Up Jumped the Devil

Darryl Billups #1

by Blair S. Walker

African American police reporter Darryl Billups ignores an anonymous phone message about impending white supremacist violence in Baltimore, but when the bombs begin to go off, he is soon drawn into the center of an urban nightmare

Genres: Mystery

292 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1997

Reviews

[Julie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Loved the setting and the journalist/protagonist, Darryl Billups. So many Baltimore novelists/short story writers have written for The Baltimore Sun at some point in their careers (Walker, Stephen Hunter, Laura Lippman, Rafael Alvarez). It's nice to see them celebrate Charm City in their fiction!

[Chris Kurbjuhn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Start einer Serie über einen schwarzen Polizeireporter. Stellenweise etwas "overwritten", stellenweise etwas zu soapig für einen Krimi, dafür erfreut leicht schnoddriger Humor. Man müsste mal in weitere Bücher der Serie reinschauen.

[Jacob Chinchen · Rating 1 out of 5]

Meh. Just meh. Apart from the last three or four percent of the story, you don't even need Billups in it. Everything just happens regardless of our hero, and even the last bit is over in no time. And still meh. All sorts of meh.

[Murvin · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Darryl Billups is almost on par with my man Easy.

[Susan Crowe · Rating 3 out of 5]

I actually enjoyed this book. It is a little raw and definitely written for men but it was well written, action packed and at times humorous. I will be reading the other 2 in this series.

[Lisa · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was okay. I don't think anyone I know would like. For me it was just a time killer.