Author : Gregory Madonald
What is it about : A Californian reporter went undercover as one of the many drifters (Hey Dude...what's up, man...yeh right, whatever, man...), to investigate the drug dealings in the beach areas and found himself being offered a large sum by a wealthy man to commit murder instead.
Some thoughts after having read the book : Clearly a book written in the early seventies, when "real" people were more trusting and "real" readers were less demanding. Basically, this twice-divorced reporter conned, bluffed and drank his way around his subjects and just spun little make-believe stories to gain the inside track and his subjects of interest were just so ignorant and forth-coming with voluntary information that his job of breaking the case was just a walk in the park - never in a million years could that happen, in the present day atmosphere of privacy-consciousness and ID thefts !
Would I recommend this book to you : An easy read to while away a few lazy days; perhaps on the beach, by the pool, plane journeys or over a glass of wine - yeh right, whatever, man...
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