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A Necessity, Like Laughter: A Kansas City Thriller
Bottom line, when a person is killed, the police rarely look past the spouse or lover to find the culprit. What if the recent uptick in women being killed wasn't a coincidence?
Angston Thurgood always imagined a 'happily ever after' scenario after marrying his college sweatheart, but the rigors of life stole that dream away. Facing a lifetime of unhappy marriage, he happens upon a man who shows him the 'true meaning of happiness' as it relates to being a real man. Their quick friendship is marred in fast living and an uneasy mistrust as Angston begins to understand that his exciting new life comes with a very noir retribution.
A twisting tale, comprised of a multitude of characters, whose lives converge seemingly right before Angston's eyes. His next moves determine who lives and who dies. If only he could see it this way.
Angston Thurgood always imagined a 'happily ever after' scenario after marrying his college sweatheart, but the rigors of life stole that dream away. Facing a lifetime of unhappy marriage, he happens upon a man who shows him the 'true meaning of happiness' as it relates to being a real man. Their quick friendship is marred in fast living and an uneasy mistrust as Angston begins to understand that his exciting new life comes with a very noir retribution.
A twisting tale, comprised of a multitude of characters, whose lives converge seemingly right before Angston's eyes. His next moves determine who lives and who dies. If only he could see it this way.
535 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 6, 2023
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February 2, 2026
One of the best books I've read in quite a while.
November 23, 2023
I read this because the author is a friend of a friend. This book needs some work. Numerous grammatical errors irritated me as they were things that should have been caught before going to publication
But let's talk story line. The book is based in Kansas City and this plays a major part of the book. Living in the KC metro area I found this intriguing at first and could picture where the events took place. But it eventually became distracting to the story itself.
I didn't connect to any character. The main character, Angston, really had no purpose. A lost soul that was found by a demented serial killer that manipulated him. The weaving of the characters was confusing and frustrating.
I kept reading because I thought the book had to get better. But it didn't. The ending was flat. This could have been a good story but definitely needed an editor to fix mistakes and offer ways to improve the story's path.
But let's talk story line. The book is based in Kansas City and this plays a major part of the book. Living in the KC metro area I found this intriguing at first and could picture where the events took place. But it eventually became distracting to the story itself.
I didn't connect to any character. The main character, Angston, really had no purpose. A lost soul that was found by a demented serial killer that manipulated him. The weaving of the characters was confusing and frustrating.
I kept reading because I thought the book had to get better. But it didn't. The ending was flat. This could have been a good story but definitely needed an editor to fix mistakes and offer ways to improve the story's path.
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