Muscle for the Wing - Daniel Woodrell

Muscle for the Wing by Daniel Woodrell
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Another sound performance from Woodrell with the (mis)adventures of Det. Rene Shade. This time though the build up feels a little more interesting/better constructed than that of its predecessor, Under the Bright Lights.

But this one falls short on the finale. The ending feels like it resolves itself to easily. Characters make decisions that seem to fall outside of the realm of their typical motivation to help our hero, Shade, escape the fate that should have happened.

All in all a fun read that, although I won't revisit too soon, I am happy I read.

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Under the Bright Lights - Daniel Woodrell

Under the Bright Lights by Daniel Woodrell
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Daniel Woodrell's debut was enough to to excite you about the prospects of a sharp young author, but not quite the finished product yet.

Det. Rene Shade was an interesting character and enough for me to tune in to the latter pair of the trilogy: Muscle for the Wing and The Ones You Do.

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