Hard-Boiled Times
laying it straight26 total reviews
Comment from w.j.debi
Loved this. It so reads like an old noir dectective novel. Kestrel is so stuck in the past and even his his updated goals are out of date. I guess he has to take it by degrees, but I doubt he'll make it to the modern world in his lifetime.
reply by the author on 27-Oct-2020
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Loved this. It so reads like an old noir dectective novel. Kestrel is so stuck in the past and even his his updated goals are out of date. I guess he has to take it by degrees, but I doubt he'll make it to the modern world in his lifetime.
Comment Written 26-Oct-2020
reply by the author on 27-Oct-2020
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Many thanks for all those stars! lol I had fun with this. I might bring him back properly at some point. Much appreciated. G
Comment from Seshadri_Sreenivasan
I enjoyed reading this story of the good old Steve. Amusing and beautifully narrated in style. I especially liked your phrases for describing the 'what's-her-name' lady's gestures. Hope you will continue this story which has possibilities of a good crime novel. Like the good old James Hadley Chase thrillers.
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reply by the author on 27-Oct-2020
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I enjoyed reading this story of the good old Steve. Amusing and beautifully narrated in style. I especially liked your phrases for describing the 'what's-her-name' lady's gestures. Hope you will continue this story which has possibilities of a good crime novel. Like the good old James Hadley Chase thrillers.
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Comment Written 26-Oct-2020
reply by the author on 27-Oct-2020
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Many thanks for popping in and checking this one out. I had some fun with it and I might write some more. Many thanks. GMG
Comment from papa55mike
Yeah, Steve needs a leisure suit with big gold chains hanging in his chest hair. What a wonderfully story of a guy trapped in the forties. I love film noir. Best of luck with your writing!
Have a great day, and God bless.
mike
reply by the author on 27-Oct-2020
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Yeah, Steve needs a leisure suit with big gold chains hanging in his chest hair. What a wonderfully story of a guy trapped in the forties. I love film noir. Best of luck with your writing!
Have a great day, and God bless.
mike
Comment Written 26-Oct-2020
reply by the author on 27-Oct-2020
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Me too. I had to study some at university - didn't appreciate it so much then! lol Many thanks G
Comment from estory
I thought it was a great tale of the man who has not moved on with the times, and fallen into something of a time warp. I think the caricature of Kestrel, the old fashioned private eye, with the polaroid camera, the land line phone and the dated jargon was perfect. Nice bits of humor strung through the conversation pokes fun at all the idiosynchroses of the time and the man who has not kept up with them: the stalker who seems in an identity crisis, the spoiled tart tied to daddy's purse strings, and the Sam Spade type who doesn't care about fitting in. estory
reply by the author on 27-Oct-2020
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I thought it was a great tale of the man who has not moved on with the times, and fallen into something of a time warp. I think the caricature of Kestrel, the old fashioned private eye, with the polaroid camera, the land line phone and the dated jargon was perfect. Nice bits of humor strung through the conversation pokes fun at all the idiosynchroses of the time and the man who has not kept up with them: the stalker who seems in an identity crisis, the spoiled tart tied to daddy's purse strings, and the Sam Spade type who doesn't care about fitting in. estory
Comment Written 26-Oct-2020
reply by the author on 27-Oct-2020
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It does create an entertaining juxtaposition so the humour becomes quite natural. Much appreciated. G
Comment from Earl Corp
Is this a story or the beginning of a book? I can see this being a book I wouldn't mind reading. You were descritiptive and used all five senses, Should it be They started? Cooednutfinkovakoolname? That's a helluva last name.
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reply by the author on 27-Oct-2020
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Is this a story or the beginning of a book? I can see this being a book I wouldn't mind reading. You were descritiptive and used all five senses, Should it be They started? Cooednutfinkovakoolname? That's a helluva last name.
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Comment Written 26-Oct-2020
reply by the author on 27-Oct-2020
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It's just a short work at the moment to try some stuff out. I may well come back. many thanks as always. G
Comment from davisr (Rhonda)
Brilliant, as always, my friend.
I loved the way you developed the character of poor unfortunate Steve. Yes, he was a bit of a relic, wasn't he, but he could still do his job.
Great tongue in cheek prose, and highly entertaining! Love that name, haha.
Take care,
Rhonda
reply by the author on 27-Oct-2020
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Brilliant, as always, my friend.
I loved the way you developed the character of poor unfortunate Steve. Yes, he was a bit of a relic, wasn't he, but he could still do his job.
Great tongue in cheek prose, and highly entertaining! Love that name, haha.
Take care,
Rhonda
Comment Written 26-Oct-2020
reply by the author on 27-Oct-2020
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Always nice to get a great response straight out of the box. lol It was a fun write. Much appreciated as always. G
