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I picked this up at Fictionwise a while back as the teaser sounded promising. It's certainly a breezy read -- and somewhat convoluted. There's very little that's credible, in fact, but then it's not intended to be taken seriously. Eyes wide-open, it's a passable effort.
But it's a loooooong stretch to call this "hard-boiled" unless you put Who Framed Roger Rabbit? in that category. I think the more serious fault is the relentless cartoonishness, no doubt intended, is unfortunately not balanced by memborable turns of phrase or clever prose which feeds the soul.
Chandler, this ain't.
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