Review of Money Faucet
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Review of Money Faucet
[Following is a volunteer review of "Money Faucet" by Joe Calderwood.]
Clint Kennedy, a businessman who acquired his wealth through shady dealings (with equally shady characters), finds Jessie Coulter, a lowlife attorney in the business of swindling the elderly out of their savings, dead in his office. The two had had a very public squabble regarding a guardianship matter, but Clint Kennedy didn't kill Jessie Coulter. He couldn't have. He had just arrived in the lawyer's office on Halloween to find him there; gory and lifeless. Who killed Jessie Coulter? That's the question, and Money Faucet leads us through the days leading up to the incident to find out the answer.
Money, private jets, sex, relationship drama, alcohol, drugs and Mexican drug-lords, crooked lawyers and judges, more relationship drama, escorts, crime, murder... everything that makes a great story, and Money Faucet has it all. Joe Calderwood is certainly a big fan of crime novels, as this, his second book in the Clint Kennedy crime world, manages to bring back memories of my favourite crime novelist of all time; Robert Ferrigno.
Joe Calderwood's writing is coarse (there's a lot of cussing, A LOT) and he flirts wildly with humour (dark humour sometimes) and the teasing of many sexual dramas, which, each character seems to have. I loved all the characters. They are all flawed and aware of it, and they do not make many excuses for it. I could imagine this novel making a cool neo-noir classic. It would just need a capable screenwriter to adapt it to film.
The only thing I could critique with honesty was the predictability of the plot twists - except for one (a not-so important twist which genuinely shocked me). I think it takes a great strategy to surprise readers with something unexpected and shocking, and Joe Calderwood unfortunately failed at successfully executing a perfect surprise. That was my main letdown. But it didn't spoil my enjoyment of the whole tale. The drama that happened between the characters was most entertaining and intriguing, and most satisfying.
The book wasn't badly-edited at all (only spotted about a handful of mistakes) and for that reason and the other reasons I have mentioned above, I will rate this book at 3 out of 4 stars. It is certainly a great effort from the author and a wholly satisfying offering. I am seduced to read more in the Clint Kennedy crime universe.
I'd recommend this book to anyone who loves crime novels. This will not disappoint at all. However, if you are squeamish about cussing, then skip this one, because every paragraph will leave you blushing uncomfortably. Joe Calderwood isn't shy about typing any four-letter word under the Sun.
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Clint Kennedy, a businessman who acquired his wealth through shady dealings (with equally shady characters), finds Jessie Coulter, a lowlife attorney in the business of swindling the elderly out of their savings, dead in his office. The two had had a very public squabble regarding a guardianship matter, but Clint Kennedy didn't kill Jessie Coulter. He couldn't have. He had just arrived in the lawyer's office on Halloween to find him there; gory and lifeless. Who killed Jessie Coulter? That's the question, and Money Faucet leads us through the days leading up to the incident to find out the answer.
Money, private jets, sex, relationship drama, alcohol, drugs and Mexican drug-lords, crooked lawyers and judges, more relationship drama, escorts, crime, murder... everything that makes a great story, and Money Faucet has it all. Joe Calderwood is certainly a big fan of crime novels, as this, his second book in the Clint Kennedy crime world, manages to bring back memories of my favourite crime novelist of all time; Robert Ferrigno.
Joe Calderwood's writing is coarse (there's a lot of cussing, A LOT) and he flirts wildly with humour (dark humour sometimes) and the teasing of many sexual dramas, which, each character seems to have. I loved all the characters. They are all flawed and aware of it, and they do not make many excuses for it. I could imagine this novel making a cool neo-noir classic. It would just need a capable screenwriter to adapt it to film.
The only thing I could critique with honesty was the predictability of the plot twists - except for one (a not-so important twist which genuinely shocked me). I think it takes a great strategy to surprise readers with something unexpected and shocking, and Joe Calderwood unfortunately failed at successfully executing a perfect surprise. That was my main letdown. But it didn't spoil my enjoyment of the whole tale. The drama that happened between the characters was most entertaining and intriguing, and most satisfying.
The book wasn't badly-edited at all (only spotted about a handful of mistakes) and for that reason and the other reasons I have mentioned above, I will rate this book at 3 out of 4 stars. It is certainly a great effort from the author and a wholly satisfying offering. I am seduced to read more in the Clint Kennedy crime universe.
I'd recommend this book to anyone who loves crime novels. This will not disappoint at all. However, if you are squeamish about cussing, then skip this one, because every paragraph will leave you blushing uncomfortably. Joe Calderwood isn't shy about typing any four-letter word under the Sun.
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Money Faucet
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
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