Twisted City by Jason Starr




5 out of 5 Pistols




David Miller loses his wallet in a bar one night after taking a woman for a drink. This might be the least of his problems though as he's tying to extricate himself from his relationship with Rebecca, a vapid party girl running up debt on his credit cards, and dealing with the fairly recent death of his sister that cost him his job with the Wall Street Journal. Things start looking up though when he gets a call that his wallet has been found...


This one was recently mentioned on Writer Types as a recommendation by both Steve and Eric and when I saw it available as part of Kindle Unlimited, I thought it was worth taking a chance on. It paid off big time and this is the kind of book where any spare minute was spent reading it. Written in first person, the narrative voice engages and the events of the story grip.


It's a fast paced book that zags where you expect it to zig and eschews expectation. In a way the ending felt hurried and maybe could've done with more explanation given the build up to it, but it is a minor complaint in what was a compelling novel.


I've a couple other Starr novels on my Kindle and there are others available through Unlimited, so I'm sure I will read another of his in the near future as this one surprised and delighted greatly.


Synopsis: Times are tough for David Miller, a journalist for a second-rate financial magazine who hates his boss, is tired of supporting his girlfriend's partying lifestyle, and recently lost his sister to cancer. But things are about to get much worse. After he loses his wallet in a midtown bar, he finds himself being blackmailed by junkies, lying to his family and friends, and stumbling into a crime that may cost him his life.

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