Book: ‘Deadly Beloved’ by Max Allan Collins
by Rob Smith, Jr. on Jul.07, 2020, under Books
Deadly Beloved by Max Allan Collins
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
I have expected to like Max Collins writings, but have only cared for a couple. This is another that flopped for me. An obviously over structured effort to present a plot that is good, but very poorly written. The bad guys are obvious from the start. Here’s another Collins book that suffers from his comics writing. The tale is more comic book than novel.
My complaints of Caspary’s ‘Bedelia’ are the reverse here. Needed here is a much more involved and looser novel with well written characters , descriptive settings (It’s Chicago!) and exploring the expanse of the bad guys. Instead this is a lengthened short story that begs for more. This is what I’ve found in other Collins’ work. It’s almost as if he’s afraid to write more.
Bottom line: I don’t recommend this book: 4 out of ten points.
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