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Twisted City
Times are tough for David Miller, a journalist for a second-rate financial magazine who hates his boss, is tired of supporting his girlfriend’s partying lifestyle, and recently lost his sister to cancer. But things are about to get much worse. When he loses his wallet in a midtown bar, he is launched into a world where he finds himself being blackmailed by junkies, lying to his friends and family, and stumbling into a crime that may cost him his life.
243 pages, Trade Paperback
First published July 1, 2004
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Jason Starr
116 books244 followersJason Starr is the international bestselling author of many crime novels and thrillers, including Cold Caller, The Follower, The Pack and The Next Time I Die. He also writes comics for Marvel (Wolverine, The Punisher) and DC (Batman, The Avenger) and original graphic novels such as Red Border and Casual Fling. In addition, he writes film and TV tie-in novels including an official Ant-Man novel and the Gotham novels based on the hit TV show. His books have been published in sixteen languages and several of his novels are in development for film and TV. He has won the Anthony Award for mystery fiction twice, as well as a Barry Award. Starr lives in New York City.
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June 10, 2010
I'm thinking of adding this term to urbandictionary.com.
Bel Canto
: Inspired by the 2001 PEN/Faulkner Award winning novel. To ruin an otherwise fine book with an out of left-field last chapter; to jack on one last unneeded chapter to a book causing the internal stability of the book/narrative to collapse on itself.
Example: Dude, Twisted City, totally Bel Cantoed!
The last chapter was great and all, but it didn't fit in this book. I would have liked to read more of what was going on in that chapter, but not in the book that I had just spent 230 pages reading. But even without the dismal, or what the fuck!, last chapter this book may not have earned another star.
For what it was, an entertaining crime novel, this was entertaining but nothing that made me wet myself. The writing was a lot cleaner than other some other genre fiction I have read, but there was nothing bordering the brilliance of James Ellroy, or even the great writing / storytelling of George Pelecanos or Richard Price. It was kind of a modern adaptation of a James Cain type novel, with a little bit bigger of a plot and some modern pop-culture name dropping for color. But not in a bad way. Actually the author does a fairly decent job capturing the East Village / Thompkins Square Park area (although it's not nearly as dirty in 2004 as he makes it out to be, unless I'm the most oblivious white boy in the world to drug dealers and hookers and stuff like that (which is possible)). But this book doesn't try to ever show off how 'with-it' the author is, so the pop-culture coloring works fairly well at adding to the overall picture of the city. The one place where he does fail in this respect is in the way he has the protagonists girlfriend use hip-hop language. It's sort of the same way your (well mine) tried to use the 'slang' the kids were saying in the mid 90's, and if white middle aged parents are using the words then it's probably not being used any longer by kids on the street, so this part I thought was a little bit of a failure, but that might have been the point. But I'm not sure, and it's not really that important.
If like me you inexplicably* have this book on your shelf at home it's worth the few hours it takes to read. For a dollar or two at a book sale it might be worth picking up. But it's nothing I'd go out of my way to recommend or pick up to read.
* I have no idea where this book came from. It has no markings of being bought at a used book store. It is in almost brand new condition, except for a weird blood looking stain about 3/4's of the way through it (yeah that is kind of gross), and until last night when the air*^ picked out the book for me to read I didn't even realize I owned this book.
*^ According to www.random.org, a website where I have random numbers chosen for me that then correspond to which shelf I will choose the first unread book from to be the next book that I read, their numbers are chosen by atmospheric noise, which for many purposes is better than the pseudo-random number algorithms typically used in computer programs. So the air is picking out books for me this week. It's like magic or god or something.*^*
*^* Karen, aren't you glad that for the second time today you get to hear about how the air picks my books out, and this time with more details?
Example: Dude, Twisted City, totally Bel Cantoed!
The last chapter was great and all, but it didn't fit in this book. I would have liked to read more of what was going on in that chapter, but not in the book that I had just spent 230 pages reading. But even without the dismal, or what the fuck!, last chapter this book may not have earned another star.
