Rick James said it best, "Cold. Blooded."
It took me much longer to read this book than most of EJD's novels because it was so intense, I could only read it in little chunks. And I couldn't read it before bed. Never knew when someone was going to be, how shall I say, "eliminated."
I loved how EJD managed to weave in family dynamics, race, class, color, discrimination, fashion, politics and pop culture into a novel about a female assassin.
I kept saying to myself, "Are there really women and people like this out there?" Unfortunately, I think there probably are people like that walking the earth. And it scares the heck out of me.
Eric Jerome Dickey's writing has changed greatly over the years. And that's a good thing. His novels are so able to "carry their own weight," that they cross gender and race lines which translates, hopefully, to a broader reading audience than his earlier work (which I still love). I can't explain it. It's complicated. But it's all good.
We need to meet new people. Even if her name is "Reaper." When I say "meet new people," I mean on the page or screen. I have no desire to meet "Reaper" in real-life. She frightens me more than "The Riddler."
Highly recommended for those who love mysteries, thrillers, action and women who can do anything a man can do - only better.
In bookstores and online now. I think it would translate nicely onto the big screen.
"A Wanted Woman" by New York Times Bestselling Author, Eric Jerome Dickey
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