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4.0 out of 5 stars Solid Whodunnit, June 21, 2000

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Aaron Steel - See all my reviews

This review is from: Last Ditch: A Leo Waterman Mystery (Leo Waterman Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)

I've been looking for new authors recently, and decided to give Ford a try. I am happy that I did. His main character Leo Waterman is in the same vein as Robert Crais' Elvis Cole, only perhaps not quite as funny. In Last Ditch, Leo, in the course of doing some renovations to his property, comes across a buried body. The body turns out to be that of his late politician fathers biggest enemy, and has been missing for some 30 years. Obviously Leo's father is the number one suspect, so Leo sets out to find the truth. Leo is a great character in the genre, tough, but not unbelievably so, very human, and of course wisecracking. There are lots of twists and turns and misdirections in this well plotted novel. The writing is also above the quality often found in the genre, Ford really puts the reader into the scene. If you like a good mystery, Last Ditch is a good place to look.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Ford does much better than the Edsel, October 20, 2000

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Mark S. Winger (Wood Dale, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This is definitely a quality book. It is a very well developed story with interesting characters. The story builds very well and the conclusion is satisfying. I would recommend this book to any avid mystery reader. I am a big fan of Robert Parker, Robert Crais, and Harlan Coben. While Leo Waterman doesn't have the sidekick that the hero in those books does, he has much the same demeanor as Spenser, Elvis Cole, and Myron Bolitar. The wit isn't quite as snappy, but still enjoyable. These are only minor comments and what prevents me from giving the book 5 stars, don't let it prevent you from reading this book. I have a ton of books, but I am sure that I will pick up another one of Ford's novels sometime in the near future.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good Read!, September 12, 2009

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As always, G.M. Ford gives us what we want; great one liners and many bum antics! Leo Waterman is in form, and if you don't know what that means, you need to read this book!

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3.0 out of 5 stars Average P.I. Fiction
This was the first novel in G.M. Ford's Leo Watterman private detective series that I have read. I found Ford to be a decent writer and Waterman to be a moderately interesting... Read more

Published on March 7, 2001 by Brian D. Rubendall

5.0 out of 5 stars A fun pageturning read
Leo Waterman is a very likeable wisecracking P.I. much like the one created by Robert Crais. If you like Crais, you will like this series. Read more

Published on March 15, 2000 by Mitchell Ayer

5.0 out of 5 stars Leo is a charmer
I discovered this author at the new listings section at the library and found this book so amusing I raced through it and went right back for a second. Read more

Published on February 2, 2000 by Chrissy Carr

5.0 out of 5 stars outstanding
This may be the best in the series, though I'm still partial to Cast in Stone, and I missed Jed James. Read more

Published on May 18, 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Ford's best yet!
It's dark, it's twisted, it's sharp- and like everything Ford writes, it's funny. Rumpled Seattle PI, Leo Waterman and his Boys are back in fine form. Read more

Published on February 2, 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars a fun read
Seattle private investigator Leo Waterman and his girl friend Rebecca Duvall move into the mansion he inherited from his father, Wild Bill. Read more

Published on January 28, 1999

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Jimmy Chen, Judy Chen, Gordon Chen, Garden of Eden, Leo Waterman, Triad Trading, Claire Wells, Felicia Mendoza, Randy Metzger, Billy Bob, Cascade Club, Eddie Schwartz, First Avenue, International District, Miss Mendoza, Tim Flood, Wild Bill Waterman, Fourth of July, Dan Hennessey, Detective Trujillo, Emily Price Morton, Jeff Byrne, Judge Downs, Judi Hunt, Tommy Matsukawa

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