Flight of Aquavit (Russell Quant Mysteries)
by Anthony Bidulka
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Author: Anthony BidulkaEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2000-09-01
ISBN: 1894663756
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Insomniac Press
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Book Review: Solid Mystery/Entertaining Story
Summary: 5 Stars
Flight of Aquavit immediately plunges us into a state of wanting to know more about more about a lot of things: Why is our detective Russell being threatened about a case he doesn't have? Why has his distant, Ukrainian mother come to stay with him? Who is his mysterious new client? And who is the blackmailer known as Loverboy? And are all these strands of his life tied together? I'd say, a pretty good set up - and that's all in Chapter One.
And there's more. Russell is a very compelling character. An ex-cop living in a small city, he is a fairly inexperienced detective, he's gay, he drives a cool car and has some cool friends who are not your typical gang of ditsy queens or muscle boys they are big "C" characters. And asyou read, you want to learn more about all of them.
This is the second in Bidulka's Russell Quant Mystery series. I am a fan of mystery series novels. The only thing that drives me crazy about them is when in subsequent books the author, desperate not to confuse readers who haven't read earlier books in the series, is forced to regurgitate much of the material I already know and have read. (In my case I read the first, Amuse Bouche, and the second, Flight of Aquavit) in quick sucession. And except in one or two places, Bidulka deftly manages to escape this problem by restating important details in shorter form or in ways that provide even more insight into a character's background. Thank you! For some of the characters - well, one in particular - something so momentous occured in between books that I wondered for a while if I'd missed something. But no, Bidulka has simply decided that his characters have continued to have lives in between when he writes about them and fills us in when he gets back to them. This will ensure that, unlike some other series writers, Russell and his gang will age along with the series and, perhaps, if this series continues for a long time, which I heartily hope it does,we'll one day get to read about Russell's flat tummy grow paunchy and his bones grow a little weary.
Although ultimately a serious story, Bidulka presents much of his material in a engaging light-hearted manner. I think you will enjoy this book on a lazy winter afternoon by the fire or on a beach somewhere after Xmas. And then you'll wait for the next.
Summary of Flight of Aquavit (Russell Quant Mysteries)
At the dead end of a desolate, country road a late night meeting suddenly becomes an ambush. Gay private detective Russell Quant is faced with personal threats he can't ignore, a friend who may be a foe and a cagey client with a treacherous monkey on his back. As Quant trails a menacing blackmailer known only as Loverboy, he finds himself immersed in the midnight world of e-dating and parking lot romance. Lured to New York City, Quant tests his wit, wisdom and wiles from the old grandeur of Fifth Avenue to the kaleidoscope world of Broadway and electric night-spots. The fast pace continues when Quant returns to Saskatoon where he grapples with decoys and deceit, realising that no one is as they appear. Threat turns into deadly reality and the need to uncover the identity of Loverboy becomes increasingly desperate. Quant deftly manoeuvres through the twists and turns of a perilous case and personal life rife with its own mystique and mayhem.Gay Books
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