Rating: Summary: Interesting Premise, Good PI Mystery Review: The premise is simple. Dinosaurs did not die out 65-million years ago. They continued to evolve and become more intelligent (as well as smaller). About 1 in 20 people is actually a dinosaur in disguise. Vincent Rubio, a private investigator almost at the end of his rope is a velociraptor.Just as everything is at its worst for Vincent, a large PI firm offers him a simple insurance case; check if a nightclub fire was natural or planned. But Vincent doesn't like taking the easy way out. So when some clues point towards similar ground to the case that caused him all of his trouble, Vincent has to plunge forward. The case is an interesting one involving the death of a very rich dinosaur, the death of Vincent's partner, and more infidelities than you can wag a tale at. This is all told in a classic hard-boiled detective tale. Fans of Marlowe or Spillane will love the mystery. Garcia does a very good job of creating a plausible world but does not hit the reader over the head with the details. The details leak out in small amounts as they are necessary. But these details are not held as a sudden revelation to solve the mystery. I really enjoyed this one and look forward to the further, and previous, adventures of velociraptor PI Vincent Rubio.
Rating: Summary: Garcia gives great Rex Review: This book is a delight from start to finish. Wonderfully written, clever, funny--he really pulled it off. You will believe dinosaurs walk amongst us, and you won't want to wait for the next installment.
Rating: Summary: YOU MUST READ THIS BOOK! Review: This book is hilarious, I loved the concept of dinosaurs guised up as humans! It's a strange combination but it works. I was addicted from beginning to end, good plot, great concept and it is incredibly humourously told. All I can say is...I WANT MORE! Look out for his upcoming book Casual Rex. YOU MUST READ THIS BOOK, especially if you like detective books with imagination.
Rating: Summary: The Not-So-Lost-World Review: This book is stylish, unique, a monsterously entertaining. It's Men In Black meets Sam Spade meets 1,000,000 BC. Vincent Rubio is one of the most appealing characters I've ever encountered. He's like listening to Howard Stern, You want to hear what he'll say next. This book brilliantly mixes Comedy, Action, Drama, Mystery, with a dash of Science Fiction and Basil. I recommend this book to everyone. Especially if they're in the mood for a spot of interspecies mingling (Tee Hee)
Rating: Summary: Weird, fun, and really unique Review: This book was extremely different. Dinosaurs who survived and live among humans in special suits which conceal their dinosaurhood? Who would ever have thought up such an idea. This book is about half Science Fiction fun and about half Hard boiled Detective novel. The dialogue is clever and witty, the story is cleanly plotted, the ideas are novel in nature. I really enjoyed this one, before mailing it to my older brother who enjoyed it as much as I did.
Rating: Summary: Surprisingly good Review: This is a surprisingly good compulsivly readable novel. Even though the structure of the novel at times seems to be a bit weak the world of Dono's is so well built and so fun to read that it is worth it for just a peek at this original alternater reality.
Rating: Summary: This books takes you into a world where DINOS RULE! Review: This is a wonderful detective story, as well as a hillarious book! I loved it! Eric Garcia takes you into a world where anything can and will happen. He describes in an exellent way! This book is awsome, will keep you on the floor laughing, and provide an exellent detective story! I LOVED THIS BOOK! BUY IT, YOU WILL NOT BE DISSAPOINTED!
Rating: Summary: BUY IT NOW Review: This is probably the best book that I have ever read. Garcia is the master of uniting science fiction and mystery. I am eager to read more about Vincent Rubio.
Rating: Summary: big t's awesome review Review: This was a superb book. It is about a world where dinosaurs have to hide from humans by dressing like them in costumes. It is about a dinosaur detective who is trying to do a normal case and find out who killed his partner at the same time. This is a fast paced witty book with an ending that you will not believe in your entire lifetime. I thouroughly enjoyed this book and I implore you to read this awesome novel.
Rating: Summary: Delightful, intelligent and thoughtful. Review: This was a very pleasant surprise. Not as gimmicky as I was afraid of. Instead I was struck by the excellent writing, crisp dialogue. Hardly recommend.
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