The amnesiac

The premise was very intriguing, and I was definitely drawn into the overall mystery of who James really was and what had happened during his forgotten years. But this book gets 2 stars because I just flat-out hated the protagonist. Every time the self-described detective would encounter a huge clue, he'd go get drunk instead of unraveling it. I know this was part of the overall character development, but it grated on me enough to downgrade the book's rating.