For what it was, an entertaining crime novel, this was entertaining but nothing that made me wet myself. The writing was a lot cleaner than other some other genre fiction I have read, but there was nothing bordering the brilliance of James Ellroy, or even the great writing / storytelling of George Pelecanos or Richard Price. It was kind of a modern adaptation of a James Cain type novel, with a little bit bigger of a plot and some modern pop-culture name dropping for color. But not in a bad way. Actually the author does a fairly decent job capturing the East Village / Thompkins Square Park area (although it's not nearly as dirty in 2004 as he makes it out to be, unless I'm the most oblivious white boy in the world to drug dealers and hookers and stuff like that (which is possible)). But this book doesn't try to ever show off how 'with-it' the author is, so the pop-culture coloring works fairly well at adding to the overall picture of the city. The one place where he does fail in this respect is in the way he has the protagonists girlfriend use hip-hop language. It's sort of the same way your (well mine) tried to use the 'slang' the kids were saying in the mid 90's, and if white middle aged parents are using the words then it's probably not being used any longer by kids on the street, so this part I thought was a little bit of a failure, but that might have been the point. But I'm not sure, and it's not really that important.
If like me you inexplicably* have this book on your shelf at home it's worth the few hours it takes to read. For a dollar or two at a book sale it might be worth picking up. But it's nothing I'd go out of my way to recommend or pick up to read.
* I have no idea where this book came from. It has no markings of being bought at a used book store. It is in almost brand new condition, except for a weird blood looking stain about 3/4's of the way through it (yeah that is kind of gross), and until last night when the air*^ picked out the book for me to read I didn't even realize I owned this book.
*^ According to www.random.org, a website where I have random numbers chosen for me that then correspond to which shelf I will choose the first unread book from to be the next book that I read, their numbers are chosen by atmospheric noise, which for many purposes is better than the pseudo-random number algorithms typically used in computer programs. So the air is picking out books for me this week. It's like magic or god or something.*^*
*^* Karen, aren't you glad that for the second time today you get to hear about how the air picks my books out, and this time with more details?
March 22, 2017
Jason Starr is perhaps the best writer of modern white collar noir I've come across. His stories are laced with an undercurrent of vehemence that steams from normalcy ever so delicately nurtured to noir. TWISTED CITY (published 2004) is everything I'd come to expect from a Jason Starr and then some. Early on Starr plants the seeds that something is a little off about the character lead in David Miller, a journalist for a financial magazine who is still mourning the death of his sister some time ago.
This dark and almost obsessive compulsion to seek his sister in the eyes of his prospective partners or casual hook-ups is creepy and, well, twisted (hence the title) yet the reader can go along with it - clearly Miller is a victim of long lasting grief bordering depression. Scratch the surface and it goes much deeper.
As with any good book, there are multiple plot threads interlocked with one another that drives the narrative. In TWISTED CITY David Miller is the center of a murder investigation, and victim of blackmail while being stuck in a seemingly abusive relationship with a highly unstable young woman - naturally things don't end all that well for David.
I first read this book in 2014 and loved rereading it; the characters still read fresh and the accidental murders still have the same impact as the first time around.
TWISTED CITY is a fun, easy read that offers everything you'd expect from a Jason Starr book; dark humor, easy violence, smooth storytelling, and messed up characters.
4 / 5 stars.
This dark and almost obsessive compulsion to seek his sister in the eyes of his prospective partners or casual hook-ups is creepy and, well, twisted (hence the title) yet the reader can go along with it - clearly Miller is a victim of long lasting grief bordering depression. Scratch the surface and it goes much deeper.
As with any good book, there are multiple plot threads interlocked with one another that drives the narrative. In TWISTED CITY David Miller is the center of a murder investigation, and victim of blackmail while being stuck in a seemingly abusive relationship with a highly unstable young woman - naturally things don't end all that well for David.
I first read this book in 2014 and loved rereading it; the characters still read fresh and the accidental murders still have the same impact as the first time around.
TWISTED CITY is a fun, easy read that offers everything you'd expect from a Jason Starr book; dark humor, easy violence, smooth storytelling, and messed up characters.
4 / 5 stars.
May 13, 2012
I can't believe I read this whole book. This character was totally unbelievable and I had no patience with him or his situation. I've read plenty of books in which the characters lives went completely downhill, all the way to the bottom, and I developed sympathy and understanding for them. But this guy made one stupid, unlikely decision after another which required a complete suspension of belief.
The ending was fitting, and my own punishment for reading the book all the way to the end.
The ending was fitting, and my own punishment for reading the book all the way to the end.
