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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Glam Slam for Bruns,
This review is from: South Beach Shakedown: The Diary of Gideon Pike (Hardcover)
The olives are for the pits in this glam slam number by musician turned novelist Don Bruns. Korean born mobster Jimmy Shinn chews green olives and drives an olive Lexus as he puts the squeeze on hapless superstar musician Gideon Pike. When Pike disappears after agreeing to a tell-all book, it's just another of Pike's usual disappearing acts, or so say his lyricist, his lawyer and his business manager. But rock journalist Mick Sever and his stunning ex wife Ginny, fear otherwise, especially after they gain access to Gideon's plush condo and find hints of Pike's anguish in his diaries. It doesn't help matters that Gideon's latest guy friend turns up dead on his yacht and Pike becomes a murder suspect. Mick finds himself on the wrong play list, fending off boats, bullets, bottles and fists. The pursuit of Pike through South Beach bistros, Little Havana and back streets of Coral Gables, Bruns lays Greater Miami bare, likening the sprawl "an aging lady without proper foundation garments." All right! Meanwhile, the hapless Jimmy Shinn, third generation scion of an old school Korean family puts the ultimate squeeze on Pike in a last-ditch effort to please Dad, only to be exposed by one of the little guys he so despises. Bruns serves up each of his novels with a new cocktail; Savor Southbeach Shakedown, I say. Here's a novel that goes down like a cold, sweet drink that fevers the brain while it freezes the gullet.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Don't bother,
By rustneversleeps (Colorado Springs, CO United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: South Beach Shakedown: The Diary of Gideon Pike (Hardcover)
The character premise, a rock reporter who solves mysteries, is a great concept. The problem is, Mick Sever is not a likeable character. The story itself is halfway decent, but every chapter has Mick Sever reflecting in a loser-like depression all the regrets he has for leaving his perfect ex-wife Ginny. It gets old after a while.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Another Winning South Beach Mystery,
This review is from: South Beach Shakedown: The Diary of Gideon Pike (Paperback)
I just recently caught up with Don Bruns and his South Beach series of mysteries involving music columnist Mike Sever. Legendary songwriter Gideon Pike has gone missing. Mike's ex-wife is in the midst of writing Gideon's life story and because Gideon and Mike are longtime friends, Ginny enlists Mike's help to try to find the elusive star.It soon appears that Mike and Ginny are not the only ones looking for Gideon. Korean mobster Jimmy Shinn is also trying to find Gideon. With untold millions of dollars on the line, whoever finds Gideon first will either save him or kill him. This fast-paced mystery about the lucrative music industry and South Beach scene ended up being one of those books that keeps one up at night. It is a true page-turner that has all the action, mystery, twists and turns any good mystery should. Looking forward to more Mike Sever (and Ginny?) mysteries.
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