Once, when I picked up a book from the local library, the librarian asked to tell her what I thought about the book when I would bring it back. Well, why not write a few lines about all the books I read so everybody could see what I thought about it? I'm often also happy to have friends recommend a certain book or tell me this and that is not really worth reading. I won't comment about the tons of books I have read so far, but about books I read from now on.
| highly recommended | sehr empfohlen | |
| good reading | gutes lesematerial | |
| average | durchschnittlich | |
| not too interesting | nicht allzu interessant | |
| recommended not to read it | empfehlung das buch nicht zu lesen |
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| title | Mr Clarinet |
| author | Nick Stone |
| ISBN-10 | 0-141-02108-X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-141-02108-9 |
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| date | 2013-Dec-14 |
Max Mingus, ex cop, ex private investigator, ex con, in that order. He's freshly out of prison and trying to find a new foothold in life. Yet he's offered a job to investigate the kidnapping of a child that happened two years ago, in Haiti. A job, he doesn't really want, but a job which would put him far away from his old/new home. A distance, he appreciates, money he can use, a challenge he welcomes.
The Carver family offers Max all the support he needs. But, as he finds out very soon, Allain, Gustav and Francesca Carver do not get along with each other all too well, but they all want to find little Charlie.
For Max Haiti is a strange place, with all the voodoo, spirits and black magic people believe in. They also believe in Tonton Clarinet, a figure who steals children. And Max finds a crime against which the kidnapping of Charlie Carver pales.
A well written book with a well arranged storyline. However, some of the content I would consider more likely NC-17 rated than R-rated. Definitely not a book for children or people who are easily upset.
