Title: Dreadful, and what a shame!
Product review: This book was almost impossible to understand, the story was all over the place. I literally could not tell what was going on, could not make heads or tails of it. Repellent scenes of sado-masochism included. And the thing is, it started off pretty good, but after about 100 pages I gave up. The author does show some talent, oddly enough, and it could have been much better. Also the characters including the hero spent an inordinate amount of time swilling down vast amounts of alcohol and drugs - how any of them managed to stand up, much less get out of bed the next day, is beyond me. Why Sue Grafton raved over this first novel is a mystery in itself. Perhaps his future novels will be readable.
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