.  I just find it frustrating when there is real meat to a story, but it just ends without going through the paces set forth initially.  There is so much potential for this were it run through its paces as a full novel (or even novella) .  This felt (as I read) unique voicewise and plotwise.  It just never delivered - even becoming predictible in some parts.  There were just too many plot devices started and /or hinted at without development.I would have rated one star for reasons stated above - the save was the wry voice of the writer - which garnered two stars alone.Not recommended if you are a reader for whom pacing and story completion (other than with just "there done because I end it here ") are important.  Recommended if you are looking for something different to read from a writer with a good voice.  I would try another from this author provided it is a bit longer to ensure (hopefully) full story development.  The writer has the goods - just needs to show the stamina.Cbristine