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Mike Angel Mystery #5
Dark Idol
(5th in the series; all stand alone reading with some connections). Set in 1964 amidst racial divisions in Chicago, Mike receives an anonymous note with a 1934 $10,000 Federal Reserve Note with a cryptic message that the bill is payment for an unspecified future trouble. Tracking down the sender spins into a 40 year old kidnaping case involving four US Army officers in World War One, stolen gold with connections to the French Bonnot gang (the first to use autos in bank robberies), a Babylonian sex goddess cult, and trouble from Henry Ford's grandson. Death stalks Mike and Rick on this one, and threatens their client. Murder, action, suspense and the typical quicksand that is Mike's struggle about love and commitment to Molly.
256 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 10, 2010
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October 4, 2011
Mike Angel, the womanizing private investigator, is back for another adventure in Dark Idol. In true form, Angel gets slapped with more than his fair share of intrigue and women this romp around Chicago when he receives a 1934 $10,000 Federal Reserve Note and a cryptic message. Tracking down the sender spins into a 40 year old kidnapping case involving four US Army officers in World War One, stolen gold with connections to the French Bonnot gang.
Dark Idol is well-written, sets a fast pace that keeps the pages turning, and stays true to Angel's unique voice. One point I particularly like about this book is that Angel wrestles with his conscience several times, and it is a conflict between his womanizing ways and his devoted girlfriend. This vulnerability of his makes Angel seem that much more real and believable a character. There is also an unusual twist in the final chapter of this book, and it makes me wonder if the Mike Angel Private Eye Mystery series will continue. I sure hope it does. If I have any bones to pick with this story, it would be that Mr. Fears is just too smart for this reader. For most books, I can usually figure out whodunnit and how much faster than the protagonist in a book, but this time, he had me guessing nearly to the end. I guess that's not really a bone to pick then, is it? Bonus points for Mr. Fears.
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Dark Idol is well-written, sets a fast pace that keeps the pages turning, and stays true to Angel's unique voice. One point I particularly like about this book is that Angel wrestles with his conscience several times, and it is a conflict between his womanizing ways and his devoted girlfriend. This vulnerability of his makes Angel seem that much more real and believable a character. There is also an unusual twist in the final chapter of this book, and it makes me wonder if the Mike Angel Private Eye Mystery series will continue. I sure hope it does. If I have any bones to pick with this story, it would be that Mr. Fears is just too smart for this reader. For most books, I can usually figure out whodunnit and how much faster than the protagonist in a book, but this time, he had me guessing nearly to the end. I guess that's not really a bone to pick then, is it? Bonus points for Mr. Fears.
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