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Review title: Overall a hit
Product review: This was a good read. The writing was superb. Dark, atmospheric, even though he might have gone overboard with the description and noir terms at times. But I think that was the point of the novel: to paint a dark picture of Haiti and the impending investigation before Max Mingus even gets there.The dark side of the island, the voodoo and the pied-piper missing children connection, are really captured well. Also, refreshing to see a different locale used. How many times do we have to see books set in LA or Boston before we start to yawn. For that alone, kudos to the author; also, for pulling it off so well.There was one scene involving the NATO forces which I felt went too far to make a point and stepped into almost comic horror Tarrantino territory, so one mark off for that (although others might well lap up that level of overkill) Other than that it was a rollicking good read and thrill ride and highly recommended.
