Chain of Fools

Rating:
Summary: Hardboiled Lightweight
Review: I should preface this review by saying that I LOVE hardboiled P.I. fiction. That said, this is one of the sorriest examples I've run across. Though the subject matter is appropriate (teenage girl disappears into the world of underground flesh markets and ends up involved in a grisly murder), the hero, Harry James Denton, just ain't up to the material. For example, would any self-respecting hardboiled P.I.:

1). Nearly pass out from the sight of dead body?

2). Describe a strip joint like a prude?

3). Put up with a girlfriend bugging him to have a baby?

4). Use politically correct terms like "African American?"

5). Have THREE names, for crying out loud?

Not to mention the fact that the story, while told with some grusome detail, reads like an episode of "Spencer For Hire." The characters are stock and you can see the "big secret" coming about a hundred or so pages before the hero does. Forget this one.

Rating:
Summary: very good reading
Review: While I must agree with the first review- Mr Womack does suffer from a bit of political correctness, I really enjoyed this book and all its characters. It kept me interested, and involved. The author is a very fine writer, and hooked me from the start.

Rating:
Summary: Good Womack Book
Review: Womack continues the story of Harry James Denton as Harry plunges into the seedy "adult" underworld of Nashville in search of a runaway. An interesting story that will hook you from the start and make it hard to put down. If you enjoy a good suspense / mystery, Womack is a great place to start.