Plugged
"There are many laugh-out-loud moments as well as some spine chilling and blood curdling events."
Synopsis:
Dan is an Irish ex army hard man who finds himself as a bouncer in a seedy New Jersey casino. He looks and sounds the part except for his concern for his receding hairline and the lengths to which he has gone to amend the situation.
When Connie, a hostess at the club, is murdered he takes a personal interest in tracking down the killer. A shifty and dubious doctor friend goes missing and Dan's inner voices urge him on to find him.
Add to this several very unpleasant drug dealers and decidedly weird female cops and you have the ingredients for a very humorous and unpredictable story.
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Review:
'Plugged' is a take on a hard-boiled American crime story but with a cast of unusual, crazy characters. Eoin Colfer himself described it as 'Artemis Fowl with torture' and he is not wrong. There are many laugh-out-loud moments as well as some spine chilling and blood curdling events. Despite the weirdness of the characters, they are compelling and sympathetic. I found myself really concerned about Dan and hoping he would find a compatible lifestyle. In the meantime his exploits with his upstairs neighbour and the cop-killing female cop did make me laugh. This book took me out of my normal comfort zone and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I look forward to more of the same!