Broken Machines (J.J. Donovan)

The Pale Green Horse (J.J. Donovan) and millions of other books are . thriller ( after 's Broken Machines) to feature private consultant J.J. Donovan is like.
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Donovan is like watching a '30s mystery movie on TV: Donovan speaks sarcasm as if it were a language, while all the tough guys are rude.


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The promotional copy states the novel's in the tradition of Elmore Leonard, but this is misleading: Leonard's lowlifes may be blunt and brutal, but they're never rude. During a Yankees game, a low-level bad guy makes a scene delivering a manila envelope to Donovan's partner, Dr. Later, outside the stadium, the bad guy has had second thoughts, for he rams Boris in his car, grabs what he thinks is the original envelope but isn't from his injured victim and, in front of a large crowd, escapes.

In another familiar twist, the baddie turns up dead the next day in the trunk of his abandoned car. The white-haired villain, Johnny St. John, is a preposterous Hannibal Lecter-like monster. As the body count multiplies, people ask a lot of questions, but nothing is clear until a character out of left field sits the hero down and explains everything.

The chilling premise and good-natured tone, plus the authentic medical background, help lift what is otherwise pretty predictable fare.

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Copyright Cahners Business Information, Inc. Donovan and assistant Boris investigate a difficult case in which sick people are murdered for their death benefits. The crazy perpetrator, of course, tries to strike back as the pair close in.


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A fitting sequel to Broken Machines. Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc. Would you like to tell us about a lower price? If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller support? Learn more about Amazon Prime. Donovan is sitting on the beach, his back against a palm tree, watching the sun rise over the Caribbean. He wears the self-satisfied expression of a man who spent half the night reveling with his ex-wife.

Donovan and his ex, Kate Byrne, have been enjoying a romantic vacation in the U. As he sips hot tea and watches the colorful spinnakers on sailboats dancing out beyond the barrier reef, he has no way of knowing that his close friend and partner, the inimitable Dr. Boris Koulomzin, has been seriously injured.

Before the sun sets again in paradise, Donovan and Kate will be on a plane headed home. On returning to New York City, they find Dr. Koulomzin bruised and bandaged, with several hundred crusty stitches crossing his face and jawline. The Professor is also scared.

The mistaken delivery of a plain brown envelope to his seats at Yankee Stadium has managed to change his life forever. A demented man named Johnny St. John is desperate for the return of that envelope. John, who believes he is the right hand of God, is prepared to mete out his own deadly form of justice. The envelope that Mr. John will stop at nothing to possess contains photographs and confidential information about three innocent-looking people--a young actor, a sculptress, and a businessman.

These three individuals seem to have nothing in common. Except for the fact that they are all very sick. In this fast-paced sequel to Broken Machines, Donovan finds himself racing against time to save these helpless, innocent people, while trying to expose the man behind a scheme to murder them for their viatical, or death, benefits. Along the way, he earns the wrath of Johnny St. A man with eyes so black they don't reflect light, St. John ultimately threatens to destroy everything J. Read more Read less. Martin's Minotaur; 1st edition April 15, Language: Related Video Shorts 0 Upload your video.

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Please try again later. My, my but the Publishers Weekly reviewers are cranky lately--commenting on promotional material over which authors rarely, if ever, have any control; and entirely missing the point of this book. This is entertainment; as in Broken Machines, JJ and Boris and their various henchmen, including the ever stalwart Manny are in fine form.

Boris is somewhat crankier than usual, due to some nasty injuries; the phobic, funny, ever-romantic JJ still loves the winsome Kate. Killings abound; there's a bad guy in town.

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The underlying motive behind those killings is well-conceived and timely. There's a breathtaking climax on the Queensborough Bridge.

What's not to like? And any writer who can give a dog character has a lot going for him. Ignore the cranky trade reviewers and get this book. It moves like lightning; it's humorous, populated with a great cast, and doesn't have a mean bone in its body--which is more than can be said for some of the people out there being paid to write reviews about books, not about the promotional packages they come in.

One person found this helpful 2 people found this helpful. Boris Koulomzin attends a Yankees game when he mistakenly receives a manila envelope. However, the messenger must have changed his mind because following the game, he tries to kill Boris.

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