A Man Named Doll A Man Named Doll

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In this deliciously noir novel from the creator of HBO's Bored to Death, idiosyncratic private detective Happy Doll embarks on a quest to help a dying friend in a sun-blinded Los Angeles  as "quirky, edgy, charming, funny and serious" as its protagonist (Lee Child). 

Happy Doll is a charming, if occasionally inexpert, private detective living just one sheer cliff drop beneath the Hollywood sign with his beloved half-Chihuahua half-Terrier, George. A veteran of both the Navy and LAPD, Doll supplements his meager income as a P.I. by working through the night at a local Thai spa that offers its clients a number of special services. Armed with his sixteen-inch steel telescopic baton, biting dry humor, and just a bit of a hero complex, the ex-cop sets out to protect the women who work there from clients who have trouble understanding the word "no."
 
Doll gets by just fine following his two basic rules: bark loudly and act first. But when things get out-of-hand with one particularly violent patron, even he finds himself wildly out of his depth, and then things take an even more dangerous twist when an old friend from his days as a cop shows up at his door with a bullet in his gut.
 
A Man Named Doll is more than just a fascinating introduction to one truly singular character, it is a highly addictive and completely unpredictable joyride through the sensuous and violent streets of LA.

ЖАНР
Художественная литература
РЕЛИЗ
2021
20 апреля
ЯЗЫК
EN
английский
ОБЪЕМ
224
стр.
ИЗДАТЕЛЬ
Little, Brown and Company
ПРОДАВЕЦ
Hachette Digital, Inc.
РАЗМЕР
709,6
Кб

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B.Ha.B ,

A miss of a book I wished I’d missed

On the positive side, the book is short. Unfortunately, it’s as short on engaging story and character as it is in length. Doll fails for me as a hero. The story feels more rehashed than hard-boiled. All in all, I was glad when it ended. So much so that I chose not to read the free teaser previewing Doll’s next adventure that was tagged on at the end.

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