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lisanussd's review
3.0
I read "Crashed" by Timothy Hallinan and enjoyed it. This is my first in this series. His writing is very similar for both novels. A smart detective who mentions that homeless people in LA probably bathed more than people in Louis XIV's court, so he should pretend he is at the Versailles. The underlying story is good prevails over evil even through a quirky, run of the mill detective like Simeon Grist. Smart dialog.
catmum's review
4.0
Simeon Grist, a detective by default, is hired to follow Sally Oldfield. When she ends up tortured and murdered, and the person who hired him isn't the person who hired him, Grist decides to investigate on his own. Dark enough in places to make you squirm, and laugh-out-loud funny in others, this is a rollicking good start to this series.
clambook's review
2.0
I like Hallinan's stuff, especially the Junior Bender series, but this one doesn't work. Too much phony wiseguy stuff, too many overworked analogies. The whole thing tries too hand.
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