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The Winter of Frankie Machine by Don Winslow
3.0
Before the first chapter is over and Frankie gets to his little bait shop by the beach we like him already. What's not to like? So I did, and was quite put down by discovering that he is a retired mafia hitman - in simple words, a murderer - who never did time for his crimes and is now sharing the peaceful autumn of his days with his friends, his ex wife, daughter and mistress. Rosy, lovely, perfect.
But there wouldn't be a book if nothing went wrong, and so of course something does. Frank must run for his life, and numerous flashbacks slowly reveal why.
I liked how the book started, light, almost humorous, different, but then it turned into a thriller like many others, with the twist at the end that was hard not to expect. Not quite my kind of book, and I was ready to give it two stars but for one saving grace.
I am reading this book in December 2017, and Frank's rant about the government being the real organised crime, the only difference that it's better organised, couldn't be better timed (think Trump and his tax reform). I laughed out laud. Thank you Frankie, the third star is for this alone.
Don't think I will be reading anything else by that author. Wasn't all that bad, just not my kind.
But there wouldn't be a book if nothing went wrong, and so of course something does. Frank must run for his life, and numerous flashbacks slowly reveal why.
I liked how the book started, light, almost humorous, different, but then it turned into a thriller like many others, with the twist at the end that was hard not to expect. Not quite my kind of book, and I was ready to give it two stars but for one saving grace.
I am reading this book in December 2017, and Frank's rant about the government being the real organised crime, the only difference that it's better organised, couldn't be better timed (think Trump and his tax reform). I laughed out laud. Thank you Frankie, the third star is for this alone.
Don't think I will be reading anything else by that author. Wasn't all that bad, just not my kind.