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Corridor Man #1-3
Corridor Man Volumes 1-3
The Corridor Man series is written by Mike Faricy and was originally introduced under the pen name Nick James. The series should be read in order.
864 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 1, 2017
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About the author
Mike Faricy
130 books240 followersI was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, I still live there as well as in Dublin, Ireland. I've been a soldier, freelance journalist, tended bar, sold designer cakes, owned a painting and decorating company along with a number of other schemes and scams. If that doesn't offend you I also play bagpipes with the Brian Boru Irish Pipe Band. All my books stand alone, read them in whatever order you wish. They are filled with the sort of oddballs we are all curious about, but wisely, prefer to keep at a distance. None of my characters will be saving the world from terrorism, international banking conspiracies or coups to take over the government. Rather, they inhabit a world just below the surface of polite society, characters with one foot on either side of the law. The circumstances they find themselves in are usually due to bad decisions, but bad decisions lead to interesting stories. They serve not so much as an example but as a warning to us all. Thanks for taking the time, happy reading.
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July 10, 2017
I loved this story for many reasons. For one, it is about the place where I grew up so I recognized the locality. The style of writing used descriptions to create environments or establish characters. The main character, Bobby Custer, a disbarred lawyer fresh from Federal prison, grows more and more evil as he takes advantage and destroys everyone who befriends him. Each of the three books is a continuation of the story and the end of the third book left me thirsting for more. The action flowed along nicely, but the only suspense was determining who he would do next. The entire series is a sad but accurate comment on the legal system. If you start this series, prepare yourself to read them all because they are addictive.
October 17, 2022
Lunatic
A lawyer (Custer) makes an error of judgement and ends up in jail.
He is approached by a government agency that will arrange for him to be released early and given a job at a firm of lawyers (even though he is disbarred so can only do menial tasks) as long as he gives feedback as to the goings on at the law firm.
Custer does very little in terms of feedback and ends up getting into more trouble. Any sympathy I had for the misdemeanour that resulted in him being in jail quickly evaporates as it is clear Custer is an absolute lunatic. He rubs shoulders with gangsters to save his own skin and do things that help them but he deviates from that with his own unfathomable series of actions that are made up as he goes along. Thelma is clearly deranged and his troubles deepen.
Worth reading if only to find out what Custer is up to. There are absolutely no likeable characters in this first series of the books but I’m hoping somebody with some redeeming features surfaces in subsequent volumes.
A lawyer (Custer) makes an error of judgement and ends up in jail.
He is approached by a government agency that will arrange for him to be released early and given a job at a firm of lawyers (even though he is disbarred so can only do menial tasks) as long as he gives feedback as to the goings on at the law firm.
Custer does very little in terms of feedback and ends up getting into more trouble. Any sympathy I had for the misdemeanour that resulted in him being in jail quickly evaporates as it is clear Custer is an absolute lunatic. He rubs shoulders with gangsters to save his own skin and do things that help them but he deviates from that with his own unfathomable series of actions that are made up as he goes along. Thelma is clearly deranged and his troubles deepen.
Worth reading if only to find out what Custer is up to. There are absolutely no likeable characters in this first series of the books but I’m hoping somebody with some redeeming features surfaces in subsequent volumes.
May 27, 2017
This is listed as 3 books but it isn't 3 stories, it isn't even one complete story. In each book Bobby does some terrible things, gets into a predicament that you don't think he can get out of and then...the book is over. I really enjoy a book that leaves you wanting to read the next in the series, but I don't enjoy a book that leaves you needing to read the next one. I didn't notice many mistakes in books 1 and 2 but in book 3 they got to the point where they were really distracting. I guess at some time in the future I will have to read 4 & 5 just to find out how everything works out in the end, but I'm not really looking forward to it. Really disappointing because I normally enjoy Mike Faricy's books but apparently not the ones that he has written under the pseudonym of Nick James. I doubt that I will even try the ones he wrote as Patrick Emmet since I can't count on consistent quality.
July 2, 2017
Captivating and Twisted
Disbarred lawyer and released convict Bobby Custer is a sick and self-motivated jerk who will stoop to any level to better his situation. People are tricked, wounded, even killed as Bobby works his schemes. But he's not in control. Who is and how far their reach is is not yet known, but Bobby is getting closer to knowing the truth. Corridor Man shines light on the seamier side of life and is too good to put down.
Disbarred lawyer and released convict Bobby Custer is a sick and self-motivated jerk who will stoop to any level to better his situation. People are tricked, wounded, even killed as Bobby works his schemes. But he's not in control. Who is and how far their reach is is not yet known, but Bobby is getting closer to knowing the truth. Corridor Man shines light on the seamier side of life and is too good to put down.
May 14, 2017
Lots of parts!
The Corridor man was fast paced with lots of action. Hell in this book it seems like there is no good guy. The main character is out like all unsavory people, out for themselves and creating as turbulence as possible! I'd like to have his energy!!
The Corridor man was fast paced with lots of action. Hell in this book it seems like there is no good guy. The main character is out like all unsavory people, out for themselves and creating as turbulence as possible! I'd like to have his energy!!
May 2, 2018
Wow!
Great action! I would like to know what Bobby was like before prison because he breaks every rule out of it. Only reason for the four star is the endings of the books. TOTAL cliff hangers which I do not like.
Great action! I would like to know what Bobby was like before prison because he breaks every rule out of it. Only reason for the four star is the endings of the books. TOTAL cliff hangers which I do not like.
November 30, 2018
Mixed bag
The books are well written, with only a few glaring errors - e.g. you stand ON a podium, you stand AT a lectern. That said, at first the protagonist is almost a sympathetic figure but somewhere in the second book you start wanting him to die, slowly and painfully
The books are well written, with only a few glaring errors - e.g. you stand ON a podium, you stand AT a lectern. That said, at first the protagonist is almost a sympathetic figure but somewhere in the second book you start wanting him to die, slowly and painfully
August 19, 2017
Review
It was interesting and extremely exciting. Would recommend if you like a good mystery. Looking forward to reading the rest of the series.
It was interesting and extremely exciting. Would recommend if you like a good mystery. Looking forward to reading the rest of the series.
September 29, 2017
More to be continued
A disbarred lawyer leaves a trail of death and destruction behind him. But even after the three books, we don't have an ending. Grr
A disbarred lawyer leaves a trail of death and destruction behind him. But even after the three books, we don't have an ending. Grr
July 6, 2020
...meh...
March 21, 2017
I liked the book. It was an interesting story and certainly kept me reading.
April 3, 2017
Cap
Very well written. I enjoy books that go on with the stories. This collection was electrifying makes you want more.
Very well written. I enjoy books that go on with the stories. This collection was electrifying makes you want more.
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