Reviews for Gone 'til November

The average rating for Gone 'til November based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-02-02 00:00:00 Andrew Bowering It's nice to start the year on a high note, and for me this is certainly a high note. it's classic noir fiction, as Sheriff's Deputy Sara Cross is called the the shooting of a young black man in rural Florida. To add complication to the shooting, the man with the smoking gun is her ex-boyfriend and fellow Deputy, Billy Flynn. And there's money missing. A lot of money. The action is as hot and steamy as the weather, as also thrown into the equation are a Hiatian drug gang and an ageing (gotta be careful here, he's the same age as me!) New Jersey 'enforcer' called Morgan, who is on the scene to grab a piece of the action. The prose is lean, the characters are well drawn and the dialogue... well, this is the star of the show. I flicked back through the pages after I finished and it's fair to say there's a high conversation count. Just the way I like it. The mood is just right - brooding, edgy. Morgan is the central character and if a rumoured series is to be spawned, I'd go with him rather than the predicted (and somewhat weak) Sara Cross. He's a multi-layered dude with a modicum of moral code and when he's not dispatching foes he's ruminating on his perilous health condition or slipping another soul cassette into his ancient car system. Thankfully, there's enough ambiguity in the action packed denouement to make this at least an outside possibility. I know there are flaws here and others have highlighted the fact that Sara is more a follower than a driver of the action and that the overall premise is far from original. But I can set these aside as I just loved the whole flow of the book. I didn't pause to think to much about plot subtleties, I just enjoyed the ride. I'm becoming a big fan of Stroby. He's not yet written many books and I've already devoured a good percentage of his output. In fact, I'm already debating whether to dive right into my ancient, second hand copy of The Barbed-Wire Kiss (with its font so small I might need a magnifying glass to read it) or hold on to savour it at a later date. If you have a penchant for noir fiction you really have to catch up with this man.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-01-02 00:00:00 Parwinder Klair Great book Story starts off with a cop making a car stop that goes wrong. Sara Cross is a strong point of view character and believable as a cop. The action is done well and the police procedure accurate. This is the first Stroby i have read. Now I will read all of Stroby