Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Random Randomness

I enjoyed "The Brass Verdict" and without giving away/spoiling anything, the book pays off big already by page forty-five. As a matter of fact, if you haven't read the back cover or any of the reviews for it yet? Don't. This is a Connelly best served by just diving straight to page one.

Please, be forewarned however, that you will find a character acting a little unlike that character's self and that detracts from the story, ever so slightly. Parts of the ending were a little too convenient, but you won't care because after all, we're talking Connelly.



If I ever get to executive produce a TV show, you can bet that I'll have "Dancing With Mister D" on the soundtrack. I didn't like the song the first dozen times that I heard it and right now? I like it just fine. Where it really shines is setting a mood and it would blend well visually with just about any simmering evil about to boil over.

2 comments:

Tanya Espanya said...

Am waiting for the book, I have it on hold at the library. Love him! Have read all his stuff!

Cormac Brown said...

Tanya,

Then you will get all the references and the tertiary characters too. I can't stand libraries and brand-new bestsellers. I've never been able to wait long enough and I just wind up buying the book.