Bradley Spinelli
Autor(a) de The Painted Gun
Obras de Bradley Spinelli
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Conhecimento Comum
- Sexo
- male
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Esta resenha foi escrita no âmbito dos Primeiros Resenhistas do LibraryThing.I've come to associate Akashic Books (the publisher) with solidly decent Noir, and with The Painted Gun, their track record continues. Bradley Spinelli takes a genre that has been arguably beat to death and infuses new life into it--first, by setting his tale in a somewhat disused time period for detective fiction (the early 90's). Second, by throwing a neat hook at the reader from the get-go (see the book's accompanying back-cover blurb to see what I mean). He adheres to most of the tried and true tropes of the genre while still projecting a voice all his own. Altogether a great read.… (mais)
Esta resenha foi escrita no âmbito dos Primeiros Resenhistas do LibraryThing.I cannot recommend this book enough. A fantastic hard-boiled story taking place in San Francisco in the late 90s. We have an engaging narrator, (an information broker whose journalist career was ruined and his current business is threatened by the internet), a intriguing plot (a missing persons case that involves portraits of our narrator), and a driving plot with plenty of action along the way. Lots of surprises throughout. I look forward for more from Bradley Spinelli.
Esta resenha foi escrita no âmbito dos Primeiros Resenhistas do LibraryThing.I wasn't sure what to expect of this, but I grew to enjoy spending time with Itchy. I'm hoping we shall see more of him in the future! I was afraid it would be too old school crime for me (Chandler era) but surprisingly it was very well written and kept me reading, definitely recommend reading this!
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 2
- Membros
- 35
- Popularidade
- #405,584
- Avaliação
- 3.8
- Resenhas
- 12
- ISBNs
- 5
I enjoyed this book. The premise is a P.I. gets involved in a missing person case but it winds up he is the one trying not to get killed. Everyone who interacts with the main character winds up dead and he has to figure out why. It kept me interested to see what would happen next. By the way I really did not care for the history of Guatemala (skimmed through that section). I felt that was not needed in the storyline. I did not guess the ending and was pleasantly surprised.… (mais)