Classic Trash discussion

This topic is for those who wish to discuss the finished book. Spoil away but please use spoiler tags!

I finished it. I liked this book even more than Nerve. Very well written. I wouldn’t have thought I’d want to read a book about liquor: how it’s made, how it’s shipped, etc.. However the author made it seem interesting, and it had alot of importance to the mystery.

I also liked Tony and it was interesting to see him grow as a character throughout the story. He felt real, as did even the lesser characters. I will definitely be reading more books by this author.

That was fun! A solid investigation book with a decent main character and a setting completely foreign to me.

I have liked all the books so far this year, which is great! (I mean, this is no Sidney Sheldon, but Sidney Sheldon is no Jackie Collins so I think we are good.)

From what I've read about the author, he doesn't really write a mystery series with the same main character in every book. He has a different main character in most of his mysteries. (I think he has a run of 2 and then 3 books with the same character throughout that "run".) They all do have something to do with the world of horse racing, though.

He's such a good writer! His son has taken over writing horse racing mysteries, now that he's passed away. I'll have to check them out, since my library has his books too.

Adelaide wrote: " I mean, this is no Sidney Sheldon, but Sidney Sheldon is no Jackie Collins so I think we are good."

Ha! I love your hierarchy of trash writers.

Cheryl wrote: "Adelaide wrote: " I mean, this is no Sidney Sheldon, but Sidney Sheldon is no Jackie Collins so I think we are good."

Ha! I love your hierarchy of trash writers."

JACKIE IS THE BEST.

Oh man, I’ve never read Jackie. Where should I start?

Oh oops! I forgot about Hollywood Wives. That was delicious.

Sarah wrote: "Oh oops! I forgot about Hollywood Wives. That was delicious."

Hollywood Husbands is even better. You might want to try that one next.

On the (Sarah Mott) list!

I really like this one. It was a quiet read, but unlike some that we've read, I actually wanted to go back and finish it. I liked how Tony was all together completely human, with lots of flaws. And I liked how he was able to go beyond what he expected of himself. All in all, a really good book. And now, since it's been recommended that I skip Lightning, I guess I'm all caught up already. lol