Wild Thing
A Novel

Well, that was……odd. In Josh Bazell’s first novel Beat the Reaper we met Dr. Peter Brown, an intern at a large hospital. It turned out that Peter’s real name was actually Pietro Brnwa, and he was a former Mafia hit man. Events had caused him to testify against his former employers, and he was trying......more

Wild Thing is a perfect example of an author's first book being too successful. Beat the Reaper was so popular (and I did enjoy it, too) that Bazell didn't feel the need to consult an editor for the sequel. The first act of this theoretical editor would have been to cut the 49 (!) pages of extra mate......more

First, I loved 'Beat the Reaper'. LOVED it. Made my friends read it. But this is no 'Beat the Reaper'. I imagine Mr. Bazell said to himself, "I wrote a best seller, and I am beloved, and it's now time for me to write whatever half-baked story I want filled with my own political discourses masquera......more

I really enjoyed Josh Bazell's debut novel, Beat The Reaper, and after finishing it and going on to something else, found myself almost immediately missing the bold voice and skillful prose he brings to the action/mystery genre. I devoured this one in just a couple of days and now I wish Bazell had......more

Bazell's protagonist in Peter Brown aka Pietro Brnwa aka Lionel Azimuth finds himself in a vastly different situation as he continues to evade the mobsters who want him dead following the events of 'Beat the Reaper'. Nothing is what it seems in the wild and entertaining sophomore effort by Josh Baze......more