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Dead Last (2011)

by James W. Hall(Favorite Author)

3.63 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1429982306 (ISBN13: 9781429982306)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Minotaur Books

series

Thorn Mystery

review 1: James W. Hall has written at least twelve books about Thorn, the reclusive swamp bum, fisherman, and fly-tier whose involvement in deadly matters is ongoing. Hall writes well about Florida, which is unsurpassed as a scene for crime given the pervasive corruption and violence that seems to mark the state's twentieth-century history. He writes very well about minor characters, some of whom he kills off, and produces interesting human monsters as Thorn's opponents. He provides Thorn with some interesting friends, like Sugarman and Frank Sheffield. What remains a bit unclear throughout the books is Thorn himself, given his large irrational streak, but this book gets closer to his core as he is confronted with some debris from his past. The basic plot is interesting; a serial k... moreiller in real life is imitating a serial killer in a mediocre television series, thereby bumping interest in the series. Does the killer have a reason for his/her crimes, or are the crimes the random product of a true psycho? Is anyone inside the series on TV involved? The resolution, though telegraphed somewhat, works.
review 2: I really enjoy James W. Hall's Thorn series and I wanted to enjoy this one more than I did. In this book Thorn is once again taken away from Key West to the Big City where he's faced with the kind of killer only the Big City has. He's forced to face his past after a tragic loss while helping to solve a crime. I found a lot of things too easy and some of the plot twists a little...unlikely. This is great to read in the course of the series but don't start with this one. less

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