Someone
really needs to tell me what the hell is in the water at All Due Respect Books!
Every book they publish kicks ass and this book shows that not only do they
publish kick ass books, the publishers write them too!
WhatHappens in Reno by Mike Monson is classic noir.
A main character who has plans of grandeur but is destined for disaster,
a dame with no allegiances other than to herself, a criminal recently released
from prison, and a financial windfall that everyone wants to get their hands
on.
When
Matt gets money from selling the dilapidated home he inherited after the death
of his mother, he intendeds to give some money to his wife to pay for her
cosmetic surgery and pay down their ever expanding debt. But once the money is
in his hands, those ideas go by the wayside. He quickly decides that a trip to
Reno is a better plan of action.
Soon
he has everyone looking for him to get their hands on his money. Lydia, who has
been supporting Matt through his long stretches of unemployment wants him to
give her the money he has promised to her.
Lydia’s new lover, Hunter who was recently released from prison, needs
the money to pay off a drug dealer he is avoiding, and his step-son Tanner, who
is simply looking to impress Hunter and repaying him for the attention he has
been lavishing on his.
If
Matt wants to make it out of Reno with any money at all he has to keep his wits
about him to stay one step ahead of his pursuers. But nothing is as easy as it
seems in the world created by Monson. This is a fun, quick read that shows great noir is still being published (or
re-released in this case).
Highly
Recommended
Reviewed by Derrick Horodyski
