Destroying Angel

Mr. Russo is a mysterious author. Far from prolific at the best of times and then nothing at all, radio silence. Not sure if he’s retired from writing, but what a shame that would be, because every book of his I’ve read, I liked. A lot. Not just me, either, and he’s got the awards and nominations to......more

Ho hum. There's absolutely nothing special about this book, which bears some of the sadly typical flaws of much of the genre, including wooden characters and a plot that's going nowhere. A lot of the "action" revolves around the main character going out to eat, with poorly made coffee as an ongoing......more

Mr. Tanner used to be a detective with the drug squad for San Francisco PD. In this story, the world has not collapsed, yet. The very wealthy have moved off planet to satellites, leaving the pollution and crime for others to deal with. There is a lot of pollution and crime, and people just make the......more

I enjoyed this novel. The concept itself - that of a crime thriller mixed with Cyberpunk - seems sp natural that I'm shocked one doesn't see more of it; especially as Cyberpunk wears it's noir inspiration on its sleave. Having said that, the main weakness in the novel is that many of the cyberpunk el......more