Eva Pasco

5.0 out of 5 stars

Way to Go!

Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2022

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Noir crime fiction at its best, bar none! Other than Farrell’s, the bar where Harry Parker, a borderline drunk PI guzzles Rheingolds. Down and out, dumped by his ex for his former partner, Harry holds office in an ever-shrinking space in the back storeroom of a candy store where the patterns on a grimy window give him insights into solving his cases.

More fascinating to me than the T.M. Collins case itself:

Harry Parker, himself, and the company he keeps who provide him with another set of eyes: a forensic technician who wears his work on his sleeve and an underworld-type who gets the dirt for five bucks a pop.

Harry’s hardscrabble narrative. Nothing beats, “I had finished my Corn Flakes. I let it lay on the table as I put my last bowl in the sink. Tomorrow would be dish washing day, hell I might even wash them all.”

Last, but not least, the author’s penchant to deliver a realistic, plausible, and highly entertaining noir masterpiece at the turn of every phrase.

Highly recommended!