Alan Orloff
Auteur de Diamonds for the Dead
A propos de l'auteur
Séries
Œuvres de Alan Orloff
Sanctuary Motel: A Mess Hopkins Novel 2 exemplaires
The Taste 2 exemplaires
Oeuvres associées
Jewish Noir: Contemporary Tales of Crime and Other Dark Deeds (2015) — Contributeur — 41 exemplaires
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Partage des connaissances
- Autres noms
- Allen, Zak (pen name)
- Date de naissance
- 1960
- Sexe
- male
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 13
- Aussi par
- 5
- Membres
- 123
- Popularité
- #162,201
- Évaluation
- 3.7
- Critiques
- 20
- ISBN
- 22
Many, like his parents and uncle, may think he really is a Mess, but Mess marches to the beat of a drummer they can’t understand. With the help of Cesar, who keeps the place running, and a few other unique friends, they are willing to put their life on the line when a woman and her teenage son come to stay. They never anticipated it would be as complicated as it became and the danger level rises with each turn.
The description of Sanctuary Motel by Alan Orloff being a noir crime novel fits to a T. It’s more than a cozy and less than a suspense/thriller.
Myself, I love staying in motels. Sure, they may not be the best accommodations, but I love that you can park your car right outside your door. No muss, no fuss getting to your room. They can have everything hotels have, just easier access to it. And….if they had an owner like Mess, it sure would make it interesting.
The story, for me, was Mess. A man that goes above and beyond. A man who gives more than he gets. Isn’t that outside the norm we hear about? Sure, it may seem like he lacks ambition, but I think he’s on hold until his true ‘mission’ in life appears. Could it be in the form of a woman? We shall see, since this is Book I in the Mess Hopkins series.
There is nothing wrong with Sanctuary Motel. It has all the elements for a good mystery. For me, it seems, well, not enough. I do enjoy a lighter story, a relaxing read, but I revel in white knuckled, life or death urgency that makes it impossible for me to put the book down. All that being said, I will have my eye on future Mess Hopkins novels.
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