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Nabaza.net-The MarketPlace - Cruel Zinc Melodies (Garrett, P.I.)
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Manufacturer: Roc
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780451461926
ISBN: 0451461924
Label: Roc
Manufacturer: Roc
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 416
Publication Date: 2008-05-06
Publisher: Roc
Studio: Roc
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"Garrett's newest visitors are a pack of lovelies led by his main squeeze Tinnie Tate and her friend, Alyx Weider, the spoiled daughter of the largest brewer in town. Her father needs Garrett'shelp-his workers are being attacked by everything from giant insects to ghosts. Garrett takes the case. After all, working for the Weiders means free beer. But it also means serious danger."
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Summary: Lovely metal music
Comment: Once more Garrett is hustled out of a relaxing winter's beer soaking by cruel employment and a bevy of lovely ladies longing for the stage.
I am a long time fan of Cook's work, considering the Black Company series one of the best pulp series every written and the Garrett series one of the most enjoyable. I have read nearly everything he has written despite the difficulty in getting older out of print books.
Cruel Zinc Melodies is a great read for Garrett fans. Full of the usual suspects and some new characters of various natures. We see more of the wizardly Hill crowd then in most books in the series. We also see the big guy seriously considering a long over due marriage, or at least engagement, to Tinnie Tate. The troubles revolve around a Theater being built by the Wieder family that is threatened by toughs and bugs and ghost, oh my.
For long time fans of the series this is another great adventure with our favorite ex-marine. For new comers its a little late in the game to hop in. Some knowledge of the characters history with Garrett and each other is indispensable. For readers new to the series start with Sweet Silver Blues and then any of the other books in the 12 book series. Its well worth the time to dig up these older books up.
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Summary: Excellent Divergence
Comment: John D. MacDonald: Five Complete Travis McGee Novels
I don't really understand the complaints about the complexity or length of this book. All of the previous books are derivative of John D MacDonald's excellent Travis McGee series with a little fantasy thrown in right down to the naming convention. Macdonald uses colors instead of metals in every title.
Both are great reads but this is the first time the series stands on it's own feet and diverges from the MacDonald formula. Many of the tale's old friends come back for a rousing romp in a more convoluted plot. I hope there are more coming even if it is co-authored or even ghost written! If you want simple go back to the beginning or read Travis McGee. I find many of the characters laugh out loud funny and each one has similar depth. Kudos to Glen Cook
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Summary: Cruel Zinc Melodies by Glen Cook
Comment: Fantasy Noir. That's the best way to describe this series. If you liked the others you'll like this one and if you haven't read the others don't worry, it's also a stand alone novel. Great read.
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Summary: A nther winner
Comment: Another winner. Cook surely knows how to keep a high quality series going.
It was good to see this book after a bit of a gap since the last. In this Garret is hired by Max to eliminate problems in a theater he is building - for his daughter and a bevy of beauties of course. Doing this turns into quite a feat - as usual - with several plot twists along the way.
There are all the usual characters, even some nostalgia for the gone but unlamented parrot. And, of course, Eleanor is there. But I thought the Dead Man was a bit out of character for this book.
A couple of things stand out in this novel. First, there is less action for Garrett and he is not beaten up like the usual fare. He is more of a manager. His cast of helpers know him and do their things despite him. His relationship with Tinnie is maturing also. He almost bites the big one here. It is close.
With all of this expect the usual humorous well written book and characterizations. Not quite a sharp as past books but still quite good.
The characters are maturing. The author does a good job with that. This is a sort of coming out book for Garrett. I hope that the author is not wrapping this series up but we will see what we see in that regard.
If you are a Garrett and Cook fan, buy this book. It is up to the standards of past books in this series.
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Summary: Series Perks Up Again
Comment: It seemed to me that the last few books in the series had lost some of their sparkle; I'm happy to see that this one returns to the earlier, livelier mode.
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