Book #6 for Book a Day January! Have to be honest, today is my family Christmas (we never celebrate on the actual holiday) at Auntie Lissa's, so I'm not sure if with that plus my son's passport renewal appointment if I'll be able to finish Day 7's Book 7!
The Hard Case Crime series is a collection of shorter novels by famous authors in the style of the 40s and 50s crime novels. Their best sellers have been by, you guessed it, Stephen King. He has written 3. I loved Joyland, which for some reason I didn't review here. This is the newest. It is similar in style to the Mr. Mercedes series, which is also cop-drama.
Now, I really should NOT have read this so soon after Shutter, because the premise was way too similar. And I'm kinda surprised to find myself saying I preferred Shutter!
Jamie is the son of a literary agent Tia. Her clients are big bestsellers at the start of the book (2006ish) and they are living on Park in NYC. Then the crash happens and books are the last thing people are buying. They fall victim to a Ponzi scheme, Tia's brother needs assisted living, and her relationship with a police officer falls apart.
Oh, and Jamie can see dead people.
Years later Liz, a really dirty copy dealing drugs, uses her nearly former stepson to solve a case. Unfortunately said dead criminal is actually a...I guess demon would be the word. He and the demon form a very Beetlejuice type relationship deal.
As this is a crime drama, I would discuss the plot further so not to spoil anything. If I had to suggest one of these, it'd definitely be Joyland!
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