I Don't Like Mondays (but who does?)

[mistymassey]

Actually it's not so bad when it's a summer Monday. I updated the website this weekend, booked my flight, and managed another chapter yesterday. I have a page goal to reach today, and it's a bit of a doozy, so before I disappear from the 'net for the day, I did want to post my latest read.

Thanks to the recommendation of my buddy dreadpiratetait, I found a copy of John Zakour and Lawrence Ganem's novel, The Plutonium Blonde. This was a total romp! Zachary Nixon Johnson is the last real private detective on Earth, which makes him something of a star and sometimes impedes him from doing his job. He's hired by the gorgeous BB Star, CEO of the ExShell Corporation, to find and incapacitate her murderous robot clone before it can kill her instead. If you're a fan of Glen Cook's Garrett P.I. series, this will probably appeal to you, too. While Garrett lives and works in the fantasy city of TunFaire, Zachary pounds the pavement of Earth in 2057. Androids, hovercars, psi secretaries, and a supercomputer installed in Zach's head to work as his partner...it's all there, along with some painfully terrible jokes that happen to work beautifully.

Go, read. I'll be over here in the corner, writing frantically.

Comments

[piratejenny.livejournal.com]

Glad you enjoyed it! I think my favorite in the series is Radioactive Redhead. HARV is spectacular in that one.

[lorenalis.livejournal.com]

I've read that one, although years ago. Don't remember all of it, but do remember that I enjoyed it. Currently reading my way through the Garret, PI series :)

[mcdougherty.livejournal.com]

Monday's are rough for me too.
How did you come to deciding a page count?

[madkestrel.livejournal.com]

I'm desperately trying to finish this book, so I set myself an arbitrary page number that I wanted to reach before I shut down for the day. I actually reached it and went two pages past. I've chosen another arbitrary page number for today, so wish me luck.