Review: A good introduction to a likeable dick.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 24, 2012
Well, this does promise to be a nice series of stories.  We have been introduced here to the main character - Mike Angel.  He may not be an angel but his heart is in the right place most of the time.  (Other times it sort wanders south into his trousers, but hey he is a guy who has a soft spot for the ladies - the ballsier the better).What I really liked about this story was how the author had part of his tongue in his cheek, and the other part in the 1950's with regards writing style.  I could almost hear a narrator telling the story with a Chicago or NY accent which really does make me think of those films for that era.  Very, very well written as it does capture the essence of the time.  It would have been easy to write in the style we associate with the 21st century, but the book would have been disjointed if he had done that.Any criticism?  Only one and it is only slight, and may be me just being nitpicky.  However, I want to be balanced in my review and few books I read are just darned perfect.  There are a lot of different women who come into play, and they each bring a different string to the storyline, albeit they are linked.  It was close to becoming just a little too entangled and thus confusing.  If you read a book in one or two days you would have easily held onto the thread of the story, but if you were forced to read it over a period of a week you would need to just stretch your mind to remind yourself of who was who and where they fitted in.  I think if there had been more by way of players it could have become too entangled, but the author kept it just right on this occasion.  And I think the reason I did have to pause occasionally is because the women were pretty much all the same.  In the author's words they were 'dames'.  I think if they had been portrayed differently / had very distinct personalities my poor head wouldn't have felt slightly confused at times.  As I said - minor point and me being a bit nit picky.  Nothing to stop me reading it right to the end :)Recommended?? I think so.  Mike is obviously going to be developed through further books in this series and I look forward to making his acquaintance again.