Jacob Asch is called in by boxing promoter Jack Schwartz to help out Carlos Realango, an Argentine heavyweight whose career is on the skids. Carlos has been receiving threatening phone calls, and his manager and mistress, brassy blonde Susan Mezzano, thinks her husband is responsible. It seems a routine case until the down-and-out boxer is shot at Moonfire Ranch, a fancy brothel owned by Susan's husband. The police are calling it justifiable homicide, but Asch smells murder and something more than a lovers' quarrel.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best PI series of its era,
By Ed Lynskey, "author of ASK THE DICE and THE Z... (Washington, D.C.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Dead Ringer (A Jacob Asch Mystery) (Paperback)
This is my first reading of Mr. Lyons' work. His clean prose style and understated humor for the P.I. Jake Asch protagonist are marvelous. A great stylist and storyteller to boot.
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This review is from: Dead Ringer (A Jacob Asch Mystery) (Paperback)
This entry in Arthur Lyons' Jacob Asch series finds Asch embroiled with the seedy world of
professional boxing. He is hired by the aging wife of a brothel owner to find out who has been making threatening calls to her - she believes it is her estranged husband. Of course, it isn't that simple. The opening to the book lags somewhat, but the pace picks up in short order. Unfortunately, the resolution isn't as strong as it could be and felt a little rushed. The book is impressive, namely due to Lyons' considerable talents as a stylist, but some of the characterizations are weak, though Asch is presented as a full-bloodied, three-dimensional creation. He remains one of the finest realized series characters from his era. I would recommend other titles in the series over this, but it is a book well worth your time.
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