It was a unique concept of a detective who is dealing with medical issues and having to re investigate that which he had already solved. Not exactly realistic, but a different take on the same ole detective story. ( )

It was a unique concept of a detective who is dealing with medical issues and having to re investigate that which he had already solved. Not exactly realistic, but a different take on the same ole detective story. ( )

It's always nice coming across crime thrillers where the author keeps the story moving without having to be sneaky and hold back too much information from the reader to maintain suspense. In this book, first person perspective provides all the smoke screen necessary to keep the reader guessing, because the private investigator, Nick, doesn't even know for sure if he himself is the criminal he is looking for, once he figures out he is even tracking a criminal. He isn't sure if he even has a client for most of the story. There are some fun twists in this story, and while I did still work out who the bad guys were before they were revealed, the solution was not obvious until fairly late in the story. ( )

This book comes dangerously close to describing the inner workings of the mind of the middle-aged male.

That doesn't make it a great book, or even a particularly good one; but the passages describing self-doubt, anxiety (frankly, we're not all dealing with brain tumors, but we often act that way), the loss of a step (both physically and mentally) hew close to the emotional crux. The detective stuff? Guns, gals, motorcycles, murder, just a recognizable framework on which to hang the stuff that's valid. It's essentially a précis on human frailty, and as such is a more than worthwhile read. ( )

Detective Nick Petrov is an engaging character from the first page. We watch as he commits perjury to seal the deal in court, treats the people around him like dirt and goes on his smart, abrasive way to solve the next crime. As the story progresses and Nick deals with his memory loss we see him change drastically from a vibrant, angry man to one that is clingiing to hope and life by a thread. Read The Rest Of This Review: [http://books.bgwe.org/?p=12] ( )