Reviewed by: BigAl
Genre: Suspense
Approximate word count: 30-35,000 words
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Author:
“Edward
Lorn is an American horror author presently residing in the southeast United
States. He enjoys storytelling, reading, and writing biographies in the third
person.”
Lorn has
three other books available. For more, visit his website.
Description:
“Sometimes,
bad people do good deeds.
Larry and
Mo Laughlin are retired killers turned private investigators with monetary
woes. So when their handler introduces them to the Trudeaus, one final job is
placed on the docket.
Jacob and
Bernice Trudeau need their teenage daughter, Amy, found, and they also want the
men responsible dead. Two million dollars is an offer Larry and Mo can’t
refuse.
To find
Amy, the Laughlins must travel to Mexico, where they are thrust into a world of
debauchery so foul they will be forever changed.
One crazed
pimp, a veterinarian turned doc-for-hire, and an enigmatic facility called ‘The
Show’ lie in wait for the wayward couple.
Is there
any hope for the wicked?”
Appraisal:
Edward Lorn
describes himself as a horror writer, yet the books of his I’ve liked the most
are those that are something more. Case in point, Hope for the Wicked has some scenes that are very graphic and show
Lorn’s talents for horror, but the book goes well beyond what I think of when
considering the horror genre. This is a suspense novel, with all that implies,
but has the twist that the main characters of the story are, at least on the
surface, bad people. Or maybe that should be good people who do bad things.
Maybe even for a good reason. You’ll have to decide.
I love
books that have characters who aren’t clearly good guys or bad guys (if they
are, they’re one dimensional and boooring). If the story can get you
considering the big questions about good and evil, as this did, even better.
That it was a story that kept me on the edge of my seat, wondering how it would
all turn out, with a few surprises thrown in, was perfect.
FYI:
Adult
language and graphic content.
Format/Typo Issues:
No
significant issues
Rating: ***** Five stars
2 comments:
I enjoyed this book too. And the sequel just came out. Hooray! The complex characters, who have been through some crap, and then turn around and do some good and some bad are just fascinating to me.
I'm in the midst of reading the sequel right now. When I was reading during lunch Larry was in a gunfight with a group of people led by a character named Big Al. I'm concerned for poor Al's safety. :)
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