Review: Like Simeon; dislike topic
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 09 20, 2012
After enjoying the first Simeon Grist novel "The Four Last Things," I found myself turned off by this book's topic [MINOR SPOILER ALERT] of missing children and  the kiddy sex market.To be fair, the snappy dialogue continues in an amusing fashion, but my stomach roiled at the sleazy, sordid descriptions and sadistic abuse of young kids. Admittedly this made me want Simeon to catch the bad guys and do vengeful things to them, but it never quite balanced out.The overarching societal commentary intertwined family dynamics, drug use, racism and prostitution.If you can handle the depressing subject and some truly despicable characters, then the author was indeed able to build suspense. I continue to admire his talent for wryly descriptive phrasing and offer kudos for the relatively typo-free text.My vote would be to read the first book, skip this one and wait for #3 in the series.