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A review by beastreader
Mystery Girl by David Gordon
4.0
Sam Kornberg's life is crumbling. HIs wife leaves him and his career as a novelist has barely left the starting gate. Thus when Sam gets an opportunity to become an associate private investigator, he jumps at the opportunity. HIs boss is named Solar Lonsky. Solar wants Sam to follow, Ramona Doon. Sam is excited about his first case. In fact the case will be titled, The Case of the Mystery Girl. Sam has just one goal...follow Ramona, don't lose her, and don't get caught.
I was intrigued by the book cover. It definitely reminded me of the old mystery stories that I read and enjoyed. To be honest in the beginning I had my reservations about Sam. However as I got further and further into the book, Sam grew on me. It was his odd ball personality. Sam is not a very good PI. This book was like a mixture of Sherlock Holmes with Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys. In regards to the humor, it was present in the book but it never made me laugh out loud. The funny moments was contributed to the knock off play on the characters, the way they spoke and the nod that Mr. Gordon did with the references to the past. For example there was a reference made to TJ Hooker.
I was intrigued by the book cover. It definitely reminded me of the old mystery stories that I read and enjoyed. To be honest in the beginning I had my reservations about Sam. However as I got further and further into the book, Sam grew on me. It was his odd ball personality. Sam is not a very good PI. This book was like a mixture of Sherlock Holmes with Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys. In regards to the humor, it was present in the book but it never made me laugh out loud. The funny moments was contributed to the knock off play on the characters, the way they spoke and the nod that Mr. Gordon did with the references to the past. For example there was a reference made to TJ Hooker.