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Recent Reviews for Harris Tobias
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The Greer Agency (Book) - 4/20/2010 12:11:20 PM
I’ve never been a fan of private eye novels. Those tough guys with hearts of gold leave me gagging. Luckily that prejudice didn’t stop me from picking up Harris Tobias’s “The Greer Agency.”
Mike Greer is a real person, not the usual stereotype. His work is often boring, and he generally likes his clients, who are a wide-ranging sample of the people in what might be the quintessential American city, Altoona, PA. Their problems, too, are a wide-ranging sample. Drug dealers vie for Greer’s interest with people who need how they feel about relatives and with people who are committing crimes with the best of intentions. And all that is mixed with Mike Greer’s own life, his friendships and his love life.
Mike Greer isn’t going to make it as a world-class investigator, but he does make it as a good protagonist. Besides which, he has the advantage of being the only PI in the Altoona Yellow Pages.
This is a good read – possibly perfect if you want something to take out to the pool along with your ice tea.
(Kenneth Weene, author of “Widow’s Walk” and the soon to be released “Memoirs From the Asylum.”)
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