Jordan’s Reviews > The Good Old Stuff > Status Update

They talk about how O´Dell worked for the Shanghai police department before the war. He said he was the only local one in the department as a lot came from other places. They said he disobeyed orders and was killed. I think the book is going along very slowly but is still interesting.

Some new characters are being introduced and given a background. I like the description that John D. MacDonald uses to give us a picture of the characters.

The book is getting a little bit boring. Lots of conversations. There was one interesting part where some people tried to trap a character and he ended up surviving.

The book is getting very intense as the characters seem to be plotting murder in order to earn money. I think it is getting very interesting as they seem to risk it all for a reward. The overall plot of this book is juicy but some of the intentions are concerning as some of the main characters may die or get greatly punished for their extreme actions.

The book is getting very interesting. It is still introducing some of the main characters and defining their personalities. It seems to be very dark in some ways but overall it is pretty good so far.