Hollywood Hustle

I just finished Hollywood Hustle by Jon Lindstrom and here are my musings.

Winston Greene is a has-been. A B rate movie star who once had it all but now.... He is almost a nobody. Or at least he thought he was but when he wakes one morning to find his 6 year old granddaughter standing by his bed, brought to him by a man she does not know, holding a thumb drive. His daughter has been kidnapped and they want Win to pay with every single penny he has.... An amount any regular Joe might have in the bank. Not a movie star. His wealth is gone.

No police they say and the only person he can go to is a disgraced cop who has been his friend for years. He knows this group has killed before. He knows getting his daughter back will be hard but he will do anything he can to see her home safely.

I was pleasantly surprised by this debut. It's better than most I have read. It was pretty well written and it held my attention. It was a bit monotone. The pace never got faster or slower. It just kind of plodded on. I found the character development was done really well. I liked Win, he was a solid character. I also liked Grover and Teddy. I think the author didn't quite find the perfect balance between plot and character development but I really think the bones were there.

I liked the action and the conclusion was decent. I think it needed a bit of excitement but all in all, I enjoyed it.

3.75 stars

Thank you to @netgalley and @crookedlanebooks for my gifted copy

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