by Joseph Hansen
And I am so happy it is a series! I like the main character, Dave Brandstetter. I love the writing, the crime/mystery plot, the characters and the pacing. It was an allaround great read.
i loved this. Loved the old time California setting. Loved the mystery interspersed with Dave's personal story. Loved Dave. Loved the writing. I am so happy there are a bunch more of Dave Brandstetter books to read.
What a wonderful, wonderful surprise this story was! You go in there thinking that you’ll read about a mystery and that’s about it. Indeed you do : what happened to Fox Olson? This is what it is about. But as the story goes, and the insurance detective Dave Brandstetter worms his way into homes ...
I've always loved libraries. Even after discovering and converting to the e-books, I have a special place in my heart for a paperback. There's just something therapeutic and comforting about physically holding a book in your hands and turning its pages. So I try to preserve and expand my library, ma...
4,5 stars.Preface:My first [a:Joseph Hansen|7737|Joseph Hansen|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1369326227p2/7737.jpg] book. And this date I should mark in my calender. Because to review a book of Joseph Hansen without mention the person Joseph Hansen itself is IMPOSSIBLE. He is the real pioneer of t...
Rating: 4* of fiveThe Book Description: Fadeout is the first of Joseph Hansen's twelve classic mysteries featuring rugged Dave Brandstetter, an insurance investigator who is contentedly gay. When entertainer Fox Olson's car plunges off a bridge in a storm, a death claim is filed, but where is Olson'...
This book is short in my standard, since I read other mystery novels that are twice long. However, even short, it packs a punch. The writing is profound. Using short sentences, I find it to be lyrical. For example, when Dave describes his memory of Rod, it is melancholic without being sappy. The m...
My first Hansen and I liked it a lot. Noir yes but with a definite style twist that I liked. He doesn't try to redo Hammett or Chandler, Hansen does his own thing and it works. I liked his lead character Dave Brandsetter. I can see a lot of him in some of the more recent gay detective heroes I've re...
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