August 3, 2018
David Miller loses his wallet in a bar one night after taking a woman for a drink. This might be the least of his problems though as he's tying to extricate himself from his relationship with Rebecca, a vapid party girl running up debt on his credit cards, and dealing with the fairly recent death of his sister that cost him his job with the Wall Street Journal. Things start looking up though when he gets a call that his wallet has been found...
This one was recently mentioned on Writer Types as a recommendation by both Steve and Eric and when I saw it available as part of Kindle Unlimited, I thought it was worth taking a chance on. It paid off big time and this is the kind of book where any spare minute was spent reading it. Written in first person, the narrative voice engages and the events of the story grip.
It's a fast paced book that zags where you expect it to zig and eschews expectation. In a way the ending felt hurried and maybe could've done with more explanation given the build up to it, but it is a minor complaint in what was a compelling novel.
I've a couple other Starr novels on my Kindle and there are others available through Unlimited, so I'm sure I will read another of his in the near future as this one surprised and delighted greatly.
This one was recently mentioned on Writer Types as a recommendation by both Steve and Eric and when I saw it available as part of Kindle Unlimited, I thought it was worth taking a chance on. It paid off big time and this is the kind of book where any spare minute was spent reading it. Written in first person, the narrative voice engages and the events of the story grip.
It's a fast paced book that zags where you expect it to zig and eschews expectation. In a way the ending felt hurried and maybe could've done with more explanation given the build up to it, but it is a minor complaint in what was a compelling novel.
I've a couple other Starr novels on my Kindle and there are others available through Unlimited, so I'm sure I will read another of his in the near future as this one surprised and delighted greatly.
October 16, 2012
This book was so frustrating! And what a WEIRD ending!
July 6, 2021
Totally unbelievable. The plot must have been made up by a 12 year old.
January 14, 2025
I’m really not quite sure how I feel about this book. I like Starr’s writing and the atmosphere, but I wasn’t necessarily wild about the plot. I did however enjoy the pulpy feel. The twist at the end was in part unsurprising, as one aspect appeared obvious, but the exact way it was revealed was utterly shocking.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 8, 2008
Every time I read a Starr novel I'm almost grateful that I don't have a sixteen-fifty a month apartment in the Big Apple or work in advertising or for a business journal. Twisted City is no different. A slim 242 pages, Starr's novel is about a man who loses his wallet at a bar and from there gets entangled with dope fiends, a girlfriend who has way more baggage than she leads on, and the police. Nearing the end of the novel I wasn't sure as to why Starr called this novel Twisted City, but the last few paragraphs pretty much sum the entire work. Trust me, it's pretty messed up.
January 8, 2016
Having finished Cold Caller a couple months ago, I had a strong feeling of deja vu throughout Twisted City. By itself, it's excellent, but the many similarities made me want to rate it at 2 or 3 stars as the story was about to end. I'll have to give it to Starr though, I did not expect the twist at the very end. Well played, sir, well played.
May 31, 2011
leichtfüßiger thriller der einen jungen mann in den abgrund begleitet. manchmal trifft es eben doch die richtigen. schnell erzählt, grandioser spannungsaufbau, tolle charaktere.
November 12, 2015
A twisted pity.
September 27, 2019
After several false starts, I was finally able to finish a Jason Starr novel. The results are about what I expected.
Jim Thompson, whom Starr is no doubt cribbing from here, is one of my favorite writers. He writes psychological thrillers in which characters are forced into difficult circumstances that are largely beyond their control and all of their choices are bad. No one is better at identifying the dark heart of chaos beneath what we as humans pass for order.
Starr is no Thompson but this is a fair enough imitation. I felt nervous and physically uncomfortable reading this at times as Starr winds David Miller through one urban nightmare adventure to another in Manhattan. All the while, there is a sense that something is off kilter with all of these characters, especially David, but you’re never really quite sure of what until the end.
Still, there’s a reason why Thompson is Thompson, often imitated, never duplicated. Thompson was good at displaying the sadistic evils of his world in an artistic way. His books verge on horror in that regard. Whereas Starr wallows in them in a way that creates some distance for the reader, which makes the violence and rampant misogyny more difficult to take. You’re never quite sure how you should feel about David and the ending, which raises more questions than answers, challenges what you thought you knew the whole time. But it felt contrived, as if Starr was saying Ha, jokes on you, reader! Look how clever I am!
