Review: On the Trail of Evil
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 28, 2012
There are books that change your life.  That make you stand up and cheer.  That are "Truth" in their purest sense.This is not one of them.BUT there are also books that serve to give you an escape; to take you from humdrum to fun-fun.  Books whose main selling point are that they allow you to have an adventure, enjoy yourself, and come with fun characters and stuff that "blows up real good."  Books that, if they were made into movies, would be perfect excuses for selling popcorn.This IS one of those.And there's nothing wrong with that.  In fact, sometimes it hits exactly the right spot, in much the same way that even though breakfast is supposed to be the healthiest meal of the day, sometimes things just won't be right until you get a donut or an over-sugared cinnamon roll.  Sometimes books are comfort food for the mind.  HELLHOUND ON MY TRAIL is the first in a promising series of adventures that call to mind Saturday-morning serials and Robert Aspirin's MYTH ADVENTURES series.  Fun, light, even whimsical.  It is a book that revels in the semi-permanent confusion of its main character as he finds out that the band he is working with is anything BUT just a band.I don't want to reveal too much of the plot (I hate it when reviewers do that), but I did want to encourage those who are looking for an escape, some strange creatures from beyond, and maybe even a laugh or two in between the suspense and thrills to check this one out!