Marilyn Dupree, passionate and volatile, has too much money and the wrong husband.
Johnny and Marilyn have a chemistry like nitrogen and glycerine, and that makes Detective Lou Eisenfall very uneasy.
A twisting tale of deception, murder, and psychological suspense, Johnny Manic is a throwback to the classic crime fiction of Raymond Chandler with added overtones of the multilayered Fight Club and Gone Girl.
My Thoughts.....
Readers are introduced to Johnny Manic aka Tom Gantry aka John Manis losing money like there's no tomorrow in Vegas.
Down to the last ten thousand he buys a home tech service business from The Kid and tries to lose & calm himself in a small town in California wine country.
Too bad Marilyn lives there too.
The minute Johnny sees Marilyn it's evident he's fighting a losing battle. Kipling was so right. From that point on Johnny's life goes from bad to worse; a slow motion train wreck.
TO HELL WITH JOHNNY MANIC is so noir my mental movie was in black & white.
Deeply flawed characters possessing few, if any, redeeming qualities. Every face is a mask. Put 'em in a bag, shake 'em up & see who comes out alive.
If noir is your thing you don't want to miss TO HELL WITH JOHNNY MANIC. You aren't likely to be disappointed.
I was provided an ARC by the publisher via NetGalley. All opinions expressed are my own.
5 Stars
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