Many authors try to write noir stories with hard-boiled detectives shuffling down rainy streets, occasionally getting beat up while trying to get justice for a murdered little nobody, and many authors fail. It’s harder than it looks. Fortunately, author Nick Hardaway pulls it off. The book is fun, funny, clever, and paced whiplash-fast.
Recommendation: If murder’s your thing, absolutely read this.
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I just finished reading Titanium Noir and thoroughly enjoyed it. The story was well structured and paced. More to the point, it was crisp and well-written. Too many books have an interesting plot or gimmick, but don't carry it off because the writing is either sloppy or juvenile. Hardaway has good control of his material, and is able to keep the tone and characters on point.