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Crisply written, gritty and glitzy, Jane Holleman's delightful book has a plot reminiscent of a Mexican Standoff:
*Allison Robbins, an abused high-society wife, wanders into "da hood" to hire a hitman to kill...herself;
*The Argani-clad hitman, Monty Jones, has a murderous grudge against the detective who killed his 14-year-old brother, Othel (when the detective mistook the boy's toy gun for a real gun);
*The detective, Mike Shiller, is trying to pin multiple murders to Monty--except Monty is being alibied by socialite Allison;
*Meanwhile, Detective Shiller knows that the husband abusing socialite Allison is...the District Attorney;
*The DA, Marshall Robbins, is trying to force a new grand-jury in order to frame Detective Shiller for the killing of Othel.
And yet, despite the dramatic chaos, Holleman's book contains more than a few moments of poignant human connection--between Monty's mom and Allison (pp. 94-99), Monty and his woman, Jasmine (105-09), and Monty and Jasmine's little boy (139-142)
I greatly enjoyed this book; I'd definitely read another one by the same author.
*Allison Robbins, an abused high-society wife, wanders into "da hood" to hire a hitman to kill...herself;
*The Argani-clad hitman, Monty Jones, has a murderous grudge against the detective who killed his 14-year-old brother, Othel (when the detective mistook the boy's toy gun for a real gun);
*The detective, Mike Shiller, is trying to pin multiple murders to Monty--except Monty is being alibied by socialite Allison;
*Meanwhile, Detective Shiller knows that the husband abusing socialite Allison is...the District Attorney;
*The DA, Marshall Robbins, is trying to force a new grand-jury in order to frame Detective Shiller for the killing of Othel.
And yet, despite the dramatic chaos, Holleman's book contains more than a few moments of poignant human connection--between Monty's mom and Allison (pp. 94-99), Monty and his woman, Jasmine (105-09), and Monty and Jasmine's little boy (139-142)
I greatly enjoyed this book; I'd definitely read another one by the same author.
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