Sunday, April 09, 2006

HER LAST CALL TO LOUIS MACNEICE by Ken Bruen

At 124 paperback pages, this is the bloody efficient tale of successful London bank robbers Cooper and Doc. One day while grocery shopping, Cooper spots bewitching American Cassie, They have a quick bite followed by a "quickie" and Cooper comes to, realizing Cassie's slipped him a Mickey. She's also stolen some cash and a pistol, leaving only a note of disturbing poetry.

While Cooper and Doc set about finding Cassie, she begins wreaking havoc on their comfortable lives, undermining their friendship, turning one against the other. A fully realized contemporary tragedy told in Bruen's clipped style. No lulls.

1 comment:

JJ Stickney said...

Efficient, tight, well executed with some memorable lines. "Isn't God after all, the ultimate repo man."