In this novella, professional thief and zen master Phil Gaines lives a
relatively quiet life robbing banks and staying out of the police
spotlight. But it all goes to shit when he falls for and marries a young
fiery redhead named Paige, who's looking for the thrill of the criminal
fast life, which she definitely doesn't find with Phil. She eventually
hooks up with Phil's psycho wheelman partner Jeff Sweet and double
crosses Phil on his latest job, where they both steal all the loot and
run away to go rape, torture, and murder whoever they can, with Phil hot
on their heals, set on revenge.
But who cares?
It
all sounds very exciting though, right? Not really. It's all pretty dry
and unremarkable, and Monson's writing feels lazy and strangely uninterested in
the whole thing. The characters are pretty forgettable and most of it is so by the numbers that even the extreme violence and sex feels like it's all there just to fulfill a
requirement, never leading to the real consequence or impact that graphic violence should have.
GRADE: C-
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