Thursday, May 22, 2014

Straight cut

Straight cut / Madison Smartt Bell 253 pgs.

Tracey and Kevin have been friends for years but had a falling out.  They are in the movie business, Tracey edits and Kevin produces...and they haven't really made it big.  That means they do some financing by trafficking drugs.  One of their plots went bad and a young associate was killed.  Tracey blames Kevin and that is the basis of their falling out.  But, as the world turns, they end up on another job together but lacking the trust of their earlier life.  Of course there is also the beautiful woman whom they both love that gets plopped into the middle of the mix.  She is a bit of an enigma herself, wandering through life leaving and showing up at random times.

This plot is pretty hard boiled while having a good back story that reveals lots about the characters.  Originally published in 1986 this brings back fond memories of things like writing letters. The book was reprinted in 2006.

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