Nevertheless, Starr is a talented writer. I don’t know how much more of his work I’ll peruse but this likely won’t be my last.
Jim Thompson, whom Starr is no doubt cribbing from here, is one of my favorite writers. He writes psychological thrillers in which characters are forced into difficult circumstances that are largely beyond their control and all of their choices are bad. No one is better at identifying the dark heart of chaos beneath what we as humans pass for order.
Starr is no Thompson but this is a fair enough imitation. I felt nervous and physically uncomfortable reading this at times as Starr winds David Miller through one urban nightmare adventure to another in Manhattan. All the while, there is a sense that something is off kilter with all of these characters, especially David, but you’re never really quite sure of what until the end.
Still, there’s a reason why Thompson is Thompson, often imitated, never duplicated. Thompson was good at displaying the sadistic evils of his world in an artistic way. His books verge on horror in that regard. Whereas Starr wallows in them in a way that creates some distance for the reader, which makes the violence and rampant misogyny more difficult to take. You’re never quite sure how you should feel about David and the ending, which raises more questions than answers, challenges what you thought you knew the whole time. But it felt contrived, as if Starr was saying Ha, jokes on you, reader! Look how clever I am!
Nevertheless, Starr is a talented writer. I don’t know how much more of his work I’ll peruse but this likely won’t be my last.
September 20, 2017
I didn't get it. The book started off with him being a boring average guy getting into some trouble, which started off good but just after half way I started noticing the weirdness, he kept referring to women as a 'plain' but having a 'they will do' kind of attitude and noticing all their flaws. But there was not really an indication at the beginning of the book. The ending surprised me but didn't really tie up the book for me. At first his feels towards his sister seemed normal for a grieving a brother but after reflecting I guess it was a bit obsessive.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 30, 2020
This is a masterpiece. The story is told so well. Even though fantastical events happen to the narrator, all of it is told in a controlled and believable fashion. There is not one scene that was poorly done or over the top.
The author does such a good job of showing how someone, who on the surface appears to be normal, gets caught up in events that make it worse and worse for him.
And the ending is a stunning ending where you begin to question everything you thought you knew about the main character.
Just a great work.
The author does such a good job of showing how someone, who on the surface appears to be normal, gets caught up in events that make it worse and worse for him.
And the ending is a stunning ending where you begin to question everything you thought you knew about the main character.
Just a great work.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 4, 2023
For me, a good noir has to have an internal logic, no matter how unsympathetic the characters. They need to be pushed forward by the narrative to a sort of inescapable conclusion. But with Starr’s story, I didn’t get that with David Miller at all, who seems to just make a series of bad decisions. The set-up appears to give the lead the worst kind of back story, then take away what little he has. I’ve read bleaker stories, like Total Chaos, but this just lacks even the tiny shards of warmth in that series.
May 27, 2025
Twisted is certainly an apt word. I probably should have waited to write this review, as I just finished the book a little while ago, and I'm still processing. I have to say that Jason Starr doesn't pull any punches. I had read that no one put their characters through the ringer more than Starr in his early books. If this book is any indication, that charge is spot on. He does write a page-turner, however. Even though you might not want to read what's on the next page, you find that you have to.
December 22, 2017
I enjoyed reading this short novel, mainly because of the setting - the New York City of the 1990s where I lived for about seven years. The author does a nice job of capturing the feel of that place and time. It's a contemporary noir tale where the narrator's life just keeps going from bad to worse. It's really quite a wacky story, and what's revealed at the ending is disturbing if not entirely surprising. Overall a fun read but a bit thin.
May 27, 2019
Twisted City by Jason Starr (2004)...Killer Neo-Noir!!!! A journalist is obsessing over his dead sister and all goes from bad to horrible like all good noir should...I read it two evenings...A MUST READ! 5.0 outta 5.0.
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February 2, 2022Can't lie this book took me by suprise. I did not like the protagonist during the entire book. I also started to dislike the author. Once I read the last line, I fell love with Jason Starr's demented style. Love this man!
February 29, 2020
It was a fast read, packed with tons of drama. The main character, David, couldn't seem to catch a break. Very strange ending.
March 3, 2020
This is my jam!!!!!!!!!!!! Awesome!
March 26, 2023
I've read 40 pages and I'm bored already.
