Dodging Bullets Joe McKinney 9780982688717 Books
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On the bad side of San Antonio the Mexican Mafia runs things and small-time dealers like Peto Hurst do what they're told. But when Peto decides to get out of the Life, and get rich while he's at it, he upsets the natural order of things and brings hell down on himself--and the girl he did it all for. Between getting busted for dealing, striving to please his wealthy girlfriend, and ducking the gangsters who have begun executing people as they search for their dope and their cash, Peto will be lucky to get out of this with his skin.
Dodging Bullets Joe McKinney 9780982688717 Books
“Nobody ever changes,” he said. “Human nature isn’t a light switch you can turn on and off. Some people are pieces of (trash) and they’ll stay pieces of (trash) their whole lives. That’s the way of things. That’s why men like me stay in business….(and) business is very good.”Dodging Bullets by Joe McKinney is a very well-written tale of Peto Hurst, a low level heroin dealer who makes a big move to not only to get out of the heroin business, but to take a little extra with him and his girlfriend. The only problem with his plan is that the little extra belongs to the Mexican Mafia and their affiliates. Although Peto thinks his plan is well thought out, he quickly learns that even the smallest strings that are left unties and quickly unravel even the tightest of plans.
The book has many great secondary characters, from mafia henchmen to Pet’s love interest. I especially likes the chapters that Peto interacts with the mafia henchmen, as they are cruel and callous and McKinney does a great job describing their inner evil as they search for the missing product and seek answers and retribution. These secondary characters helped propel the storyline forward and really added depth to the book.
McKinney has written many previous works, but this was my first exposure to him. I found his writing to be very entertaining. He keeps his plots tight and his characters are fairly well developed. He started the book with a chapter that sucked me right into the book and refused to allow me to put the book down. I think that is essential for a reader like me. I have so many books on my To Be Read pile that a book needs to grab me from the get-go and keep the story moving at a breakneck pace. McKinney did just that with this book and that is what makes it a winner in my eyes. I will be seeking out more of his work and I recommend you do the same. This is a great introduction to him for all readers of crime novels.
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Dodging Bullets Joe McKinney 9780982688717 Books Reviews
Dodging Bullets put me right into the character of heroin dealer Peto Hurst and wouldn't let me out even as he totally screwed up what was left of his marginal life by stealing from San Antonio's Mexican Mafia. He ended up in a cornfield with a pistol to his head and I will never again think of cornfields without thinking of gang murders (thank you Joe McKinney).
I felt like I was a heroin dealer running from worse to worst with my girlfriend at stake (first person viewpoint), my life at stake, everyone's life at stake, making mistake after mistake and ending up with a slam-bam bloody shootout that either saved the day (or didn`t/no spoilers here). How many times did I say "stake"?
Loved it. And I'm a nice girl too.
In Dodging Bullets, Joe McKinney presents a very fast moving and violent story about a small-time dealer, Peto Hurst, who works for the Mexican Mafia in San Antonio. Peto and his girlfriend thought they would be free from the drug-dealing life and the Mexican Mafia when Peto stole eighty thousand dollars, three bricks of heroin, and the accounting books that detailed the fortune that his girlfriend's father, a criminal defense attorney who worked for the Mexican Mafia, had embezzled from the Mafia. However, they very quickly learned that you do not steal from the Mexican Mafia, without horrible consequences. Their theft resulted in an all-out reign of terror that Peto and his girlfriend, and several others with whom they associated, tried to endure. Unfortunately, some did not survive. At the beginning, I thought this book would be a quick read and provide lots of entertaining action. That turned out to be true, but I was also pleasantly surprised that the book is very well written. I found the characters in this novel to be very interesting and, as far as I could tell, they seemed to be accurate depictions of a drug-dealing community. I found Peto to be an especially interesting and complex character that engendered my sympathy. I enjoyed Dodging Bullets very much and I intend to read some of McKinney's other novels.
Peto Hurst is a small time drug dealer for the Mexican drug mafia and has decided to leave the life. Before he does though, he is going to get rich by ripping the mafia off. Just up and leaving with a duffel bag full of the mafia's heroin isn't so easy though, as Peto and everyone around him are going to find out. This novel is pulp crime updated for the 21st century. Mix together a small time crook who wants to get out of the life, his rich, spoiled girlfrined, some low-life thugs, a mafia enforrcer, the police, and a crooked attorney and you have an explosive mixture. This is the modern, violent, graphic tale that Dashiell Hammett or Raymond Chandler wish they could have written. The action is pretty much non-stop up to the fairly predictable confrontation at the end. You know there is going to be a train wreck, the only question is who will be left standing in the end. There are lots of scenes that will stick with you - one of the other reviewers mentions the scenes in the cornfield where the mob does their executions. Overall this is an entertaining, easy read if you like pulp crime. McKinney certainly has done credit to this genre with this work. I only give it four stars for two reasons. First, it is grossly overpriced ($12.43 as of 21FEB11) for a fairly thin novel - it comes in at 200 pages in a large font with generous spacing. Second, it is entertaining, but not uniquely outstanding. Definitely worth a read - particularly if you can borrow it from a friend. I hope that Mr. McKinney writes more of this stuff!
“Nobody ever changes,” he said. “Human nature isn’t a light switch you can turn on and off. Some people are pieces of (trash) and they’ll stay pieces of (trash) their whole lives. That’s the way of things. That’s why men like me stay in business….(and) business is very good.”
Dodging Bullets by Joe McKinney is a very well-written tale of Peto Hurst, a low level heroin dealer who makes a big move to not only to get out of the heroin business, but to take a little extra with him and his girlfriend. The only problem with his plan is that the little extra belongs to the Mexican Mafia and their affiliates. Although Peto thinks his plan is well thought out, he quickly learns that even the smallest strings that are left unties and quickly unravel even the tightest of plans.
The book has many great secondary characters, from mafia henchmen to Pet’s love interest. I especially likes the chapters that Peto interacts with the mafia henchmen, as they are cruel and callous and McKinney does a great job describing their inner evil as they search for the missing product and seek answers and retribution. These secondary characters helped propel the storyline forward and really added depth to the book.
McKinney has written many previous works, but this was my first exposure to him. I found his writing to be very entertaining. He keeps his plots tight and his characters are fairly well developed. He started the book with a chapter that sucked me right into the book and refused to allow me to put the book down. I think that is essential for a reader like me. I have so many books on my To Be Read pile that a book needs to grab me from the get-go and keep the story moving at a breakneck pace. McKinney did just that with this book and that is what makes it a winner in my eyes. I will be seeking out more of his work and I recommend you do the same. This is a great introduction to him for all readers of crime novels.
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