A review by nahyee
The Gray and Guilty Sea by Jack Nolte, Scott William Carter
3.0
Good detective story with one flaw
I liked the characters in this, enjoyed the story, and it was a nice quick read. What I got hung up on was the picture of Garrison Gage that I couldn't get out of my imagination. When we first meet him, Garrison is wearing a fedora (a little stereotypical for a private investigator) and walking with a cane. You find out he's a recluse, no longer working, doesn't really use technology of any kind and spends his days doing crossword puzzles. I pictured him in his 60s, and got a little creeped out when he found the local reporter attractive and described her as probably in her 30s but looking younger and having aged well. I thought I had missed something when I started getting hints that he was probably younger, and about 40% of he way in, he mentions being in his 40s. But by then, I couldn't shake the picture of him. It wasn't enough to make me not like the story, but I had to continually remind myself that the lead character is young and just has a bum knee. Worth the read...just know going in that Garrison is only in his 40s.
I liked the characters in this, enjoyed the story, and it was a nice quick read. What I got hung up on was the picture of Garrison Gage that I couldn't get out of my imagination. When we first meet him, Garrison is wearing a fedora (a little stereotypical for a private investigator) and walking with a cane. You find out he's a recluse, no longer working, doesn't really use technology of any kind and spends his days doing crossword puzzles. I pictured him in his 60s, and got a little creeped out when he found the local reporter attractive and described her as probably in her 30s but looking younger and having aged well. I thought I had missed something when I started getting hints that he was probably younger, and about 40% of he way in, he mentions being in his 40s. But by then, I couldn't shake the picture of him. It wasn't enough to make me not like the story, but I had to continually remind myself that the lead character is young and just has a bum knee. Worth the read...just know going in that Garrison is only in his 40s.