Nightwork
by:
Joseph Hansen (author)
After forty years, Hammett has a worthy successor' The TimesDave Brandstetter stands alongside Philip Marlow, Sam Spade and Lew Archer as one of the best fictional PIs in the business. Like them, he was tough, determined, and ruthless when the case demanded it. Unlike them, he was gay. Joseph...
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After forty years, Hammett has a worthy successor' The TimesDave Brandstetter stands alongside Philip Marlow, Sam Spade and Lew Archer as one of the best fictional PIs in the business. Like them, he was tough, determined, and ruthless when the case demanded it. Unlike them, he was gay. Joseph Hansen's groundbreaking novels follow Brandstetter as he investigates cases in wh
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Format: Kindle Edition
ASIN: B00J379EEY
Publisher: Mulholland Books
Pages no: 178
Edition language: English
Series: Dave Brandstetter -7 (#7)
Maybe not my favourite book in the series. But quite Hansen-ish(or Brandstetter-ish?) in its style. A solid mystery with a great writing and a typical for Joseph Hansen abrupt ending. What was not totally typical, and what I really enjoyed - to see Dave being happy in his private life. Cecil became...
These books are first and foremost mysteries, but I really liked that in this book Hansen gives Dave some happiness in his personal life. He and Cecil seem to suit each other so well and I really liked that Cecil is a very smart guy and can easily be Dave's associate. The mystery was just as complic...
Restrained. Hansen is short to the point, never waivers too far from the journey he sets Brandstetter on. Nightwork is a controlled, mastered journey into how Brandsetter goes around to solving cases, reflects on his personal life and how his 'way' of doing things impacts those he loves, especially ...
I read two works by Joseph Hansen, [book: Gravedigger] and [book:Skinflick] some years ago, but only recently got around to finishing off his Dave Brandsetter trilogy with Nightwork. The three works came together in a set I purchased several years ago. Brandsetter is an insurance investigator in th...
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