Sunday, March 27, 2016

Review: "Resume Speed" by Lawrence Block

Resume Speed by Lawrence Block is a quirky stand-alone novella. The stranger with little more than the clothes on his back gets off the bus in the small town of Cross Creek, Montana after seeing a help wanted sign in a local diner. He goes by the name Bill Thompson. He keeps to himself and slowly begins a quiet existence in the small town.


He does that by taking the job as a fry cook. He takes a room in a local boarding house, gets a library card, and gradually begins to assume an identity among some of the locals. They know him to be a quiet and unassuming man who may or may not have suffered a great loss. While it is not clear to them it is clear to the reader that Bill Thompson is running from something though he seems like a good guy.  There are the occasional hints that make the reader wonder what happened before he came to town.


Currently only available as a kindle single e-book this sixty page read is a good one. Not all questions are answered in this highly entertaining read and that is more than okay. A whisper of mystery begins the tale and a gale of mystery ends it. In between there is plenty of complexity and details/allusions to ponder before one can Resume Speed.


Material was provided by author Lawrence Block in response to a comment I had made on Bill Crider’s review





Kevin R. Tipple ©2016

2 comments:

  1. Thanks for highlighting this novella - I'm a big LB fan but haven't read it yet. Will go grab a copy!
    Wondered if you might enjoy my fella's quick thriller:-
    https://murdermayhemandmore.wordpress.com/2016/03/25/first-contract-a-must-read-for-all-lovers-of-murder-and-mayhem/
    Drop me a line if you'd like a copy. (info@murdermayhemandmore.net)

    And thanks for the entertaining blog...

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  2. My contact info is on the top left side of the blog page. Drop me a note and we shall talk.

    Thanks for coming by.

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