Sunset Boulevard redux. I was torn between giving this 2 or 3 stars. I would've preferred 2.5. so that is what my rating is officially. Bruen's writing style is quite unique, so that tips the scales, as I see it, to a higher score. But the derivative story! Is it supposed to be ironically recognizable? I wasn't sure, but it is so similar, right down to the slavishly devoted butler, Jordan, the quite mad ageing star, and the girfriend our hero falls in love with. Of course, the hero in this bok is quite a violent villian. The prose style is different, and I did like that. Other than that, it was OK for those who do not mind a familiar story told in a different, more violent setting.