Dirty Pool [Paperback]

Steve Brewer (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: St Martins Pr (1999)
• ASIN: B000OTJZTO
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

More About the Author

STEVE BREWER is the author of more than 20 books about crooks, including the recent crime novels LOST VEGAS, THE BIG WINK and CALABAMA.

His first novel, LONELY STREET, was made into a Hollywood comedy starring Robert Patrick, Jay Mohr and Joe Mantegna. BOOST currently is under film/TV option.

Brewer's short fiction appeared in the anthologies DAMN NEAR DEAD, THE LAST NOEL, CRIMES BY MOONLIGHT and WEST COAST CRIME WAVE, and he's published articles in Mystery Scene, Crimespree and Mystery Readers' Journal.

A former journalist and syndicated humor columnist, Brewer now works as a writing coach, book doctor and University of New Mexico lecturer. A frequent speaker at mystery conventions, he was toastmaster at Left Coast Crime in 2011.

Married and the father of two adult sons, Brewer lives in Albuquerque, NM.

More at www.stevebrewer.blogspot.com. Write him at [e-mail].

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent mystery wrapped up in a great sense of humor., October 23, 1999

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This review is from: Dirty Pool (Hardcover)

Bubba Mabry should have been a member of the Gang Who Couldn't Shoot Straight. He has a penchant for getting into trouble, yet somehow always gets his guy. Steve Brewer has a knack for developing a fine mystery, all the while exposing his protagonist's weaknesses and fumblings. And he does it with a refreshing sense of humor. Brewer can also turn a phrase so that the reader remembers excerpts from his books long after finishing them. Dirty Pool is the fifth in the Bubba Mabry series and makes the reader call for more, more, more. This latest book brings new dimension to Bubba with the addition of the investigator's long-lost father, Dub, and Bubba's continuing relationship with Felicia, the hard-edged newspaperwoman. As I read Dirty Pool, I began to think that Bubba was growing---in sophistication, in compassion, in competence. But, in the end, it was actually the people around him who grew. Bubba is an incorrigible plodder, who somehow gets the job done. And does so in an endearing way. Unlike a lot of writers whose characters and plots become diluted with subsequent editions, Brewer seems to get better as he goes along. And so do his characters. If you like a good mystery and want a good laugh along the way, pick up Dirty Pool---or any other of Brewer's works, for that matter.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved the characters, June 28, 2011

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Janet A. Smith (Arizona) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dirty Pool: A Bubba Mabry Mystery (Mass Market Paperback)

This is my first Bubba Maybre mystery. It was a fun book! I laughed out loud at Bubba's dad, a really colorful character. Looking forward to the next "Bubba Book." If you are looking for a well written book with very likable characters and enjoy a different kind of detective with a wry, funny outlook get this book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fast paced entertainment., November 10, 2005

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P. Carbonell "R P Carbonell" (Panama, Panama) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dirty Pool (Hardcover)

Dirty Pool has it all. It is funny, suspenseful, with great characters and a believable plot. Bubba, a private investigator, must search for the son of a millionaire. The rebel kid has turned into a skinhead and hangs around people so scary you may think about putting down the novel because you want to forget them. During his journey into the dark world of the skinheads, Bubba must come to terms with his father, who abandoned him when he was only nine, and is now driving him crazy with his irrational behavior.

Dirty Pool is a very entertaining novel. Steve Brewer accomplished a lot with a novel that has less than 300 pages. Evidence that you don't need to bore readers with long descriptions and lots of information to create a classic.