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Originally published in THRILLER (2006),edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson.
In this intense Thriller Short, New York Times bestselling author Gregg Hurwitz once again explores justice versus the law. Here his research for his deputy US marshal character, Tim Rackley from The Kill Clause and Troubleshooter, comes into full focus.
Laura Hillman runs a bar near a prison, and she is also quite lonely. When Brian Dyer arrives to have a drink, she’s enamored with his charm and sense of honor. An attempted robbery puts a bullet in Brian’s foot, but he’s able to force the thief to flee. But from all appearances, the thief is going to come back, and this time lives will be on the line.
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Gregg Hurwitz is the critically acclaimed, New York Times and internationally bestselling author of 20 novels, including OUT OF THE DARK (2019). His novels have been shortlisted for numerous literary awards, graced top ten lists, and have been published in 30 languages.
He is also a New York Times Bestselling comic book writer, having penned stories for Marvel (Wolverine, Punisher) and DC (Batman, Penguin). Additionally, he’s written screenplays for or sold spec scripts to many of the major studios, and written, developed, and produced television for various networks. Gregg resides in Los Angeles.
Dirty Weather was a short read that didn't work for me as well as the author's newer work.
Laura Hillman runs a small-town bar that's near the local prison. When Brian Dyer, someone new in town, comes in for a drink, Laura is immediately pulled in by his charm. After someone attempts to rob the bar, Brian is able to drive them off but not before he's injured. With the robber still lingering outside, Laura and Brian will need to make a run for it. But all is not as it seems and if Laura's not careful, she may not make it through the night.
Dirty Weather was an incredibly quick read that suffers somewhat due to its' length. With very little time to expand upon the premise, Dirty Weather feels rushed and the characters fall a bit flat. We do get a bit of background on Laura but not enough to make me care about her character. Ultimately I wasn't a big fan of this story as it wasn't very thrilling despite being marketed as such. I will say I didn't see the ending coming so the twist was good but unfortunately everything leading up to that point wasn't great.
Overall Dirty Weather didn't work for me and I will definitely be sticking to the author's Orphan X series which is much better.
Dirty Weather by Gregg Hurwitz is a dark and brutal short story said to be a pre study for his Tim Rackley series. I don't care if it is. It's a great fast little read anyhow.
A super quick story which I wouldn't really categorize as a thriller. It just wasn't long enough to get very thrilling. I still love Gregg Andrew Hurwitz and barely tolerate James Patterson only when one of my favorite authors for whatever reason feel the need to collaborate with him. They are so much better with out him.
DIRTY WEATHER By Gregg Hurwitz MY REVIEW TWO STARS**
I have been interested in the works of this writer for quite a while now, specifically his ORPHAN X Series. Our county library system did not carry any of his works, and I put in a request probably last year for them to consider acquiring at least a novel or two by this author.
Recently I was pleased by a note from the library system to let me know that something was available by Gregg Hurwitz. I was happy, then let down that it was a short story. I think the only reason they had it was the fact it was a compilation stories edited by James Patterson.
Anyway, I have been trying to decide whether this short story has saved me money or not. I don't know if I would have rolled the dice and spent the money buying the introductory novel of his. I have done it before. On the other hand, I did not like this story.
The novel and the short story are two different mediums that are well, to me kind of like charcoal sketching and oil painting. Because a person can draw does not mean he can paint, or vice versa. Deaver is probably the best in the short story genre, a master of misdirection. Even when you know you've been "had" by Deaver, you don't feel well, sad or depressed.
In DIRTY WEATHER, Hurwitz failed to successfully misdirect. I knew the score from the moment the robber crashed into the bar. It was easy for any short story reader to guess. That negative was compounded by the ending. It sucked.
The only thing I liked about this tale, a good entry for the iconic TALES FROM THE CRYPT actually...is that it MIGHT have saved me some coins.
The author had some good recommendations recently, but this book is not the one to start with. It was just a few pages as a short (really short) story, with no character development and not much of a plot. I'm not sure why this book exists. I started a longer thriller by Hurwitz and it is much better, so don't take this review to avoid the author.
A short review for a short story. So much to take in, in just twenty-odd pages. An ingenious and clever plot, a definite 'ta-da' moment worthy of an "Elementary, my dear Watson".