Poison Blonde (The Amos Walker Series #17) | 
| Author: Loren D. Estleman
Publisher: Wheeler Publishing
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 5391535
Format: Large Print
Media: Paperback
Edition: Wheeler Large Print
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 391
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.5 x 1.1
ISBN: 1597225290
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9781597225298
ASIN: 1597225290
Publication Date: June 20, 2007
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Product Description
An Amos Walker Novel
A sizzling Latina singer spells murder for Detroit's best P.I.
Who is Gilia Cristobal?
She's simply one of the hottest of hot Latina singers. Nothing in her life, however, is simple. In her native land she was involved with people the government didn't like, and she barely escaped with her life to start fresh in the United States. In her wake she left behind accusations about a former lover, about violence, and about blackmail. Now she's in Detroit to make music and wants Amos Walker to protect her from those who have threatened her life. She also wants him to investigate someone from the darkest chapter of her former life. When Walker realizes that Gilia's main man, recently out of prison, doesn't regret the time he nearly killed Walker, what first seemed like an easy payday starts looking more and more like a losing proposition. Latin heat, indeed.
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Wasted words, won't ever be heard September 9, 2008
Not a classic, just a rippin' good time reading a hamstring-taut Amos Walker mystery. Not one wasted word to spoil the bunch!
 Castanets and Cordite February 16, 2007
I was surprised that I had never come across Estleman's work before, given his long list of previous works and my affinity for detective novels. This one wasn't bad, but was brought down by some nagging items I had a hard time getting over.
To start with, Estleman writes internal dialouge like a bad Bogart impression. Everything is a metaphor, or has an adjective attached to it. Some of it is very creative and colorful, but after a while it just gets to be too much to read through. I felt like I was wading through the novel, not reading it.
The second problem I had was the plot: A famous latin pop star (pretty much Christina Aguilera) is about to have her shady past exposed and wants Amos Walker to prevent that. It really just seems kind of weak. Famous people do not go to jail for the type of things that are in her past (avoiding spoilers). This was not a hug problem, but it did kind of irritate me.
Mostly the book was good. Pacing, action and dialouge were all well done. I think it just did fit well with me. OVerall, this is definatly worth a try to see if you like Estleman's style.
The Big 5-0 November 30, 2006
This is Loren Estleman's 50th book, and the 17th in the Amos Walker series. Walker's one of the more durable private eyes in the genre currently, with the series starting what must be 20+ years ago. He's a Detroit private detective, sardonic and sarcastic to the point of cliche, and with a first person narrative style that's very very noir. You have to have acquired a taste for this sort of thing, but if you have already been vaccinated, then it can be very fun.
In this outing, Amos is hired by a Latina singing sensation who's visiting the motor city to record a music video. Some time ago someone started to blackmail her. After almost a year of accepting payments, the blackmailer didn't show up to collect her most recent three sets of payments. Since she told the singer that if anything happened to her, the information she was being paid to keep quiet would be released to the press, naturally the singer is worried that something *has* happened to her, and wants Amos to find her, and attempt to retrieve the information if at all possible.
This is a typical Amos Walker detective story. It's not Estleman's best, but his less-than-best is pretty good and entertaining. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in private eye novels.
 Amos Walker: Private Eye and Cliche March 7, 2006
I was given "Poison Blonde" by a friend who is a big fan of the author and his work. I have an interest In Robert B Parker's Spenser series and Peter Corris's Cliff Hardy so Amos Walker should be part of a natural progression.
Unfortunately, I cannot say that Estleman's creation, Amos Walker, lived up to some of the hype. I found "Poison Blonde" to be confusing to the point of losing interest. The narrative itself tries too hard to be of a crime genre. In fact, the narrative lapses to cliches regularly. Quite quickly, the cliches tire.
Could I recommend the adventures of Amos Walker? Simply, the answer is "no". My friend will be disappointed but each to his own poison.
Hard boiled detective fiction at its gritty best. March 23, 2004
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This latest Amos Walker mystery finds the Detroit based private eye in the employ of Latina singing sensation Gilia Cristobal. Apparently subscribing to the old saw that it's better to deal with the devil you know, Cristobal makes an unusual request: she wants Walker to track down a blackmailer, not to bring him/her to justice, but to determine whether he/she is alive and well. Accordingly, Walker embarks on a dangerous investigation, involving confrontations with the police, international drug smugglers, music industry gangsters and a pack of vicious guard dogs. Certainly one of the top mystery authors of modern times, Estleman offers yet another winning piece. Although Poison Blonde is his seventeenth (!) Amos Walker novel and his fiftieth (!) published book, the writing is as fresh and engaging today as it's ever been. Estleman has a real feel for the streets of Detroit, and a real understanding of his tough, frank, and often bemused private eye, an appealing mix of tough guy bravado and sensitivity. Rather than showing signs of wear, the series continues to offer up all the trademark humor, violence, suspense and surprises for which it is known. Hard-boiled detective fiction at its gritty best.
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