THE LONG FALL....BY WALTER MOSLEY..BOTM for MAY 2016.

[Gayle]

I'm about half way through the book and I'm liking it. I like that LT is trying to be a good person now but he has a bad past that he has to contend with. I also think it's interesting how LT is figuring out things about the men he found that have now been killed.

Earlier, Mary asked what the title referred to. I think it has to do with the recurring nightmare LT has where he's in a burning building and he ends up falling out of it. In chapter 10, he talks a bit about the nightmare and feeling like the bad things in his past are going to get him (which is the fire in the building). Then he won't be able to do anything about it, which is like falling, and he can't stop it.

[Mary]

Gayle: Thanks. that makes a lot more sense than anything I could think of. It's been bothering me and can now put it to rest

[Gayle]

I've finished the book now and I liked it. There was a lot going on in this book and at times was a bit confusing with quite a few different characters, as others have said. However, LT has a good heart despite the bad past. He's funny at times when he uses a fake name and occupation to help him get to the information he needs. He often quotes his communist father's philosophy which LT always disagrees with. He's tough when he needs to be and keeps up with his training as a boxer to be able to back up the toughness.

Overall, I enjoyed LT and his ups and downs as a PI and in his personal life. I would read more in this series.