Bill,
I was also left a bit cold by the Abshire book I read, in my
case, The Dallas Drop. The plot was vaguely reminiscent of
the Maltese Falcon, involving duplicitous women and a
mysterious dingus everyone wants, including the PI, even
though he has no clue what it is. The plot seemed
simultaneously too complicated and too obvious. The main
character was likeable enough, but some of the quirky traits
were overdone. For instance, at first I was amused by the
interplay with the awe-sticken secretary who has a crush on
him, but it became overdone. A lot of the book seemed
overdone.
I did find the information on procedure pretty interesting
(which I assume is accurate, given that Abshire is an ex-cop
and an ex-PI) and would have preferred more of that and less
of the exaggerated down-and-outness of the PI. I enjoyed the
book well enough, but I'm in no hurry to read others in the
series.
Mark
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