C.T. Phipps's Reviews > Frankly

Ah, yes, I'm glad to see that Hard Luck Hank is once more being produced. While I felt the series was suffering a bit of a downturn due to the cyclical stories for the last few books, this is a definite return to form. Hank's uncle has been murdered and now there's a new outfit that has taken power in the region called the Cartel. What does any of this have to do with Thad Elon? It gets overly complicated and I wish we'd go back to just plain organized crime but I still had a lot of fun with the book. I am eager to see where the story goes next.

I like this volume a lot more than some of the previous ones because it brings back so much of the classic Hank elements (including a favorite giant). However, I feel like a lot of that was tossed away at the end of the book when I'd really hoped we were getting back into the noir crime style of Hank.

YMMV.