Review: More, Please
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 16, 2013
This is my first Chris Well book, and it definitely will NOT be my last. Harry Truman is bumbling, awkward in most situations, and associated with a variety of characters, many of whom defy normal description.  Add to that the fact that he's a discredited journalist (my favorite kind), and there's no telling where his story will lead. Which is why it was almost impossible for me to put this book down. Which is why I was even more delighted to discover that there's another Harry Truman book which I purchased immediately upon finding it.The plot to TBTBT has some problems, so at times it's necessary to suspend all disbelief. However, it becomes obvious early in this book that reading it is supposed to be for the sheer fun of it. So, given that fact, I was not at all bothered by the circumstances that were difficult to believe from a realistic standpoint. I was more interested in how Harry was going to get to the bottom of why a complete stranger was willing to pay him to kill his wife, as well as how Harry was going to deal with being forced to write the life story of a nefarious character who dogged Harry's every move with a mountain of a man who let it be known early on that Harry would do as he was told or suffer very painful consequences.In my opinion, Too Bad To Be Truman is perfect escapist reading for anyone who likes something a little off the beaten track but still wants to stick to the mystery genre. I hope to see lots more from Harry in the future.