Title: More of a pilot of a TV series than a true novel,
Review: Vachss seems to be more enamored with wisecracks than a substanstial plot. Much of the novel was devoted to creating an atmosphere rather than driving the storyline. In fact, the actual plot happened on the last 50 pages of the story! And mix in comic-book/TV show quality characters like a master kung-fu artist, a RuPaul like hooker, a lawyer ala Danny de Vito in The Rainmaker, among others and you have a nice prime time P.I. action-comedy series.
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