A review by chalicotherex
The Double by George Pelecanos
4.0
Spero Lucas is like a millennial James Bond.
A fair amount of the book deals with the brands Lucas associates himself with, all more attainable and current than Bond's throwback style and working to shape a more modernized masculinity; the possibility of a movie version must be a marketer's wet dream. On the other hand, it's fun watching Lucas track people down, and the shadier side of the rapidly-gentrifying D.C.'s history is fascinating.
A fair amount of the book deals with the brands Lucas associates himself with, all more attainable and current than Bond's throwback style and working to shape a more modernized masculinity; the possibility of a movie version must be a marketer's wet dream. On the other hand, it's fun watching Lucas track people down, and the shadier side of the rapidly-gentrifying D.C.'s history is fascinating.