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Neat.
I really liked this.
It had the feel of a classic noir mystery (though in some ways the resolution to that mystery was a bit of a letdown in terms of tension), given the era, the setting and the hard-boiled detective lead (with a heart of gold).
Both characters were utterly engaging, but I adored Brett most, with his honor, his courage and his grit. He might be a privileged kid who'd grown up in a mansion, surrounded by servants, but his vulnerability came through clearly. I really, really felt fo
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Not one of his best books. The mystery was really weak and stylistically, well... I wasn't all that crazy about the detective slang and roaring 20s terms (anachronisms for me). They just didn't flow with the rest of the narrative -- but perhaps this is an issue with me being an ESL reader and not with the narrative. They seemed jarring to me as I am not used to them and some of them I had to look up to understand. Regardless of that, the mystery was very weak and sort of silly and he has given u
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