Retribution

Rating:
Summary: Who cares?
Review: There are certainly redeeming features to this novel (meshing of the past in present in Fonesca, the sense of mystery) but the bottom line is that I just didn't care what happened to the characters. Fonesca is wallowing in old movies (although he seems well read he shows no interest in reading). Ames lives in a bar even though he's capable of much more. I can understand how Adele turned out the way she did but she's still pretty bratty.
The highlight of the novel for me was Fonesca's take on Stephen King: "overpayed and underrated".
It's a shame I didn't enjoy this novel more because Kaminsky is an excellent writer. His whole Rostnikov series is absolutely fabulous - every single one of them. You really empathise with those characters - maybe because they're putting real effort into their lives.