Wild Thing

Josh Bazell

2011 • 416 pages

Ratings8

Average rating3.1

Beat the Reaper left critics applauding, readers gasping, and Dr. Pietro Brnwa on the run from the mob. WILD THING finds him adrift: at sea, literally, as a cruise ship doctor under an assumed name. So when a reclusive billionaire offers him a job accompanying a sexy but self-destructive paleontologist on the world's worst field assignment, Pietro reluctantly agrees. And that means an army of murderers, mobsters, and international drug dealers--not to mention the occasional lake monster--are about to have a serious Pietro Brnwa problem. Facing new and old monsters alike, Pietro proves he's one of the crime genre's most exciting new heroes, in this darkly funny and lightning-paced sequel to Josh Bazell's bestselling debut.

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#2 in Peter Brown

Peter Brown is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2009 with contributions by Josh Bazell.

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hc.newton

A fun read, with a few caveats. 1. Not as good as [b:Beat the Reaper 3173125 Beat the Reaper (Peter Brown #1) Josh Bazell http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1316092271s/3173125.jpg 3205574] (which I liked a whole lot)2. Unnecessarily preachy – the screeds about global climate change and evolution/religion were a big turn-off. Too long, and were directed at straw-man opponents. It's like Bazell asked WWDEKD? (“What Would David E. Kelley Do?”). Pfui.3. Cheap pot-shots at Sarah Palin. Not my favorite politician by any means, but she (or any other person) shouldn't be treated like that. Have a problem with her politics? Express that by all means. Invent nutty religious views and put ‘em in her mouth? C'mon...you're better than that. Don't care what you put in the appendix, who reads that?That said–the action was good, the voice was just as strong and entertaining (and occasionally educational) as Reaper. And Bazell's footnotes are second only to [a:Lisa Lutz 74189 Lisa Lutz http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1325011588p2/74189.jpg]. A fun read, but it would've been easy to make it better.

May 4, 2012

ryan

Wow, the reviews I've read have been so off. The plot is not crazy or too out there, and the dude can write. Fantastic First Nations bit. Really liked this book; really liked his first. Hope a third is in the works...

August 28, 2021