Review: If you like Tim Dorsey and authors like him, this is one for you...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 8, 2012
"Brett Always Wins" by David D'AguannoPrivate Investigator and "Charter Member of Unscrupulous Bastards R Us" (Location 1974), Brett Cornell, is a prime piece of All-American beef who has deemed instant gratification a way of life. He's irresistible; just ask him, he'll tell you. When a one night stand calls to say that her husband is trying to kill her, Brett knows the real reason, she's back for Round 2. Brett takes her case and finds himself in the middle of a murder mystery. Nothing the great Brett Cornell can't handle."Brett Always Wins" is the third book in the Brett Cornell series.Do you like Tim Dorsey's novels? If Serge Storms is your cup of tea, you'll love Brett Cornell. Brett is in a world of his own making. The magic of D'Aguanno's writing is that we know despite the first person POV that Brett is the only one who thinks he's awesome. I had to laugh several times at the internal play that Brett gave us juxtaposed with what was actually going on with the narrative. Pretty, sure, he's a looker in a 70's cop show kind of way but everyone finds out sooner or later that Brett's pretty is only skin deep.  He's the guy who tries to persuade a woman to have sex with him by pointing out what a great time they were having until her roommate was found dead. This is also the guy who is spitting on the carpet and belching like he's conditioning to win a gold medal in gas expulsion. Okay the spitting is a bit much but I understand given the five minutes I smoked, you just have that urge, and Brett is a smokestack.This was an excellently fun read that went really quickly. The story was told in Brett's own vernacular which made the flow really smooth and fast. Brett is the King of Malapropisms and some of his turns of phrase are going into this reader's regular vocabulary.  He has extreme douchebag tendencies in a way that this is not a man you ever want to meet but he's a really entertaining read.I recommend this book highly. I plan to get the previous two books in the series tonight.