Stephen Mack Jones

When I read the first book in this series the author was new and the story was very good. The second book was a teenage boy fantasy of endless implausible violence every woman was beautiful and a plot that was written on the back of a postage stamp, and too many “trying to be witty” comments.
This book unfortunately is like the second only the author has added endless expensive brand name name dropping just like the recent Daniel Silva books, endless descriptions of what the main character likes to Cook and eat, and the name of expensive liquor.
As an added bonus he has also showed what totally to the left liberal he is. Amazing since multiple gun ownership somehow gets a pass.
If you are looking for totally mindless entertainment with lots of violence and everything I have said about books 2 and 3 then read this book. Just know it is about as deep as a Spider-Man comic book.
I will be parting ways with this author going forward.… (altro)

This time Snow is facing a bunch of human traffickers--with help from perhaps unexpected places--who kidnap non-White girls, treat them as slaves, and eventually kill them. This is certainly the most horrific of the crimes in the first three books of the series, but we know August will get to the bottom of it and make those evil folks pay. Of course he does, and the book is quite satisfying, if completely implausible (for the reasons explained in my review of the first book in the series.) The cast of characters is great and the author keeps adding new ones, all of whom end up having some unexpected talent or secret (usually both). The author's belief in the power of a computer hacker is a little overdone, however.… (altro)

I read the first three books in this series in less than a week, and I enjoyed them all. They are quite consistent, which is both good and bad. On the bad side, the same situations come up again and again. Snow walks into what he knows is a trap with a talkative villain who doesn't just kill him at a distance (which, believe me, he should.) Second, the plethora of details about what clothes Snow is wearing, everything he eats, everything he drinks, what music he listens to, and so on gets a little wearing, although it does build up the Detroit atmosphere and let us know the character better.

On the plus side, the action never stops. There are no boring bits. Also, the cast of characters is great, including both friends and adversaries. It reminds me in that respect of David Gordon's Joe the Bouncer series--but the August Snow series is even more implausible. But because of the characters and the satisfaction of seeing the bad guys get their due, I was hooked and read the first three in a row. I don't believe the fourth is available from Hoopla or Libby yet, so I'm pausing, but I'll pick it up when it's available.

The plot here--a rich Detroit heiress and benefactress apparently commits suicide, is sort of Chandlerish, but without the fog and with a lot more violence. The other thing I like about Snow is his attitude. And the author is always putting James Bond-like quips into his mouth when confronted by bad guys pointing guns (or worse) at him. So, just read the first one here. If you like it, keep going.… (altro)