Review of Money Faucet
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Review of Money Faucet
[Following is a volunteer review of "Money Faucet" by Joe Calderwood.]
Money Faucet is Joe Calderwood's second book in the Clint Kennedy crime series. I must say I quite didn't get the story line after reading through the first pages of the book because Joe Calderwood starts off mid action, with Clint in a dead lawyer's office. I have not read the first book so I guess like any other book series, the story picks from where the last book left. However,Money Faucet distinctively stands on its own with a very comprehensive plot.
Clint Kennedy is a criminal living in Merida, Mexico. Clint is in business with South American drug lords handling millions of South American drug money daily. His job is to deposit the money into American banks, this gives the drug lords the convenience of legally investing their money in various numerous projects in the United States. Joe Calderwood implies that Clint's cut in the dealings with the drug cartels is way big that he has grown filthy rich, rich enough to single handedly open a school for his Mexican neighbors and perhaps, afford the lavish lifestyle he lives in Mexico.
I found Money Faucet's plot to be most undoubtedly spellbinding. Clint is faced with an ultimate plight. His godfather, David Cohen is ill. His step brother Jackson Cohen informs him about this. For the love he has for the Cohens, he flies to Florida to nurse David. Clint is really worried about David partly because David runs the bank in which he launders money from. At the same time Clint's old buddy Eddie, dies making Clint subject to a legal document he signed that obliges him to be the guardian to Eddie's grandfather. Abe, his jailed stepbrother on the other hand is jealous of his achievements in the dirty business and is ready to destroy everything Clint has by exposing him. As if not enough, his boss Pablo Navarro; a drug lord in South America, orders him to stay with the Cohens until he would need him in Merida again. At this time, drug cartels start dying randomly in Mexico and this just adds more trouble to the already fair share of trouble on Clint's plate. Clint is nervous that he may be next because of his relation with the cartels, and he is curious to know who is behind the killings. You probably should grab a copy and find out more about the story.
Joe Calderwood's great choice of words really makes Money Faucet an entertaining book. His indirect approach to subjects that would rather be addressed one on one makes the reading experience fun. By this I'm referring to his use of expressions and his constant use of twisted sentences when engaging a character's action or telling about his or her thoughts. Joe Calderwood depicts his characters in the most subtle yet open way. For instance, I had trouble telling whether Clint was gay or heterosexual, In fact I had to keenly connect the incomplete details Joe dropped occasionally in the story about Clint's ideas on sexual orientation to conclude that he was bisexual. Clint is also shown as a criminal with a heart, even though he does bad things as his line of business demands, he still has good deeds to his name that will certainly warm your heart. He is a lovable character. Abe is depicted as a jealous and loathsome character, all the hate he has for Clint is because Clint has done well in life, better than him.
What I did not like about the book is how Joe Calderwood writes down his ideas, he uses long sentences more than often. This makes it hard at times concentrating on his main idea and if you are not keen enough, you may as well miss out in crucial details of the plot.
I found no errors in the Money Faucet and in my opinion it is exceptionally edited, Lovers of crime stories will definitely love this book. I rate it 3 out of 4 stars
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Money Faucet
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Money Faucet is Joe Calderwood's second book in the Clint Kennedy crime series. I must say I quite didn't get the story line after reading through the first pages of the book because Joe Calderwood starts off mid action, with Clint in a dead lawyer's office. I have not read the first book so I guess like any other book series, the story picks from where the last book left. However,Money Faucet distinctively stands on its own with a very comprehensive plot.
Clint Kennedy is a criminal living in Merida, Mexico. Clint is in business with South American drug lords handling millions of South American drug money daily. His job is to deposit the money into American banks, this gives the drug lords the convenience of legally investing their money in various numerous projects in the United States. Joe Calderwood implies that Clint's cut in the dealings with the drug cartels is way big that he has grown filthy rich, rich enough to single handedly open a school for his Mexican neighbors and perhaps, afford the lavish lifestyle he lives in Mexico.
I found Money Faucet's plot to be most undoubtedly spellbinding. Clint is faced with an ultimate plight. His godfather, David Cohen is ill. His step brother Jackson Cohen informs him about this. For the love he has for the Cohens, he flies to Florida to nurse David. Clint is really worried about David partly because David runs the bank in which he launders money from. At the same time Clint's old buddy Eddie, dies making Clint subject to a legal document he signed that obliges him to be the guardian to Eddie's grandfather. Abe, his jailed stepbrother on the other hand is jealous of his achievements in the dirty business and is ready to destroy everything Clint has by exposing him. As if not enough, his boss Pablo Navarro; a drug lord in South America, orders him to stay with the Cohens until he would need him in Merida again. At this time, drug cartels start dying randomly in Mexico and this just adds more trouble to the already fair share of trouble on Clint's plate. Clint is nervous that he may be next because of his relation with the cartels, and he is curious to know who is behind the killings. You probably should grab a copy and find out more about the story.
Joe Calderwood's great choice of words really makes Money Faucet an entertaining book. His indirect approach to subjects that would rather be addressed one on one makes the reading experience fun. By this I'm referring to his use of expressions and his constant use of twisted sentences when engaging a character's action or telling about his or her thoughts. Joe Calderwood depicts his characters in the most subtle yet open way. For instance, I had trouble telling whether Clint was gay or heterosexual, In fact I had to keenly connect the incomplete details Joe dropped occasionally in the story about Clint's ideas on sexual orientation to conclude that he was bisexual. Clint is also shown as a criminal with a heart, even though he does bad things as his line of business demands, he still has good deeds to his name that will certainly warm your heart. He is a lovable character. Abe is depicted as a jealous and loathsome character, all the hate he has for Clint is because Clint has done well in life, better than him.
What I did not like about the book is how Joe Calderwood writes down his ideas, he uses long sentences more than often. This makes it hard at times concentrating on his main idea and if you are not keen enough, you may as well miss out in crucial details of the plot.
I found no errors in the Money Faucet and in my opinion it is exceptionally edited, Lovers of crime stories will definitely love this book. I rate it 3 out of 4 stars
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Money Faucet
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