Review: Move over Hammett! Your rival is here!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 11, 2013
C'est La Vie is another classy, thrill ride of a grand caper that leads the reader to follow the famous Raja, and his side-kick Vinny, to France to discover the whereabouts of Margaret, the beloved wife of Dr. Phillip Browning. Mr. Thompson's depiction of the disdain of private investigators held by the French police is very clear throughout the book. The young officer, Remy, is the exception to this as he makes every effort to display his desire to learn from Raja and to follow Raja's example of excellent detective work.I love Raja and all of his friends, especially the new ones he acquires while in France. He and Vinny meet with the unusual and the unspeakable while they try to decipher the suspicious disappearance of Margaret Browning. Vinny, yet again, astounds the reader with her brash bravery in a role you wouldn't expect her to jump into eyes wide open, but she does.My favorite line from this book is,"Claus made a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma look like a clear glass of water."I eagerly await the third installment of the Raja Williams series!