Reviews for Louisiana hotshot

The average rating for Louisiana hotshot based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-02-06 00:00:00 Stefanos Skourvoulianakis I give this book 4 out of 5 stars. Talba Wallis is a smart, sassy, computer whiz who applies for a job with a private detective agency run by Eddie Valentino. She shows off her computer skills by handing him a folder with his personal info. Julie Smith writes well drawn characters across racial lines--Talba is black and Eddie is white. One quote from the book that I liked: "... a shrimp po'boy was still finer than nightingales' tongues." This is book 1 of the series.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-01-25 00:00:00 Zimbalist Fitzgerald At one level - a fun and over-the-top detective novel about a PI in New Orleans. At another level, I found deeper elements that made a big impact. What touched me the most was the vivid description of PI Talba Wallis's response to family - her sense of outsiderhood, and the very keenly observed trajectory she followed when triggered (into her shell). Plus the way she slowly works herself out of the withdrawal. On the other hand, there were times when I felt as if some of her blackness was almost painted on. I'm curious whether anybody else felt this way. What I thought the writer did well was to observe the way white people responded and reacted to the black characters including Talba.