FIRST FIX YOUR ALIBI - BILL JAMES
1 star
It’ll Take More Than an Alibi to Fix This
I have one star to give and one word to say – “NO!” But I’m guessing I’m not going to get
away with just that, officer, am I?
Okay.
It must be a conundrum for any writer who has a series of books under their belt and
continues to write novels in the series. Do you assume that every reader is a first time
reader of your work? Or do you continue writing for all those who have been following the
series? It must be hard, the characters must become like old friends to writer and readers
alike. I guess that people who have been following this series would enjoy this book. There
were many footnotes directing the virgin reader to previous fictions presumably so they had
a chance to try and fully understand the references. So I can only decide that this book was
aimed at an existing following.
This is about a couple of drug criminals sharing the same turf and attempting to forge a
Strangers on the Train type pact to so one of them can have a potential murderer
eliminated. I’m not saying anymore because I don’t want to spoil it.
I believe that it was supposed to humorous. I may offend and transcend that which is
politically correct but I fear the biggest stumbling block to my deriving any enjoyment from
First Fix Your Alibi is the fact that I lack the correct genitalia. I suspect that after a few pints
and a vindaloo this is hilarious but during shredded wheat and a cup of coffee it left me
cold.
But I may be wrong. You may read this book, wag your finger at me and say – “NO!”
Whizz
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