Randy Rawls

I absolutely loved this book. It started out very humorously. Nep Thomas first meets the elf who sets him on the path to track down a rogue elf, on a south Florida beach. I thought the banter between Nep and his on again off again girl Cassie was funny. He invites her over for crepes at Rocky the elf’s insistence. Where she didn’t believe the story in the beginning she is the one who first believes. One of the other things I liked was the conflict in the story. A rogue elf steals Santa’s Naughty-Nice List with the intent to sell it to a terrorist. Not only does he steal the list, he sabotages the computer system so Santa has no backup list. The rag-tag team that is assembled to accomplish this mission was wonderful. There was the suspense and the humor in just the right dose to keep the story moving forward. I may need to check out other books by this author.… (altro)

There’s something about Florida that seems to lend itself to quirky novels. Maybe it’s being out in all that extreme heat and humidity too long. When I saw Hot Rocks by Randy Rawls, it looked like it just might fall into that category and I was in the mood for some quirky reading so I snapped it up. It wasn’t quite as quirky as I’d hoped, and it was still a fun read. I believe this is Book #1 in a new series by Rawls, his first one featuring a female PI. If you like light, entertaining detective mysteries that have a South Florida vibe to them then go to http://popcornreads.com/?p=4878 to read the rest of my review.… (altro)