After a long wait on the library queue, I finally received a copy of the book this week, just in time for Christmas vacation. While I knew that the story was written in a noir-style and was prepared for some of the eccentricities of the classic Spinelli character, I wasn't prepared for so much interaction in the telling of the story from Spinelli to Attorney Diane Miller. Too often, in my opinion, the story was broken up by the Diane Miller character questioning the Spinelli character on his word choice or use of a metaphor; it seemed to break up the flow and bring me as the reader out of the story and back into real life.
While I was initially excited to read the book, I gave up reading it, frustrated that the writer, Henessy, was bringing the reader too much into reality and out of the storyline. While the GH characters were for the most part true to form, despite the noir genre, this reader felt that some of the tendencies of the characters were too excentric, even for Spinelli's vivid imagination.
I'm giving the book 2 1/2 stars out of 5. If you're an avid GH lover, or a noir fan, you may enjoy the book more though.
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