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Review by Nigel (300906) Rating (8/10) Review
by Nigel Enter the super cool Cruz, a rather likeable hit man who normally works alone but after a slightly messy job finds he is hitched with two not so cool thugs, Moss and Fingers, either of whom would dearly love to take over Cruz's place as the top man. Throw into the mix Smoke's girlfriend Lola, her roommate Pam, the psychopathic Sticks, two porn 'directors' out for revenge and sundry extras and all the ingredients are present for an exciting conclusion. There is actually nothing new in the storyline to be honest, the main character having a somewhat dubious past that is about to catch up with him. Where this novel does differ from the run-of-the-mill, however, is the excellent story telling abilities of the author. He manages to pull together the standard ingredients, implements first-rate characterisation (you will even like the nasty ones) and blends them into a well written story that does the one thing a book should do... entertain.
Basically, Smoked is an extremely well written story
with likeable characters and a flowing writing style that puts
better known authors to shame. If you like your humour black you
won't go far wrong with this excellent debut. |
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