Something Borrowed, Something Black

Something Borrowed, Something Black is the 4th of 5 books in the Peter Macklin crime series by Loren D. Estleman. Peter Macklin is now retired hit man for the Detroit mob. He is newly married to Laurie and they are honeymooning in Los Angeles. Unfortunately for Peter, an old mobster from Detroit, Ma......more

Another in the Peter Macklin series by Loren Estleman. Macklin has married and ostensibly retired, but he makes the mistake of taking his honeymoon in L.A. where a former adversary and crime boss forces him to take on another hit. I really liked some of the comments that Estleman throws in by way of......more

The first three Peter Macklin novels are my favorite Estleman titles, and I've read quite a few. I was eagerly looking forward to this book (Macklin's long-awaited return), but it's not nearly as good as the first three. The plot (particularly Macklin's marriage) never really hangs together, and the......more

#4 in the Peter Macklin series. Peter Macklin series - Macklin has retired from the hit-man business and married Laurie, a young woman who knows nothing of his former career. They're on their honeymoon in Los Angeles when Macklin is forced back into his old calling by a Midwestern crime lord who's in......more

Not very good thriller about a retired hit man, newly married, who gets drawn back into the business for one last hit to save his life and his marriage. Too slim, too formulaic, unlikable characters, very different from most of the other Estleman's I've read. Go with A Smile on the Face of the Tiger (......more