The Devil's Workshop

Rating:
Summary: Engaging,original,inspiring and astounding
Review: What is so engaging about this book is the title. What is so original is the choice of characters: a female scientist,an ex-marine and a movie director. What is so inspiring about it, is that it makes me feel that even I can write a novel. But what is most astounding, is that it got published. Colorful language has never been one of my favorite traits in a novel, and it makes me wince when it comes from a "feisty" lady biologist. It seems to me that profanity is used in this novel as an attempt to keep the reader interested. I could very well just buy one of Jerry Springer uncensored tapes and have twice the fun for half the price. Again,it astounded me that this one book got published. Makes me want to write one myself

Rating:
Summary: Fast-paced and entertaining
Review: When I see Stephen J. Cannell's name on a TV show or on the cover of a book, I know what I'm going to get. I know there'll be a tough hero who is some kind of outsider. I know there'll be a plucky, feisty, attractive heroine. And I know there'll be a storyline that may skirt the edges of plausibility, but will never fail to keep me entertained. I love watching Cannell play with that basic formula. It's like watching a master write haiku: the format is the same; it's the variety within the formula that keeps me coming back for more. The Devil's Workshop is classic Cannell. Many have tried, but nobody tells those sorts of stories as entertainingly or as well as him.