Larrikin Gene

The Damaged Posse #2

by B.R. Snow

Gene has a bit of a problem. Several actually. He’s wrapping up a year-long, high-end matchmaking scam that has proven to be most profitable but, in the process, he’s lost the love of his life to a billionaire. Now to help mend his broken heart, he’s back in Las Vegas finishing up another lucrative scam. But the FBI is on his trail and Gene discovers that the agent in charge is none other than the hapless Roger Gentry, a high school acquaintance with whom he shares a tenuous past. To make matters worse, Gene is soon sleeping with the other agent on the case who turns out to be Gentry’s fiancé. To cool things off, Gene decides it’s time for a well deserved vacation Down Under. He brings his father along, an ex-convict whose biggest wish in life is to work one scam with his son before he dies. And before Gene can even get a chance to catch his breath and enjoy his time off, he finds himself running the ultimate con; one that threatens to irrevocably change his life. Fortunately for Gene, the Po$$e needs his help and Doc, Summerman and Merlin follow him to Australia to do a little recruiting and provide Gene with a possible way out of his current predicament. "Cold beer, beachfront property, elaborate double crosses and exploding pigs. What more could you want? Larrikin Gene delivers a touching but hysterical take on the question of nature versus nurture. This second installment in the Damaged Po$$e series provides additional testimony to what was said about the series’ first book, American Midnight; this is a series to watch out for."

Unknown Binding

First published May 22, 2013

Reviews

[Simon Okill · Rating 5 out of 5]

Larrikin Gene (The Damaged Posse #2) by B.R. Snow is a tour-de-force expose of the criminal mind that reminded this reader of Jim Thompson Novels only better and way more fun to read. The author has a great style full of panache which splashes across every page in every colour imaginable. Snow paints flawed characters with such ease this reader immediately connected with them, good or bad, and rooted for them all the way. This is the mark of a master artist at work.
The Posse - Doc, Merlin and Summerman become aware of a massive scam going down in Australia. And like all devious-minded individuals they decide to investigate for there's a good chance of enhancing their team. This is where Gene of the book title comes into play and what a play it is. This guy is every inch the James Garner Jim Rockford who knows it all and uses every trick in the book to his own advantage. Gene would sell Manhattan back to the First People if he could get away it and the author excels with this brilliant character revealing layer after layer of a complex person the reader will latch onto and not want to let go of.
This reader also loved the descriptions of the Gold Coast Australia and this makes the novel a perfect holiday brochure full of sun, sea and sex. It's fun all the way so what are you waiting for - download this amazing FIVE STAR crime novel and dream of a better life. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

[John Dolan · Rating 5 out of 5]

B.R. Snow has a criminal mind. And that's our good fortune.

'Larrikin Gene' is the second novel in the 'Damaged Posse' series, and it's a real corker. Snow's disfunctional 'A Team' in the twilight world of dodgy business dealings is once more on display - Merlin (the cocaine-sniffing germophobe and IT wizard), Summerman (the sometime-dead rock star) and Doc (the ex-CIA spy, and the group's Hannibal Smith). This time they are trying to recruit a long-term con artist - the Gene of the book title - into their disfunctional ranks.

Invention abounds in this frothy tale of land scams, double-crosses and offbeat characters. Wit is never far from the surface of Snow's smooth prose, and his ear for dialogue is, as I have come to expect, impeccable. Fascinating details of the grifter's modus operandi pepper the pages. You will also learn the best way NOT to kill a pig.

Much as I enjoyed 'American Midnight', the series' opening book, this one is even better. The twisting narrative is beautifully polished, and the story has some genuinely moving moments as well as some laugh-out-loud ones.

Book three, 'Sneakerworld', is already on my Kindle.

[Sue Watson · Rating 3 out of 5]

The posse grows

Interesting series, this one was a bit harder to get into, but perhaps that is because this was meant to help the posse grow. I like the premise and hope that book 3 will grab my interest.

[William O'Brien · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun to the max!

Larrikin Gene (The Damaged Posse Series Book 2)
by B.R. Snow

A superb creation and another fantastic story from this author!

So glad I found this series and really looking forward to the next book.

[Rhonda · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was slow but good in the end