The Fireman (Audio Book) - Stephen Leather Reviews
Newest Review: ... is one of his earlier books and it shows. It is not as good as most of his other books. He's trying to create a detective ... more
... story with a wise cracking hero. The only thing he changes is to put in a journalist as the main person instead of a PI. The journalist himself is quite a cynical / jaded person and the story is told as if he were narrating the story. If I were to meet him in real life, I would say he was a bit of a pr*ck.
He does make some funny observations about life and people in general throughout the book which did make me smile. Though, there wasn't much in the way of a plot.
There was one shocking secret to do with the brother ...more
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by - written on 06/09/11, updated on 06/09/11 (Very useful, 42 readings)
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The Fireman by Stephen Leather == Plot == This is the second book in the Bangkok Bob series. The plot revolves around an unnamed and cynical crime journalist. He is an alcoholic who is trying to stop but finding it difficult and who is past his prime. He narrates the story from his point of view. At the start of the novel, he finds out his sister Sally, has committed suicide by jumping out of the 15th floor of a sky rise. He doesn't think his sister would commit suicide and he travels over to Hong Kong to find out the truth and to seek revenge. This is written before 1997, when Hong Kong was in British hands. I'd say this was set in 1989 ... Read the complete review
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