East on Sunset: A Crime Novel Review

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East on Sunset: A Crime Novel ReviewNo sophomore jinx for Ken Mercer, scoring again with "East on Sunset" and proving that he has the chops to match LA crime writers like Robert Crais or Michael Connelly.
Disgraced former LA narc detective Will Magowan was returned to more familiar SoCal turf after a brief exile in the Pacific Northwest in Mercer's debut, "Slow Burn." The classic tragic hero, Magowan is trying to put his busted life back together, reuniting with his estranged life and expecting a son. So when Will lands a security job with the LA Dodgers, things are looking up for the hapless Magowans - until Erik Crandall shows up. Crandall, a sterozoid-freak ex-con sent to San Quinton courtesy of Will in his LAPD days, is certain Magowan ripped off a half-million bucks worth of dope from the bust, and he wants it back. So the Magowan's briefly idyllic life begins spinning nightmarishly out of control at hands of the menacing Crandall, an unenthused LAPD, and Will's own stubbornness. Simple thuggery gets interesting when Will's once-partner apparently commits suicide, leaving behind what may be the clues to Magowan's fall from grace.
Mercer writes lean, clean prose like the pros - no ham fisted stabs at atmosphere or mood, Elmore Leonard or James Ellroy. He shoots straight from the hip, keeps the action clipping along - and if we're reminded once too much about deceased son Sean or are beginning to think the whining wife Laura is more of a threat than Crandall - hey, it's a small price to pay to welcome fresh talent to a tired genre. Mercer wins readers like Billy Beane wins baseball games - no All Stars in the characters, plot, mystery or setting, but by stitching together solid components that work well together, keep the reader engaged, and delivering the winning combination in the bottom of the ninth.
Well done, Ken. Looking forward to the continued adventures of Will "the thrill" Magowan!East on Sunset: A Crime Novel Overview

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Trespasser ReviewWhen writers like C.J. Box, Tess Gerritsen and Andre Dubus III laud a debut, I sit up and take notice. But I've read all too many writers who have one book in the chamber, and that's all she wrote. Not Paul Doiron. TRESPASSER, his sophomore effort after last year's THE POACHER'S SON (which was nominated for pretty much every major crime fiction award extant), proclaims him a writer to watch.
Maine is a broad canvas, like Alaska or The West. The Pine Tree State possesses breathtaking beauty and old money cheek-by-jowl with chain-saws-and-coffee-brandy rural poverty. In Trespasser, Paul Doiron pits his hero, Mike Bowditch, against pretty much every conceivable trouble from all of the above. But, like C.J. Box's Joe Pickett or Steve Hamilton's Alex McKnight, you can't help but root for the guy. Doiron's writing style and characters appeal to male and female readers alike, and his sense of place and atmosphere (both of which Maine has in abundance) stands with anyone. Doiron is just getting started, and I can't wait to see where he takes Mike Bowditch next. So pick up a Paul Doiron novel and spend your summer in Maine!Trespasser Overview

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