September 22, 2022
Plot
David Miller is a journalist who works for a second-rate financial magazine. He is writing an article about a technology company that is investing a lot of money. According to him it is going to fail. David recently lost his beloved sister who died of cancer. He’s also trying to get rid of his fiancé. She’s a party girl, often drunk and sometimes on drugs. The loss of his wallet in a midtown bar will drag David into a world of junkies who will start blackmailing him. Will David be able to overcome every problem and restart a normal life?
Review
“Twisted City” is a book by Jason Starr. It’s compelling for 200 pages. In the book there’re only a few characters who are described very well. It is easier to remember their names and the situations that they have to face. It’s a page turning book that is set in New York but could be set in any European city. Unfortunately, the book has only one problem: there is no ending. I was so disappointed by the last 43 pages that I thought there was some glitch on my kindle e-reader. Instead, searching on the Internet the paper version, I found out that there were no mistakes. The book ends without a plausible finale.
Conclusion
What a pity for the lack of an ending. The style of Jason Starr is like Thomas Elroy and for a lot of pages he is able to make it. Maybe the problem is that Starr also wrote comics for Marvel (Wolverine, The Punisher) and DC (Batman, The Avenger). This is the reason why this book ends up like a comic book without an ending. It looks like part of a comic book run. It’s normal either in a comic book run or in a tv series. The problem is you accept it in “Harry Potter” or a “Star Wars” saga but not in a thriller.
David Miller is a journalist who works for a second-rate financial magazine. He is writing an article about a technology company that is investing a lot of money. According to him it is going to fail. David recently lost his beloved sister who died of cancer. He’s also trying to get rid of his fiancé. She’s a party girl, often drunk and sometimes on drugs. The loss of his wallet in a midtown bar will drag David into a world of junkies who will start blackmailing him. Will David be able to overcome every problem and restart a normal life?
Review
“Twisted City” is a book by Jason Starr. It’s compelling for 200 pages. In the book there’re only a few characters who are described very well. It is easier to remember their names and the situations that they have to face. It’s a page turning book that is set in New York but could be set in any European city. Unfortunately, the book has only one problem: there is no ending. I was so disappointed by the last 43 pages that I thought there was some glitch on my kindle e-reader. Instead, searching on the Internet the paper version, I found out that there were no mistakes. The book ends without a plausible finale.
Conclusion
What a pity for the lack of an ending. The style of Jason Starr is like Thomas Elroy and for a lot of pages he is able to make it. Maybe the problem is that Starr also wrote comics for Marvel (Wolverine, The Punisher) and DC (Batman, The Avenger). This is the reason why this book ends up like a comic book without an ending. It looks like part of a comic book run. It’s normal either in a comic book run or in a tv series. The problem is you accept it in “Harry Potter” or a “Star Wars” saga but not in a thriller.
July 3, 2014
HOLY BABY JESUS! o_O WTF WAS THIS?
First of all, I have to say that this is the first book I've read by Jason Starr (read it in German) and also the first time I'm reading this genre. I was amazed, yet disappointed at the same time. I was bored/frustrated, yet in some scenes so into it and carefully following up, wanting some kind of a BIG HAPPENING other than the sudden killing.
I was thinking the whole time "there's something twisted about this main character? Why isn't J. Starr not clarifying, why isn't he showing the reason that there's something wrong with David Miller? and also - why on earth is the main character so perversely obsessed with his sister?" And the whole time I was convincing myself that the denial of the sister's death(and the possible midlife crisis) might be the only reason for this sickening and overwhelming obsession.
As much as I couldn't stop putting the book away, I was so frustrated from the pointless arguments and disputes the main characters was going through.
Isn't a grown up middle aged man supposed to be more cautious? Isn't he supposed to have a rational state of mind and prepared to make favorable choice in a stressful situations?
From the very first beginning I was thinking "HEY, JOURNALIST! GET A FUCKING AUDIO RECORDER? RECORD ALL THE CONVERSATIONS, THE THREATS, THE BLACK MAILINGS AND THE FIGHTS YOU HAD WITH THE PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE!"
Jason Starr's way of writing didn't really make me feel happy about choosing this book, but he just stabbed my mind in the end and assured me that it was worth reading this book.
I don't know if it was a good idea to finish reading this book in the middle of the night, at 2:30 AM.
