Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Temptation Town (Jack Barnett) by Mike Dennis


I'm a big fan of novelettes as ebooks. Mike Dennis shows how much is possible with this format in this one.
Jack Barnett loses his PI license in LA, and fearing criminal prosecution, heads over to Las Vegas.
Over there he is hired to find a missing daughter. He ends up clashing with pimps and encounters his own feelings of guilt.
The story is 12,000 words, nice and short but packs a huge emotional and gritty punch. Who needs a full novel when you can reach so much with a novelette?
This novelette proves Mike Dennis is a crafty writer and a huge asset to the world of PI fiction.

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Mike Dennis said...

Jochem, thanks for the prominent feature of TEMPTATION TOWN on Sons Of Spade. I appreciate the opportunity.