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The Fat Man: A Tale Of North Pole Noir (2010)

by Ken Harmon(Favorite Author)

3.41 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0525951954 (ISBN13: 9780525951957)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Dutton Adult

review 1: Started really strong as a blending of Noir and Christmas story elements, and had it continued would have been a great and unique read. Unfortunately, the story devolved in just borrowing phrases and characters of those types of stories instead of making them it's own. This partnered with the occasional and overbearing mentions of the "true meaning" of the season soured me on the book by the end. Not a great read, but if your looking for something for the Christmas season (possibly to read with a child or young adult) you could do worse.
review 2: An interesting take on the noir genre! Gumdrop Coal starts on a bad day that's getting worse, but in the end finds the true meaning of Christmas. Every Christmas trope and character and world you can think of is mixe... mored into this elfy tale. It wasn't the deepest novel, and sometimes my interest got lost in too many twists and turns and implausible action, but the heart of the tale is solid gold and it is the perfect read for any noir lover who also love Christmas. less

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