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A Whisper of Black

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I've been a fan of the action genre for ages now. Clay Harvey does an admirable job of creating compelling characters with a true sense of humor. I got a kick out of the dialogue and chuckled quite a bit during the book.

But not to worry. Clay Harvey delivers action in spades. He obviously knows what he writes of. The action is quick and pared down with an intense, you are there sort of feel. Kind of like if John Woo had picked up the pen instead of the camera.

In short, I've read all three of the books in this series and my only complaint is that Clay doesn't write fast enough to suit me!

Tyler Vance returns in this Clay Harvey novel that I was eagerly awaiting. While not quite as good as his original offering, I can't complain. Mr. Harvey, while obviously knowledgable about the martial arts and firearms, writes this novel in a down home, smart-ass manner that actually made me laugh out loud for the first time while reading, since the great Lewis Grizzard died. Vance is once again an admirable protagonist who is placed in a quick paced, yet developed, and original storyline that allows each of the characters to be portrayed with distinct personalities. Where else will you meet a smart aleck, who deals with his problems with the help of a Antogonistic mother in law and an equally smart assed Father and best friend. All the while dealing with his new girlfriend and her gay ex-husband in a friendly manner. True there sounds like a lot seems to be going on, but Mr. Harvey pulls it off perfectly. Four Stars and I eagerly await Mr. Harveys next foray into the book world, hopefully with the same cast of characters.

I bought 'Flash of Red', not expecting much but was VERY pleasantly surprised. Enjoyed it immensely and gave it a five. I immediately looked for anything else by the same author and found the 'Whisper of Black'. I also enjoyed this one very much and am really looking forward to his next novel. I ranked it a four only because it was not QUITE as good as his first novel.

I read both this book and the previous Tyler Vance novel. I thoroughly enjoyed them both. If you like Robert B. Parker or Robert Crais you will enjoy this. I enjoyed the paperback so much that I broke a long standing rule and bought this book in hard back. I can't wait for his next book and I sincerely hope there will be a next book. This is the sort of book you want to read fast to find out what will happen next yet at the same time you want to take your time and enjoy the ride. To the Kirkus reviewer -- what's wrong with down home family values

This book was a good book. It fell a little short of "A Flash of Red", but it was still an enjoyable book. Harvey is a great writer who makes his characters come alive with humer and wit. I will definitely check out his next book.

This book is a sequel to "A Flash of Red". I did not read the first book and I feel I missed a little something (which makes me want to purchase the first). The characters come to life in this book. The dialoge is written, such that I can understand who these characters are and relate them to people I know. It is this dialoge that makes for the quick reading. During the action scenes you will be hard pressed to put the book down. Harvey does not over detail the action that takes place, thus action is fast and enticing. His two main characters display a smart alec personality that is reminicent of people I know. This leads to a humorous book that reads quick.

My God, I didn't know writing could be so...bad.Almost painful in its mediocrity, this book's protagonist actually had me cheering for the Serbs in the hope that a well-aimed bullet would rid the world of further adventures "written" by Harvey (who was a lot more convincing when he was a huge invisible rabbit).

Clay Harvey gives American writing a bad name with his third (but they're all at the same level--BAD)"novel".Europeans are scared and worried about America (and Americans)because we fear they are all as arrogant and morally simplistic as Clay Harvey and his fictional hero(made of cardboard).Life,thank God,is a little more complex.

I have never read anything else by this guy, but I understand now that this is a 'sequel' to another story of his. I thought midway through that I should probably read the other book first, but the more I read this one, the more disturbed I was in his assumption that a gun and a belief in his version of religion will justify the crap that he pulls. He should have a talk with a psychriatist at his earliest opportunity. Needless to say, I do not need to read the prequel to this story.