Sutton's background as a screenwriter is on show here. This book is pretty much nonstop action from beginning to end, although the characterizations are quite interesting. I listened to the audiobook, which was 4 1/2 hours, a pretty perfect length. I enjoyed it, but there is really no meaning here beneath the surface. Most of the book is entertaining, but the inevitable plot-by-numbers series of events near the end--i.e., hero (Crush) falls into the clutches of the bad guy--were more than a little stale. The hero's entrance into the bad guy's lair is a classic, though. I won't spoil that for you. And Crush's homebound sidekick Zerbe is an excellent character, as is Gail, who doesn't deserve the treatment she receives here. Perhaps in a later book in the series, we'll get to see what she is really capable of. Bottom line: Entertaining, decent value for the time spent, but no classic. The audiobook narration was quite good, however. Although I wasn't too sure about the narrator for the first few minutes, he won me over pretty quickly, and after that I was just immersed in the story. ( )

"Crush" by Phoeff Sutton reads like a comic book and and a treatment for what might be the next Ray Donovan played by Vin Diesel, LL Cool J. or some other manly bald guy. It is totally a dude book for dudes who don't prefer the art of writing. It is fast-paced with short chapters, a gun catalog of inventory, one blow job and women who show their tits. There is barely any depth, nuance or mystery. Just action, action, action. The rich are drawn in pathetic caricatures and off beats are the heros (very LA). The resolution requires no work whatsoever. Will probably leave this on the shelf titled, "Books to Read During Undergraduate Finals" which require no attention, investment or long term memory. ( )