Goddamn can Brubaker write noir. It's insane how good these are. What we've got here is a fractured story from three points of view. Nothing new, but he plays in this structure with the finesse of a master. Each story brings you deeper into characters that were merely background performers in the previous books and we start to see just how deep and rich this world really is. The stories are endless, and that's kind of the fun - this can go on as long as Brubaker has ideas and the desire to do so. There is a great television or film series within these books and there would be a lot of fun to figure out what that would be. Been borrowing these books right now, but I can't wait to get my own copies. Beautiful art work, great character work. For any fan of crime fiction, especially noir, this is hard to beat.
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