Bitter Gold Hearts
The Stormwarden's children have been kidnapped and Garrett, P.I. is on the case. But caught between the bewitching beauty of a half-elf and the fearsome power of a horde of ogres, Garrett has to think twice before sacrificing all for a fortune in gold-after all, even in this enchanted land, he's...
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The Stormwarden's children have been kidnapped and Garrett, P.I. is on the case. But caught between the bewitching beauty of a half-elf and the fearsome power of a horde of ogres, Garrett has to think twice before sacrificing all for a fortune in gold-after all, even in this enchanted land, he's only human.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780451450722 (0451450728)
ASIN: 451450728
Publish date: April 1st 2007
Publisher: Roc
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
Series: Garrett Files (#2)
Not as bad as Sweet Silver Blues but still with many sigh-worthy moments. I think the titles are the best thing about this series.
~~Moved from GR~~ Bitter Gold Hearts by Glen Cook After his last disastrous adventure (Sweet Silver Blues), Garrett, a human detective in a creative and chaotic city chock-full of sorcerers, elves, centaurs, ratmen, and more, is back to just back to trying to make a living in the big city. Howev...
I enjoyed this book much more than the first one; Garrett is beginning to grow on me I suppose. Plus the actual "job" Garrett works on in this case just was more interesting to me: kidnapping which turns into multiple murders with numerous suspects. The ending was a bit hoo-hum, but other than tha...
Although the story itself was resolved, the resolution was kind of a lose-lose situation for almost everyone. I am not a person who needs happy endings by any means, but it seems like something could have resolved well....At any rate I do plan to continue with this series.