by James Renner
Widowed writer David Neff is at rock bottom when his agent drops the tale of The Man From Primrose Lane into his lap. Will a new book to work on bring him out of the funk he's been in since his wife's death or will his obsession kill him?Before I get down to business, let's all be honest with one a...
Genres are good. They narrow down the field and help us find the things we love. I support genres as an aid, not as a rule: it's good to not grow stagnant, become so enveloped in one area that we ignore the rest. But genres can be limiting. How do you classify some works which cross genres? And what...
Ok, but allows itself to get too complicated. My full review: http://mwgerard.com/review-the-man-from-primrose-lane-by-james-renner/
I've puzzled over a review, not wanting to unwittingly cue or clue potential readers about the tricks up Renner's sleeves. Of course, maybe I shouldn't fret about the way a space alien is revealed to be more fecal than froggy. Because there's much more than sleight of hand going on here. It's alw...
This book started off so strong and then the author took it in a way that I couldn't figure out the purpose for doing it. The original premise of the book, finding out who a mysterious man was would have been an excellent storyline. Then the author took the storyline into some really goofy areas. I ...
3.5 stars If you choose to read this be warned that this is not just a mystery but a sci-fi as well. The first half is a straight up mystery that involves a real-crime author. The second half, well, that's a bit harder to describe. There were moments where I was very confused but I couldn't stop rea...
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