Hour Of The Knife (Mystery Series)

Rating:
Summary: Hard-Boiled with Capital 'H' and 'B'
Review: The Kirkus review of this book was fairly devastatingly nasty, but honestly the only defense I can offer is that it isn't as bad as all that. Condemning it with faint praise, I realize.

Anyhow-- the debut Blaine Stewart novel. It introduces her gun, her dead ex-husband, her drinking problem and her itchy trigger finger. Starting to get the drift? Even with all this, Zukowski has a flair for her writing and it manages to be reasonably entertaining despite the cliche-ridden backdrop. No small accomplishment.