Deadlock by James Byrne

 

This is a witty thriller, laden with sparking dialogue and hilarious, read out loud to your increasingly impatient spouse funny turns of phrase. There's probably at least one more novel coming, here--I'm reminded of David Gordon's Joe the Bouncer novels, where there were three to resolve the starting situations, then some more (and probably more coming, which is fine, I'll read them if/when I find out about them and find them); this has a similar feel, which is, again, fine: I'm not devoted to Byrne's novels, but they (and Dez) are great fun, and now there's some pending stuff. If I see another of these in the library, I'll check it out; it's not anything I'm deeply pressed about.