Review: A One Inch Punch
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 19, 2012
Bruce Lee used to talk about the "one inch punch". You know, that short and sharp sock to the ribs that takes the wind out of you and leaves you wide open for the next straight cross?ISLAND GHOSTS is a one inch punch.It's a quickie, in a dark corner of that party you had one too many drinks at. Maybe you'll come back for more. Maybe you will grow yourself a long term relationship out of that Wham-bam-thank-you-ma'm quickie.Or else you'll have one heck of an interesting story to tell.If either of these metaphors are escaping your grasp - try and think about that sample lady in the grocery store. The one who looks like Aunt Bea from Mayberry, with that tray full of freebie caramelized and deep-fried Oreo cookies rolled in ice cream and hand-dipped in molasses. You know those billion calorie munchies that you can never quite get enough of?So what you do is you grab hold of Aunt Bea for a quick wham-bam-thank-you-grope-and-giggle and then while she is moaning in a heap of pre-retirement gratitude sock her with a deadly one inch punch, grab those deep-fried Oreos and run on home for a long cold beer - waiting for the sound of approaching police sirens.Or maybe you ought to just skip all of that potential incarceration, download a copy of Island Ghosts and settle in for a quick fast and non-caloric read.Then go and hunt up a copy ofDeath Sight: A Will Castleton Novel.Aunt Bea will thank you for it.yours in storytelling,Steve Vernon