Fiction Book Blog

Well, the time is finally here! Today I got my internet set up, and I’m ready to go.  My first review is of one of my favorite books, by one of my favorite authors.  The Good Guy opens with Timothy Carrier, a regular guy who prefers to fly under radar in his life, spends his days building walls as a mason, and his nights at his favorite bar, quietly watching other people go about their lives.  Until the day a stranger walks into the bar, slips him a plain envelope, and tells him, “Half of it’s there. Ten thousand. The rest when she’s gone.” then leaves Tim at the bar.  Upon opening the envelope, Tim finds the money, as well as a picture and address of a woman named Linda Paquette.  Soon after another man comes into the bar spots the envelope, and tells Tim, “You’re early.”  Thinking quickly, Tim tells the man he no longer requires his services, keeps the picture, and gives the killer the ten thousand as a “no-kill fee.” Immediately after this, Tim goes to the woman’s house in order to warn her.   However; this trick doesn’t work for long, and Tim finds himself playing a deadly game of cat-and-mouse to protect this woman against the vicious killer, Krait.

The Good Guy is a great, fast paced novel that sucks you in from the very beginning, and is one of those books that you won’t want to put down until the very last line has been read.  The characters fill their archetypes, yet manage to stay above the typical clichés of, ironically enough, “the good guy” and “the bad guy.” Everyone knows someone like Linda Paquette, a different type of person, with her own unique quirks.   Timothy is a multi-layered character, you always get the sense that there is more to him than meets the eye, and when you finally get to the revelation on why he is so very good at what he does  it will both surprise you, yet leave you thinking, “How did I not guess that?” And finally, Krait, who is a truly heartless and terrifying villain, whose complete lack of a conscience will chill you to the bone.  I absolutely loved this book, and all in all I give this book 10 out of 10 stars, and I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a good read.

Well, that’s about it for me tonight.  Please feel free to leave any of your comments, or your own thoughts on the book! Until next time,

~CJ