Made to Kill: A Novel by Adam ChristopherMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
This was an advanced reader copy provided by the publisher.
This book was practically created just for me. A robot private eye in the Marlowe style, working in Hollywood during the height of the Cold War? Could it be any cooler? Raymond Electromatic is the archetypal private dick... only, you know... he's a robot. He's got a quick wit, a keen eye, and fists of steel (and bronze and titanium). Adam Christopher's voice here is pure Raymond Chandler. Even attempting to replicate Chandler's amazing voice is a bold effort, but Christopher pulls it off with aplomb.
The only criticism I could levy at Christopher is that there's almost *too much* going on here. Having Ray moonlighting in another field felt a little tacked on, but that's a small criticism in an otherwise outstanding book.
A clever take on the noir genre. Highly recommended.
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