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Title: Major thumbs down for this Rankin failure
Review: This book is so bad in so many ways, starting with the concept of hit man as sympathetic protagonist and finishing with the pathetic ending that is supposed to show redemption. Along the way the plot goes downhill after a semi-gripping opening assassination, the action becomes ridiculous, and the relationship between Bel and the hit man that starts out creepy becomes predictable and annoying. Rankin's writing equals the triteness of his story.Rankin's Rebus series is mostly excellent, but this book is garbage compared to those novels. Did Rankin feel like he wanted to try writing something different, something edgy? Whatever the reason, this books is a failure. I only finished reading it so I can reach 100 books read this year (2011) as December ends.
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