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Chargement... Hallmarks Of The Job / Aloha Boys: A P.I. Tales Double Featurepar Frank Zafiro, Michael Bracken (Auteur)
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Two thrilling detective novellas in one exciting volume!In Frank Zafiro's Hallmarks of the Job, meticulous private investigator Stanley Melvin likes to keep his work grounded in reality, not at all like the classic detective novels he has read incessantly since childhood. But his best friend and annoying neighbor Rudy quickly points out that his routine "cheater" case is rapidly taking on all of the features that Stanley steadfastly insists are mere fictional tropes of the genre. In Michael Bracken's Aloha Boys, private investigator Morris Ronald "Moe Ron" Boyette is still adjusting to his new digs above Millie's Tattoos and Piercings when a homeless woman hires him to find her missing half-brother. Searching for the young man sends Boyette through the depraved underbelly of the local university, reunites him with a mob boss best left in his past, and leads him to question everything he thought he knew about families. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Hallmarks of the job by Frank Zafiro:
A Stanley Melvin Story
Meet a new PI on his first recorded case. He is a bit quirky and by the book – his book – but seems able to get the job done. In this case he is tasked by Alan Thorpe to provide proof that his wife Adara is cheating. So, off Stanley goes to find out what is what and earn some money.
As the story progresses, we meet his neighbor Rudy, read his list of what doesn’t happen to real private investigators, and follow him as he sleuths. To say he is not the typical PI is an understatement. He seems to rub people the wrong way, bumbles a bit, is very literal, and a bit of a magnet for disaster.
Intrepid, inspired, and influenced by what he has read and seen about fictional characters he is a character that is unlike any other and one I would like to read more about in the future.
Aloha Boys by Michael Bracken
Morris Ronald “Moe Ron” Boyette is a man that I liked. He is capable, charming, focused, and has experience. He dabbles with odd jobs from time to time and has an interesting landlord that comes in handy from time to time. I am not sure if he has a series of his own but he should.
In this short story we see Boyette tasked with finding a missing half-brother. The trail leads to a college campus, questionable roommates in Hawaiian shirt “uniforms”, a flirty female lawyer that provides work for Boyette, a group that skirts the law but is perhaps on friendly terms with Boyette, some sleuthing, and insights into the main and other characters.
Boyette has skills, mad skills…and he has friends that are able to provide backup when he needs it. This man is not mild mannered…well…he is…until more is required. I liked the hopeful ending to the story and would gladly read more about this character and other stories written by this author.
Did I enjoy these two stories? Yes
Would I read more by these authors? Yes
Thank you to the authors for the ARC – This is my honest review.
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