jeudi 28 avril 2011

A good summer holiday read

If you want a light, summer holiday read, and like detective tales with a bit of a twist and a dollop of fun, try this two for one bargain!

The Bashful Vampire Murder and the Comic Book Murders by Bob Frey

The two stories in this double book, The Bashful Vampire Murder and the Comic book Murders are thoroughly entertaining. Frey does a great job of grabbing the reader's attention and keeping it until the very last word. The stories, while dealing with murder most horrible, are also at times very funny, and Frey's wit and humour lift his writing to a level rarely found in detective novels. The murder stories themselves are also refreshingly different, dealing with, in the first tale, the popular subject of vampires, and in the second, with comic book heroes and villains.
The protagonist, Detective Frank Callahan is an intriguing and likable character. Unusually, perhaps, for the hero of a murder story, Frank is gay, which adds an interesting twist, although I would like to see a little more development of the character, his personal life with his partner and his history which would add more depth and increase the reader's involvement with the man behind the detective. That said, the character is well drawn as far as it goes, certainly enough to engage the reader and to enlist our empathy.
If you are looking for a really entertaining, light read for this summer holidays, this two for one package will make the ideal beach companion.

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