An Honest Living- Blog Tour

 

Author: Dwyer Murphy

Publishing Date: 1st January 2024

Publisher: No Exit Press

Many thanks to Random Things Tours and the publishing team for my copy of the book and a spot on the tour

Blurb 

Brooklyn, mid-2000s. After leaving behind the comforts of a prestigious law firm, a restless attorney attempts to make ends meet by picking up odd jobs from a colourful assortment of clients. When the mysterious Anna Reddick turns up at his apartment with ten thousand dollars in cash and asks him to track down her missing husband, he trusts it will be an easy case. That is until the real Anna Reddick shows up - a magnetic but unpredictable literary prodigy - and he finds himself out of his depth and drawn into a series of deceptions involving Joseph Conrad novels, unscrupulous booksellers and seedy real estate developers.

Set against the tail end of the analogue era, An Honest Living is a gripping story of artistic ambition, obsession, and the small crimes we commit against one another every day.

My Thoughts

At 240 pages this book packs alot in, for a gritty thriller this was well done!

Set in the backdrop of Brooklyn and summer in New York we get a real feel for the surroundings. The author did a really good job with the descriptive writing where it didn't become too laboured but you had enough details to visualise the scenes. 

The characters were well developed and some more relatable than others. No-one appears to be who they say at first glance and many secrets start to unfold. The unnamed attorney was a good way to entice the reader as it draws you in and why are they nameless?

It was a more slow burner book which I like reading sometimes because you get a better feel for the environment and characters too. 

Interesting ending that does not solve the problem but leaves it open. The emphasis is more so on the journey and getting to know the characters. I am hoping this will lead in to book 2?

Definitely worth a read.