- Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Ace (MM) (Nov 25 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0441016561
- ISBN-13: 978-0441016563
- Product Dimensions: 16.5 x 10.4 x 3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 159 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #490,773 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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4.1 out of 5 stars (17 customer reviews)
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
This old dog has some new tricks, Jan 30 2009
By K. Kroslakova - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: New Tricks (Mass Market Paperback)
I was not disappointed. I picked up the first book on a whim. I was moving to a non English speaking country and wanted to take some books. It moves right along and does keep you wondering. I kept thinking I had it figured out, so much so I would tell my husband. That's what I do so when I am right at the end he knows I was. But, I was wrong a few times if close!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An enjoyable read, Dec 26 2009
By Sassy girl "Sassy" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: New Tricks (Mass Market Paperback)
This book , "New Tricks",second in the series,
was really a good urban mystery book. The first book is called, "Dog Days".
The characters Mason,and his Ifrit,(a dog "familiar" of sorts),Lou,
kept me in my seat till the last page.
I call this book an urban fantasy,
for it takes place in the city streets of San Francisco.
Mason, a Jazz musician, is also a man with special magical powers who gets sucked up in helping his friends get in and out of magical trouble.
There is more out there in the city, than one would think.
Make no mistake, this book is not a cozy.
This book has some grit to it.
The characters are flawed ,and not everything works out perfectly.
I jumped into reading this mystery with my eyes open
and wasn't let down with its plot or its characters.
Which covers a multitude of creatures and, just plain weird people.
This book was well written, as is his third book in this series, "Unleashed".
I hope to read more of John Levitt's books in the future.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Clever urban fantasy, Dec 8 2008
By H. Grove "Errant Dreams Reviews" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: New Tricks (Mass Market Paperback)
"New Tricks" has a slow, introspective pace to it that some will love (it has a nice noir-ish feel), but won't be to everyone's taste. The plot is solid and enjoyable. While I was able to guess at the culprit, there were sufficient red herrings and questions remaining that I was never entirely sure until the end. The world is wonderful---it has a smoky urban fantasy feel, with Mason's beloved jazz curling in-between the pages (I probably would have gotten even more out of the book if I knew much about music, but that lack of knowledge didn't interfere with my enjoyment). The characters---particularly the side characters surrounding Mason---have plenty of life to them.
Mason himself is an intriguing hero. His reactions to things were very much not stereotypical, particularly not young-single-male stereotypical, and that made him a fantastic lead character.
Unfortunately, my one real complaint is that the villain didn't fare so well at the end. Which is odd, because there were plenty of indications of depth before that. Somehow at the end most of those dimensions dropped away and we ended up in cheesy villain land. This doesn't stop me from recommending this book, however, as the majority of it is quite good!
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