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Happy romp Oct 30, 2009
By Alethea
Disclaimer: I have not read the preceding book in the series. Also, the title and cover art will not make sense until approximately a third to two-thirds of the way into the book.
Flashes of Glory is Carlyle Hudson's story as she moves at a whirlwind pace through the casinos of Vegas, an apartment in San Francisco, across the Nevada desert and into the heartland of Kansas, with little terrier Glory in tow. Along the way there's high stakes poker, a rich extravagant Arab man, his two 'harpy' wives with a mean sucker punch, Lyle's friend Chas, Roy, rubies, diamonds, and a dead body.
Ms. Lee drops us into the middle of Lyle's life, expects us to keep up and sets off at breakneck speed. As a narrator, Lyle treats the reader the same as everyone else - fair game to withhold information from, not a confidant. Which means that we typically get the facts without Lyle relating her emotions, but noting the body language of others to hint at their emotions. As a literal device, I found this sped up the pace, which was certainly part of the charm. Purely as the reader, I occasionally wished some actions were described in more detail and the 'why's occasionally propounded.
As a mystery novel, which Flashes of Glory definitely is, this book is unusual in how little detective work is actually done. What is done seems almost secondary in Lyle's outlook, something which is eminently Lyle. She's not a detective, just very observant and typically mixed up in some crazy situation or another. Or three. The denouement or wrap up of all the mysteries stretches over a couple chapters, giving the feel that, despite being bound in a book, this is not a complete episode in Lyle's life, with a clear beginning and ending, but rather just a section of her life.
Flashes of Glory is a fast, happy romp which kept me turning the pages, to find out what happens next.
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