

A good story but off-the-shelf characters and motivations give it a mass-produced flavor.
The prose is okay. A little languid. It doesn't exactly get up off the pages and walk around. Specifically: narration is precise and functional but feels stiff; the dialogue is good though—punchy, terse, and Archer has some good, pithy quips.
A good story but off-the-shelf characters and motivations give it a mass-produced flavor.
The prose is okay. A little languid. It doesn't exactly get up off the pages and walk around. Specifically: narration is precise and functional but feels stiff; the dialogue is good though—punchy, terse, and Archer has some good, pithy quips.