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Dec 03, 2019lunabookworm55 rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
This is probably because I'm "from a different era". But the values (or lack thereof) being pushed by the book turned me off of the mystery real quick. The main character talks to a woman who's desperate for his skills as a private detective, but she doesn't have money. She begs him to help and asks if she must pay with her body to help him. Pretty dark, right? But he grabs her face, kisses her without permission and says that he'll "think about it". Disgusting. I know he's a man on the edge apparently but devaluing a human being to that level? No thanks, that's not a hero I'd enjoy reading about. Also the book takes great care to tell us how hot various characters are for no reason aside from the possible conclusion that the author is lonely or ashamed of their sexual desires. He needs to tell us what outfits they are wearing how they put them on and that the main male character's skin is soft and pink. Out of nowhere. Gross. The detective's also an idiot. He beats up a guy who was about to shoot him, knocks him out, rifles through his pockets to get an idea of who he is and after chatting with him and the offender offering a quick apology, he asks for his gun back, and the detective gives it back to him and then is surprised when he yet again threatened at gunpoint. What a moron.