'Bad Night' is a chilling addition to the Criminal series. Jacob is a retired counterfeiter who was crippled by the mob. He suffers from intense insomnia and other more sinister mental ailments. While visiting a favorite haunt, he gets tangled up with a sexy red head and the shiz hits the fan. Her reckless abandon and feral sexiness plays ping-pong with his emotions and causes the more irrational side of his mind to take over.
This story is a classic tale of a no good girl and the effect she can have on even the most level headed man. I was deeply satisfied by the complex plot, Brubaker never fails to deliver. And once again the art was consistent and moody and just dark enough for the subject matter. This trade paper back (more than any of the others so far) reminded me greatly of Max Payne. I could only sit back and watch as Jacob made bad decision after bad decision because of Iris (the hot broad). There is even a scene where she starts to kiss him, and he pulls away saying, "we can't do this, it's not right. He'll be back soon." And she gets angry and pulls a gun on him. She screams at him to have sex with her, and he says, "You can't force me." So she sets aside the gun, and starts to strip tease instead. I bet you can guess what choice Jacob made. Bad Night is a riveting thriller full of morbid twists and seductive turns. You won't regret reading it.
Moral of the story, never pick up a strange sexy woman on the side of the road. Unless you think the sex is worth losing everything.....
Chad de Lisle is a newly married college student in Utah. He spends much of his day with his wife Hilary and their dog Bobby Dylan. He spends his weekends as a Dungeon Master for his friend's Dungeon's and Dragon's games.
His website: http://www.resmirch.com/
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