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A review by crookedtreehouse
Goodnight Paradise by Joshua Dysart
5.0
When the solicit for this book came out, my coworker and I agreed that this book was either going to be excellent or terrible. I'm thrilled that it was the former. I'm usually not a fan of the muddy color pallet, but here it's used not just to imply grittiness, but to acknowledge the constance of the California wildfires happening in the background.
The background is what bumps this book from four to five stars. It's anti-capitalist, pro-rebellion, anti-gentrification, anti-realtors (which I very much feel), environmentally aware, and anti-white supremacist. But none of that is really the focus. This is a murder mystery with an unreliable detective. The plot and dialogue is believable, and [a:Alberto Ponticelli|61325|Alberto Ponticelli|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]'s art is fantastic.
I recommend this for people who like the show "Death In Paradise", semi-woke murder mystery fans, Jonathan Coulton and anyone else who hates California, and people who like complex three-dimensional characters and stories where the heroes are realistically fucked up and the villains are realistically intentioned.
The background is what bumps this book from four to five stars. It's anti-capitalist, pro-rebellion, anti-gentrification, anti-realtors (which I very much feel), environmentally aware, and anti-white supremacist. But none of that is really the focus. This is a murder mystery with an unreliable detective. The plot and dialogue is believable, and [a:Alberto Ponticelli|61325|Alberto Ponticelli|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]'s art is fantastic.
I recommend this for people who like the show "Death In Paradise", semi-woke murder mystery fans, Jonathan Coulton and anyone else who hates California, and people who like complex three-dimensional characters and stories where the heroes are realistically fucked up and the villains are realistically intentioned.