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Summary: Boring Protagonist Bridgett
Review: Having thoroughly enjoyed the previous Atticus Kodiak novels, I was totally disappointed by this outing of Rucka's. Bridgett the junkie is a rather shallow and stereotypical figure - - -and honestly "who cares". The central character of Kodiak is the draw for this series and while I did finish this book, the temptation was to toss it in the trash mid-way through. Now that Rucka has disappointed, I won't be pre-ordering the next novel. That one is likely to be from some other minor character's viewpoint.
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Summary: Greg Rucka's most complex and intense novel.
Review: I am a huge fan of both Rucka's prose and comic scripts. He is an incredibly talented writer from my fiancee's hometown in Oregon. In this novel, he takes one of the most interesting characters in the Atticus Kodiak series and shines a brutal and unforgiving spotlight on her. I read in a couple of days while visiting my best friends in San Diego. I HIGHLY recommend it. It is by far his most sophisticated novel.
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Summary: Made of Duct Tape?
Review: I picked this up in an Airport, having been familiar with and a fan of Rucka's comic book work (Whiteout). I read it straight through on the plane and could not put it down! It grabbed me and didn't let go. The characters were rich and detailed, the plot kept me guessing, and the overall aesthetic of the book made me a firm fan of Greg Rucka.
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Summary: Made of Duct Tape?
Review: I picked this up in an Airport, having been familiar with and a fan of Rucka's comic book work (Whiteout). I read it straight through on the plane and could not put it down! It grabbed me and didn't let go. The characters were rich and detailed, the plot kept me guessing, and the overall aesthetic of the book made me a firm fan of Greg Rucka.
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Summary: Fast-paced and full of action!
Review: I picked up this book because I liked the cover, reading the back only enticed me more. I finished this book in a day, it was so fast-paced. Our heroine of the story is Bridgett Logan, former junkie, now a private investigator. Her promise to a friend ten years ago is what brings her former life and present life crashing together. You have to admire Bridgett, she is ballsy and tough, true friend, and you can totally depend on her. This loyalty is what send Bridgett spiralling down into that world again. Vince Lark shows up on Lisa's doorstep, wanting the money she owes him for her drugs, ten years ago. He threatens her and scares her. Lisa goes to Bridgett and asks her to help her kill Vince. Bridgett comes up with a much better plan of scaring the crap out of him. Then Vince turns up dead anyway, and Lisa is charged with the crime of murder. These turn of events is what forces Bridgett to go deep undercover to find out what really happened and find the true killer in time to clear up Lisa's name. You are easily sucked into this world of drugs and violence and you find yourself rooting for Bridgett to find out the truth. I highly recommend this book and I will be reading more by this author. Thanks for reading this review! **Pandora
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Summary: A Book about A Liar - Not Very Good
Review: I read this book quickly, not because I was so engrossed, but because I wanted to get it over with. The plot set-up and development were very predictable. The story is narrated about three-quarters by Bridgett Logan, a Manhattan private investigator from an Irish-Catholic Bronx background. She wants to live up to her father's expectations of her when he was alive. He wanted her to become a cop, she became a junkie. Now recovered and working for people far better than her, she is asked by an old friend from her junk days to help her out of a jam. The things Bridgett subjects herself to, strains credulity. The loyalty her friends have for her and what they're willing to expose themselves to, equally strains belief. She rewards each one, including her nun sister, by repeatedly lying to them. This is my first Attiticus novel. I found Andrew a much more interesting person than Atticus. Bridgett has few redeeming characteristics except a methodical mind that's willing to risk her life for a friend. I didn't find her a very believable or likeable character. The other characters were not developed well enough. Perhaps I'd have to read previous novels to have a better feel for them. Maybe most of the other reviewers who praised this novel so highly, enjoy stories of the mean streets of addiction depravity, but I prefer to make a better connection with the characters I read about. They don't have to be necessarily likeable, but they need to be at least interesting. Bridgett Logan was neither.
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Summary: A Book about A Liar - Not Very Good
Review: I read this book quickly, not because I was so engrossed, but because I wanted to get it over with. The plot set-up and development were very predictable. The story is narrated about three-quarters by Bridgett Logan, a Manhattan private investigator from an Irish-Catholic Bronx background. She wants to live up to her father's expectations of her when he was alive. He wanted her to become a cop, she became a junkie. Now recovered and working for people far better than her, she is asked by an old friend from her junk days to help her out of a jam. The things Bridgett subjects herself to, strains credulity. The loyalty her friends have for her and what they're willing to expose themselves to, equally strains belief. She rewards each one, including her nun sister, by repeatedly lying to them. This is my first Attiticus novel. I found Andrew a much more interesting person than Atticus. Bridgett has few redeeming characteristics except a methodical mind that's willing to risk her life for a friend. I didn't find her a very believable or likeable character. The other characters were not developed well enough. Perhaps I'd have to read previous novels to have a better feel for them. Maybe most of the other reviewers who praised this novel so highly, enjoy stories of the mean streets of addiction depravity, but I prefer to make a better connection with the characters I read about. They don't have to be necessarily likeable, but they need to be at least interesting. Bridgett Logan was neither.
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Summary: A rare talent in today's crime fiction market
Review: I was recommended Rucka's book, Finder, by a friend and since then I have read everything he's written. What makes Shooting at Midnight so original is its split perspective, with half of it from the viewpoint of Bridgett Logan and the other half from bodyguard Atticus Kodiak. Rucka has a very smooth, easy style: the only other crime writer currently working who he draws comparisons with is Lawrence Block. His action scenes have a sense of danger to them that's lacking in many action-driven books and his command of dialogue is superb. Shooting at Midnight displays the maturity of one of today's most striking writers.
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Summary: Meet Bridgette Logan
Review: It seems to me that Greg Rucka has really hit his stride with this, the 4th and I think, the best so far in the Atticus Kodiak series. It's deeply moving and occasionally depressing in it's true to life issues. The story is initially told from private investigator Bridgette Logan's viewpoint. Until now we didn't know a lot about Bridgette other than she was tattooed, body pierced and constantly ate altoids and lifesavers. Her past was filled in with a lot of detail, bringing her fully to life and promoting her to one of the main players in the series. Bridgette is asked by a friend for protection from her abusive estranged husband. The husband is heavily into the drug business, a world in which the friend is desperate to escape. Bridgette agrees to help, but in doing so, puts herself at risk of losing herself to an addiction she had fought hard to overcome. This is a poignantly told story that deals with the dark world of the drug addict and the drug supplier and the constant battle with addiction. This is a terrific addition to the series with the character development of Bridgette Logan a real plus.
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Summary: Rucka at his best!
Review: It's amazing how suspense/thriller and Batman comic book writer Greg Rucka can take a secondary character and throw that person into the spotlight and the reader on to their ears. Enter Bridgett Logan: private eye and former flame of bodyguard Atticus Kodiak. When Bridgett's friend Lisa gets threatened by an ex-boyfriend/drug dealer, Bridgett devises a plan to keep him away from Lisa. Mere weeks later the dealer winds up dead, and Lisa is the only suspect, thrusting Bridgett to accept who she is and dive feet first back into the heroin scene that almost killed her ten years ago. And then she goes missing... An amazing book. Rucka adds depth to all of the characters and a story that has many twists and unexpected turns. I highly recommend this book to any suspense fans out there!! Must read!
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