Israeli soldiers emigrate to the U.S., become nightclub owners/drug traffickers, there’s violence, action, lots of blood and murders, plenty of sex, and a decent plot. If this book were a movie, it would be on the USA channel. It’s not literary fiction, and it’s not going to be remembered for years, but, its a good story, and entertaining. A summer read for Crime Story lovers.
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A great modern pulpy crime thriller. According to the bio on the book jacket, Hoffman worked as a private investigator in another life. His experience as a PI informs the violence and paranoia that fills the story, but its the high of voyeurism — of dropping in on the lives and inner thoughts of Hoffman's numerous characters — that keeps you reading. ( )

Every Man A Menace reads like a Quentin Tarantino movie if in book form.

This novel is broken up into five main parts and when reading the first part, I had no idea where the novel was heading. It was like climbing into a car being driven by some rambling kook, not knowing which direction the trip would be heading (this metaphor being a good, entertaining thing).

On the one hand, I don't know how to describe the plot other than in the broad sense, the book is basically a tale about international drug trafficking and the byzantine world of who can you trust and who you can't trust and never being able to know for one hundred percent.

The novel is really not that long - a little over 17o pages - however, with the character development and number of characters, its length is misleading and in one way, it sort of reads like an epic tale.

I enjoyed the book and highly recommend it (I have not read too many Elmore Leonard novels - but plan to - and imagine, readers of Leonard will like this book). One interesting part of the book is the section dealing with a character after taking LSD. It's written in such a way to be believable in its clarity a capture of what an episode is possibly like. ( )

I've read lots of books about drugs, but this was the first that really went in depth and focused on the operation as a whole. Hoffman provides fascinating insight, back stories, insider knowledge, and twists and turns to make this a fascinating and dark read. 5 separate, yet related, short stories intertwine to put together the puzzle of a complex ecstasy smuggling operation that spans continents. Flawlessly executed and plotted this is a must read for crime fiction readers. This would also make an excellent movie adaptation. ( )

Here I am peacefully reading a tale of the drug trade, when a curveball comes out of nowhere. All of a sudden you know this tome is setting you up for a bumpy ride. After the first tangent, you come to expect the unexpected but it comes with flair. This is far from my favorite read ever, I prefer stories with some good guys. Or, at least let some of the bad guys who are a little less despicable win. That said, this is a well written story that pulls you in. Pick up a copy... you won't regret it, although you may feel a little dirty after the last page. ( )