For the first time in my life I'm not happy that I have a vibrant imagination, because I just can't get the image of the last situation in the hospital out of my mind. So sick...but this is what I wanted the whole time. I just wanted the author to put me in an uncomfortable situation, to make feel unpleasant and uneasy, and he succeeded.
First of all, I have to say that this is the first book I've read by Jason Starr (read it in German) and also the first time I'm reading this genre. I was amazed, yet disappointed at the same time. I was bored/frustrated, yet in some scenes so into it and carefully following up, wanting some kind of a BIG HAPPENING other than the sudden killing.
I was thinking the whole time "there's something twisted about this main character? Why isn't J. Starr not clarifying, why isn't he showing the reason that there's something wrong with David Miller? and also - why on earth is the main character so perversely obsessed with his sister?" And the whole time I was convincing myself that the denial of the sister's death(and the possible midlife crisis) might be the only reason for this sickening and overwhelming obsession.
As much as I couldn't stop putting the book away, I was so frustrated from the pointless arguments and disputes the main characters was going through.
Isn't a grown up middle aged man supposed to be more cautious? Isn't he supposed to have a rational state of mind and prepared to make favorable choice in a stressful situations?
From the very first beginning I was thinking "HEY, JOURNALIST! GET A FUCKING AUDIO RECORDER? RECORD ALL THE CONVERSATIONS, THE THREATS, THE BLACK MAILINGS AND THE FIGHTS YOU HAD WITH THE PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE!"
Jason Starr's way of writing didn't really make me feel happy about choosing this book, but he just stabbed my mind in the end and assured me that it was worth reading this book.
I don't know if it was a good idea to finish reading this book in the middle of the night, at 2:30 AM.
For the first time in my life I'm not happy that I have a vibrant imagination, because I just can't get the image of the last situation in the hospital out of my mind. So sick...but this is what I wanted the whole time. I just wanted the author to put me in an uncomfortable situation, to make feel unpleasant and uneasy, and he succeeded.
March 28, 2010
OK, I accepted the "weird" ending on the first three of Starr's books that I read but I think the ending on this one is the weirdest of all of them. I'm sure that Starr has a purpose in doing this, who knows, maybe it's his trademark, his signature. For some reason though the books are compelling and I would not discourage others from reading them.
I "Twisted City" David Miller is a writing for a business magazine and he is eventually promoted to associate editor though I'm not sure if that really had anything to do with the plot. Davie had been a writer for the Wall Street Journal but it is never explained why he suddenly left that publication for the business journal publication. Dave seems to be something of a ladies man. He has been dating Rebecca who is apparently not in her right mind. The book centers around his erratic relationship with her and his ultimate breakup. Sure there are a few murders to keep the story interesting but I'm not going to say any more about those for now because they are intertwined with the weird ending. My guess is the average reader will be disappointed on the very last page.
I "Twisted City" David Miller is a writing for a business magazine and he is eventually promoted to associate editor though I'm not sure if that really had anything to do with the plot. Davie had been a writer for the Wall Street Journal but it is never explained why he suddenly left that publication for the business journal publication. Dave seems to be something of a ladies man. He has been dating Rebecca who is apparently not in her right mind. The book centers around his erratic relationship with her and his ultimate breakup. Sure there are a few murders to keep the story interesting but I'm not going to say any more about those for now because they are intertwined with the weird ending. My guess is the average reader will be disappointed on the very last page.
September 5, 2013
Twisted City by Jason Starr - Twisted City is a twisted book, although you might not realize it right away. I loved the premise for this story - very original. The story itself was pretty cool too; wasn't so predictable like so many books. The ending left me scratching my head for a minute, but then that is part of why I liked it too.Want to read
November 18, 2013About great sex of a thirtyfive year old journalist with a twentyfour year old modern dancer from Texas in New York City in the year 2005, the protagonist had lost his wallet with the credit cards to a pick pocket, the young woman could pay with favours she enjoyed.
January 4, 2015
I bought this book on a whim in a $0.99 Kindle sale, and it blew me away. I wasn't familiar with Jason Starr, but I thought this was a cleverly structured, seamy, insane thriller. I'm knocking it down one star because the ending came too abruptly.
May 1, 2008
Quick reading, typical Jason Starr style. Good twists.
February 28, 2008
great noir fiction
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