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Loser’s Town by Daniel Depp
Apr. 19th, 2011 07:14 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
Playing by the rules can be murder ....
When troubled L.A. detective David Spandau is hired to protect Hollywood superstar Bobby Dye, he isn’t interested. Bobby is one of the most idolised men on the planet, and stalkers are commonplace. Even death threats – like the one Bobby’s been getting – are par for the course.
But peering a little more closely into Bobby’s life, Spandau’s soon finds himself caught up in the dark, seedy underworld that lurks beneath Hollywood’s plastic facade. In a city obsessed by image, no one is who or what they seem – not even Bobby.
And when dead girls and dead ends start to spell danger to those close to him, Spandau quickly learns that in a loser’s town, the only winners are the ones who survive ...
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Daniel Depp’s debut thriller is a fast-paced read but doesn’t say anything new about fame or Hollywood and the underbelly he shows has been depicted many times before and to more powerful effect. There were some good scenes and interesting characters but ultimately I found it hard to believe that the insider, Spandau, would be as naive as he turns out to be and I’m not in a hurry to read the next in the series.
Thanks to Simon & Schuster for the free copy of this book.
When troubled L.A. detective David Spandau is hired to protect Hollywood superstar Bobby Dye, he isn’t interested. Bobby is one of the most idolised men on the planet, and stalkers are commonplace. Even death threats – like the one Bobby’s been getting – are par for the course.
But peering a little more closely into Bobby’s life, Spandau’s soon finds himself caught up in the dark, seedy underworld that lurks beneath Hollywood’s plastic facade. In a city obsessed by image, no one is who or what they seem – not even Bobby.
And when dead girls and dead ends start to spell danger to those close to him, Spandau quickly learns that in a loser’s town, the only winners are the ones who survive ...
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )The Verdict:
Daniel Depp’s debut thriller is a fast-paced read but doesn’t say anything new about fame or Hollywood and the underbelly he shows has been depicted many times before and to more powerful effect. There were some good scenes and interesting characters but ultimately I found it hard to believe that the insider, Spandau, would be as naive as he turns out to be and I’m not in a hurry to read the next in the series.
Thanks to Simon & Schuster for the free copy of this book.
