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kcfromaustcrime's review
5.0
CROSSKILL is another of my Wyatt series rereads - just because I want to.
This book, in particular, really takes on the bad guys. Wyatt may not immediately seem to have much of a moral conscience when it comes to taking other people's money - but he does think honour amongst thieves is important. Especially where his money is concerned.
As with all the Wyatt series, Wyatt plays a lone hand, with just a little help (and hindrance) from his friends. But when trouble arrives it hits him from all sides. Wyatt will, of course triumph in the end. There will be a bit of collateral damage, and some people just don't seem to realise that there are some enemies for life that you just don't want to make.
This series is just so good. Tight, clever and suspenseful writing combined with believable plotlines make for a very involving storyline. The slow reveal of small background points about Wyatt make him a very elusive character - for the reader as well as those in the story. It's actually a clever idea that - there's always some little pearl about Wyatt that drops in each book - giving the reader just a little bit more about the lonest of lone Australian fictional crime characters.
This book, in particular, really takes on the bad guys. Wyatt may not immediately seem to have much of a moral conscience when it comes to taking other people's money - but he does think honour amongst thieves is important. Especially where his money is concerned.
As with all the Wyatt series, Wyatt plays a lone hand, with just a little help (and hindrance) from his friends. But when trouble arrives it hits him from all sides. Wyatt will, of course triumph in the end. There will be a bit of collateral damage, and some people just don't seem to realise that there are some enemies for life that you just don't want to make.
This series is just so good. Tight, clever and suspenseful writing combined with believable plotlines make for a very involving storyline. The slow reveal of small background points about Wyatt make him a very elusive character - for the reader as well as those in the story. It's actually a clever idea that - there's always some little pearl about Wyatt that drops in each book - giving the reader just a little bit more about the lonest of lone Australian fictional crime characters.
klischka's review
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
5.0
mw2k's review
4.0
Another book I'd give 4 and a half stars to if I could. A solid and entertaining read. Garry Disher doesn't have Elmore Leonard's ear for dialogue (few writers do) but he also doesn't waylay the story with sassy cleverness either. He stays on track a bit better. With this story, it's all very matter of fact, and concisely done.
Good job.
Good job.
ericwelch's review
4.0
Fourth in the Wyatt series, I suggest they be read in order. The series will appeal to fans of Quarry and Parker. Disher is just as good as Collins and Westlake (writing as Richard Stark) in portraying the amoral bad guy, each with his own peculiar code of ethics.
Crosskill continues the story begun in the earlier volumes as Wyatt tries to get his money from a holdup gone wrong back from the mob. Definitely not literature, but who cares. They are well-crafted stories showing a darker side. With all the things that go wrong, my only question is how Wyatt can keep going without getting totally depressed.
Lots of fun. I intend to read all of them and then move on to Disher’s police procedurals.
Crosskill continues the story begun in the earlier volumes as Wyatt tries to get his money from a holdup gone wrong back from the mob. Definitely not literature, but who cares. They are well-crafted stories showing a darker side. With all the things that go wrong, my only question is how Wyatt can keep going without getting totally depressed.
Lots of fun. I intend to read all of them and then move on to Disher’s police procedurals.