Robot noir in the cold war era, interesting take! ( )

This is a very enjoyable book. I'm looking forward to more books with this character if more ever get made. The story is easy to follow. The book is easy to read. The writer kept the pace at a good rate. The setting of the story actually works when you accept it as an alternate timeline. Its so good that I found myself reading it so quickly that I had to slow down. I wanted to stay in the world that these characters lived in for a little longer. I want to read more books from this author now. I will recommend this to anyone who just wants to read a well crafted story.

I read this book through NetGalley. I thank them for this book. #NetGalley ( )

Definitely, a fun read, but I can't quite tell if this is going to be more fun for you straight mystery lovers or for those of you who just like a great rampaging robot private eye/assassin running about the streets of Hollywood.

Me, I like both. It's very Chandler. And as I read it, I was reminded VERY pleasantly of A Lee Martinez's Automatic Detective which has a lot of the same elements.

Still, let's be honest here. The Noir mystery field has a million imitators and what really makes each stand out from the others is just the quality of the writing and the best quirkiness of the main characters.

I think this town is big enough for both books. :)

Especially since its relatively sparse with the SF element unlike the UF element with all that Fantasy Mystery mixes. I believe we need a lot more of this mashup.

Quirky robots are FUN! :)

And this Noir was just as fun as any other mystery I've enjoyed, so double fun! :)


Now on to read the sequel that just came out! :) ( )

The cover art is A , the plot is decent (in an over-the-top diabolical Red Scare SciFi way), and the noir vibe is spot-on...but I feel the robot conceit needed some work, along with a little more worldbuilding. ( )

Kinda cute, kinda fun. Entertaining overall, but probably not going to change anyone's life, except, if it sells well, perhaps Adam Christopher's.
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