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Hurt Machine (A Moe Prager Mystery) (2011)

by Reed Farrel Coleman(Favorite Author)

3.89 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1440531994 (ISBN13: 9781440531996)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Tyrus Books

series

Moe Prager

review 1: I hadn't read any other books in this series or by this author, so I had unrealistic expectations. As Moe deals with a cancer diagnosis while investigating a murder, he becomes quite philosophical about life. I was hoping that he would have an epiphany of some kind, but he remained an atheist to the end of the book, when he was beginning his cancer treatment. The mystery was convoluted, much like Moe's life and relationship with his ex-wife/ex-business partner who hired him for this job.
review 2: A real nice crime novel and the hook is the detective's dying of cancer. I liked it; I rooted for the protags and the twists were clever enough w/out being contrived. The only negative I have to say is my growing dissatisfaction w/the genre. The hard boiled guy, th... moree moral ambiguity, and a murder - wash, rinse, repeat. James Ellroy is the only fellow who's ever been able to rise above the iron constraints of the genre. less

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