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Title: Skillful but bleak, English noir
Review: The story of a small-time private investogator running into a prime-time, ruthless London gang is well-written and engaging.Harry Thompson is a private investigator, knowing his limitations and taking strictly small, commercial cases. When he helps our a woman on the run from murderous pursuers, he reluctantly--and fearfully realizes that he came to the attention of some very hard characters.Harry is flawed but deeply sympathetic. The book switches viewpoints a couple of times, rahter intrusively but clearly with intent. The cold, wintry weather, first a background, becomes the harbinger of things to come. The book is rather bleak, and while realistic, leaves the reader with a sense of sadness and frustration.--inotherworlds.com
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