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Garrett on the Case
"Garrett on the Case" by Glen Cook
Garrett on the Case is actually two books---Angry Lead Skies
and Whispering Nickel Idols. I read them together because I
like hardcovers, even when the cover art is sort of confusing.
(There's a picture I assume must be of the Dead Man, Garrett, a rat
and a dark-haired girl. I assume the girl is Belinda, so the rat must
be Pular Singe, but it's much smaller than I assumed she was. I'm
pretty sure she's supposed to be person-sized...)
Anyway, both of these are pretty typical Garrett books---Garret is
totally unappreciated as he stumbles through to startling success.
Highlights:
Low Points:
Comments
I really liked this one. The mystery of the silver aliens, and the
hidden factions (all of which are pretty-much lying to Garrett and his
team) is fun to watch Garrett explore, and if you ever start to get bored, you can enjoy
another page or two of Garret losing another fight.
As usual, he comes out ahead, and the ending feels more like a Guild game than ever.
Highlights
Lowlights
More and more suggestions that the series might be ending and Garrett getting out of detective-ing.
Comments
Ok, I liked this one too. The idols are a neat plot,
particularly their resolution, and at least none of the people (except
maybe the Contagues) are plot devices.
There's Yet Even More police presence in this one, which is fine and
even neat, but Cook keeps hinting that it's making TunFaire not a
great place for a usually-but-not-always-legal type like Garrett.
Hints of a real resolution with Tinnie also seem to suggest an
end---though a little more character development for Pular Singe might
be enough to let the stories go on with her.
Books in 2006: 4
Garrett on the Case is actually two books---Angry Lead Skies
and Whispering Nickel Idols. I read them together because I
like hardcovers, even when the cover art is sort of confusing.
(There's a picture I assume must be of the Dead Man, Garrett, a rat
and a dark-haired girl. I assume the girl is Belinda, so the rat must
be Pular Singe, but it's much smaller than I assumed she was. I'm
pretty sure she's supposed to be person-sized...)
Anyway, both of these are pretty typical Garrett books---Garret is
totally unappreciated as he stumbles through to startling success.
Angry Lead Skies
Highlights:
- Aliens in Tun Faire
- Playmate
- Pular Singe looking cool
- Morley Dotes getting his clothes messy
- Lots and lots of headaches (concussions, mostly) for Garrett
- A whole book in which Garrett's partners spend money and he does not get paid
- A look at the rise of a more racist, bordering on fascist TunFaire
Low Points:
- Mostly no Dead Man (not the end of the world, but he's neat)
Comments
I really liked this one. The mystery of the silver aliens, and the
hidden factions (all of which are pretty-much lying to Garrett and his
team) is fun to watch Garrett explore, and if you ever start to get bored, you can enjoy
another page or two of Garret losing another fight.
As usual, he comes out ahead, and the ending feels more like a Guild game than ever.
Whispering Nickel Idols
Highlights
- Foreign Gods
- Bad Guys in Green Plaid
- Mysterious Rocks
- Lots of Dead Man being cool
- Many many mobsters who are not as smart as they think they are
Lowlights
More and more suggestions that the series might be ending and Garrett getting out of detective-ing.
Comments
Ok, I liked this one too. The idols are a neat plot,
particularly their resolution, and at least none of the people (except
maybe the Contagues) are plot devices.
There's Yet Even More police presence in this one, which is fine and
even neat, but Cook keeps hinting that it's making TunFaire not a
great place for a usually-but-not-always-legal type like Garrett.
Hints of a real resolution with Tinnie also seem to suggest an
end---though a little more character development for Pular Singe might
be enough to let the stories go on with her.
Books in 2006: 4