Review: Middle of the Road and Predicatable
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 29, 2011
To sum up...this is about a janitor who is a hit man... hence the title of the book.  That is about as exciting as this short story gets. The plot was very predictable. The dialog felt stilted- In a way, the exchanges Kelton had with the other characters felt like a poorly executed Jesse Stone (from Robert B. Parker novels). However, Kelton does has potential to be an enjoyable character- given that we were offered more depth.To me, Wet work seems to be a short story with only one purpose- to provide you a glimpse of Springer's character- like a dossier or profile so that you might be inclined to read a full novel of Kelton's exploits.  That being said, his writing style is not bad and to be honest I would not have known that he messed up on the gun if it was not for another reviewer. This story line has potential but needs a bit more creativity and polish to be truly enjoyable. I would give this author another chance.