OT as in off-theme, but definitely not off-topic.
The prose is smooth and the ride is fast and exciting. It's
1951 in Hollywood and private investigator Brian Kane fights
a desperate battle to find who is murdering starlets before
his girlfriend ends up dead and the police nail him in a
frame-up. There is an interesting cast of colorful
characters, and it seems everybody is hiding secrets. The
name-dropping is wickedly delightful, and the Fifties era
comes alive in the book.
There's plenty of sex, sleaze, and violence, but there is
also a perceptive and insightful portrayal of a complex
relationship between Kane and his girlfriend Kitty. Bludis is
the consummate artist, painting Kane's world in shades of
gray, instead of fairy tale black and white.
Steeped in the hardboiled tradition, this is a beautifully
written book. This is the first book I've read by Jack
Bludis. It won't be the last.
miker
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