Murder! Sex! Torture! International Finance! Wall Street Shenanigans! Lesbian Jail Scenes! Police corruption! A one-armed man! No, it's not the latest Tarantino blockbuster, but this book gave me whiplash as it screeched around a plot and the world (mostly centered in NYC though). This was my 2nd Harrison novel, and I think I need a break before trying a third as the way this one read would give someone a seizure if they weren't careful. The story as it was centered on a good-girl-gone-wrong and a Vietnam POW turned capitalist master, but the character development was probably the worst part of the novel and why I gave it 3 instead of 4 stars as while the description elements of the book were very imaginative and well written, it was hard to really identify with the characters as they seemed to be kept mostly as sparse as possible. At it's heart, it's a crime novel with an innocent man brought in via a love triangle, but none of that gives the reckless abandon of the story it's just due. The Tarantino reference wasn't one I just came up with - about 75% of the way through, it dawned on me that this was a Pulp Fiction-like book in a way - fast cuts from one story to another that weave together eventually. Violent folks everywhere, and while some people seem to have good in them, they are definitely mostly all out for themselves. I'd say tread lightly if considering reading this, very lightly...
