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The Shake

The Shake

Perinchief, Jana
Nicolai, Mel

Paperback

Mystery & ThrillerLiterary Fiction

ISBN10: 1453748830
ISBN13: 9781453748831
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Sep 27 2010
Pages: 244
Weight: 0.75
Height: 0.60 Width: 5.90 Depth: 8.90
Language: English
Kirkus Reviews gives THE SHAKE its coveted Star rating: A philosophically inclined vampire turns gumshoe and investigates an unsolved murder. Although the vampire element is obviously significant, the book is more a thinly veiled noir mystery. Nicolai's writing is contemplative but lean and stylish, his characters cynical, the tone decidedly unsentimental. The protagonist references Zen master Aitken in one passage, remarking, the point isn't to clear up the mystery, but to make the mystery clear. It's a quote that exemplifies this intriguing narrative blend of philosophy and crime fiction. While the author doesn't expand the vampire mythos in any significant way, he creates a story that succeeds on numerous levels-one that is simultaneously thought-provoking and relentlessly entertaining. An utterly readable fusion of vampire fiction and labyrinthine whodunit powered by a highly intelligent narrative containing deep existential speculation and numerous philosophical references; Anne Rice meets Dashiell Hammett at a Zen Buddhist monastery.

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