- Paperback: 134 pages
- Publisher: Comet Press (Nov 15 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1936964457
- ISBN-13: 978-1936964451
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14 x 0.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 227 g
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When you're down on your luck, life never wants to cut you a break. Todd Collins has failed in every job he's ever undertaken, but that all changes when he backs his jalopy into a shiny, new Porsche belonging to a drug dealer. When the police stop the drug dealer for a broken taillight that Todd has caused and discover a cocaine shipment, a West Coast kingpin holds Todd responsible. On the run from organized crime, Todd discovers his true calling when he fights back.
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4.1 out of 5 stars (35 customer reviews)
46 of 47 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Outstanding, Dec 15 2010
By L. Gondelman "Lori's Reading Corner" - Published on Amazon.com
The next time you bump into a car and even contemplate not leaving a note, think of Todd. A simple hit and run starts Todd on a journey of not only trying to keep himself alive, but also one of self discovery. The 'Small Man' wants Todd to pay for the loss of his drugs (they were in the Porsche when it got pulled over for the busted light), and sends him to Dallas to deliver what he thinks is "just a car." But nothing is ever "just" anything in the land of illegal doings. Todd soon finds out there is much more involved, and begins to live the life of a criminal. A life that is both completely foreign to him, yet somewhat exhilarating. He soon wonders if he could be cut out for a life of full time crime as he certainly seems to have the knack for it. As Todd zig-zags his way from San Fran to Texas to Seattle and home again he tests the boundaries of the law and how close he thinks he can come to going over the line. While he wasn't Mr Perfect (hello, he did hit a car and leave a fake note), he isn't/wasn't a hard core criminal. But will he become one? Will he be pushed to his limits? Will he do whatever it takes to save himself? Or will he run from everyone and live in hiding, working dead end jobs for the rest of his life, just below the radar? Can he ever find his way out of the wrong place, wrong time position he continually finds himself in? The Fall Guy is the true definition of a thriller ~ depicting a great mystery with exciting plot twists and suspense galore, and a character that struggles daily with choosing his true moral compass or a life he thinks he is meant to live.
20 of 23 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good, light,action filled, entertainment, Dec 13 2010
By Sean the Bookonaut - Published on Amazon.com
The Low DownThe Fall Guy by Simon Wood gives us Todd Collins, a bit of a dead beat working a low wage job. He's going to be late for his dead end job and risking being fired when he backs his car into a Porsche Boxter. The Porsche happens to belong to small time drug dealer with big connections. And from this point of Todd's life becomes a roller coaster ride as he lurches headlong into a life of crime. A profession, as it turns out, he is quite suited to.
The Good
I found the writing to be, fast paced, well written and the dialogue engaging. Wood introduces some humour as well, which doesn't distract from the story(though nothing like JA Konrath).
The Not so good
What I did find was that the book stretched my suspension of disbelief. Todd tends to be too good too quickly at the jobs/tasks he's required to perform. For a guy who can't make it in time to his regular day job I am not convinced he would have the discipline and foresight to manage being a "player".
I never felt that Todd was really in any danger at all. He seemed to me to fall into luck and out of danger too easily. I guess I like the realism in my crime fiction dialed up a little more.
I also got the feeling that the story was a little rushed. Now, it only showed up as 122 pages on my Sony and it has been included as part of a larger anthology previously. Perhaps a longer book with more room for characterization would have made a difference, I am not sure.
Final Verdict
If you enjoy a little fast paced crime fiction and you are not into gritty realism, then this book could be for you.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fast-Action Thriller, Dec 27 2010
By Cherie Reich "Cherie Reich" - Published on Amazon.com
Perhaps there is no such thing as a coincidence in Simon Wood's THE FALL GUY. When Todd Collins has a fender bender with a Porsche, he thinks leaving a fake note will take care of everything. His problems just begin, though, when the small man makes Todd pay. THE FALL GUY is a novel of revenge and vengeance. By being thrown into the dealings of a major drug cartel, Todd learns that he might have found the job for him, but even saving his own life comes at a price too high for him to pay. Mr. Wood yanks the reader into the novel full of twists and turns. I couldn't go through the pages fast enough to find out what would happen next to Todd. THE FALL GUY is a great action mystery story that takes the reader from California to Texas to Seattle and back to California.
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