Book Review: Moonlight Rises by Vincent Zandri

 

We had a guest post from Vincent earlier this week, and here is my review of one of his books- Moonlight Rises, part of his Dick Moonlight series!

Synopsis:

“Life sucks. Then you die. Or, if you’re Dick Moonlight, first you die and then you live.”

Dick Moonlight is dead.

Really dead this time, now that three President Obama-masked thugs dressed all in black and communicating only with hand-held voice synthesizers pressed up against their voice boxes have beat the life right out of him inside a dark, downtown Albany alley. What are the thugs after? A box. Size, weight, description unknown. They also want him to stay away from his newest and only client: a handicapped nuclear engineer of dubious Russian heritage by the same of Peter Czech.

But then, now that they’ve killed him, Moonlight’s problems seem to be over. In fact, as he undergoes an out of body experience, his soul floating above his train-wreck of a corpse inside the Albany Medical Center I.C.U., he feels pretty damned good. Great in fact. To make death all the more sweeter, his one true love, Lola, is standing by his bedside. With her long dark hair draping her chiseled face and big round Jackie O sunglasses hiding tear-filled eyes, she appears every bit the grieving sig other. Nothing could make the dead-and-gone Moonlight prouder.

But then something happens. Something bad. A man enters into the I.C.U. Some young guy. He takes hold of Lola’s hand, and pulls her into him. Together, the two share a loving embrace over Moonlight’s dead body. Now, what seemed like a peaceful death is anything but. Moonlight wants back inside his body so he can face-off Some Young Guy and find out if his true love has in fact been cheating on him. At the same time, he wants to find out the true identity of those thugs who killed him so he can exact his revenge. No doubt about it, Moonlight needs to live if he’s going to uncover some pretty painful answers and take care of business.

Like a little kid dropping down a playground slide, Moonlight slides right back inside his bruised and broken body. Opening his eyes the white light blinds him. He feels the pain of his wounds and the pain of his breaking heart.

Life sucks, then you die. But Moonlight rises.

About the Author:
Vincent Zandri is the No. 1 International Bestselling Amazon Kindle author of THE INNOCENT, GODCHILD, THE REMAINS, MOONLIGHT FALLS, CONCRETE PEARL and the forthcoming MOONLIGHT RISES. He is also the author of the bestselling digital shorts, PATHOLOGICAL and MOONLIGHT MAFIA. An MFA in Writing graduate of Vermont College, Zandri's work is translated into many languages including the Dutch, Russian and Japanese. An adventurer, foreign correspondent, and freelance photo-journalist for RT, Globalspec, IBTimes and more, he divides his time between New York and Florence, Italy. Connect With Vincent on Facebook, Twitter, his Blog and on his Website

Review: This is the second Dick Moonlight novel and a third is supposed to be forthcoming as well! You don't need to have read the first book to enjoy this one, as Vincent gives you enough info to feel caught up! We all have secrets and in this books what Moonlight thinks he knows isn't as it seems. There are plenty of twists and turns in the plot to keep you reading. I finished it in 2 sittings! It is a roller coaster ride from start to finish. Vincent is VERY descriptive and you will feel like you are right there with Moonlight!

I had never read one of Vincent's books before, and I LOVE his writing! His use of sarcastic humor makes the novel seem totally real and helps speed the dialogue along. If you like a good mystery with some interesting characters and plot twists, you'll love this book!

Disclosure / Disclaimer: I received this repost free of charge, from Vincent Zandi, via Partneers in Crime Book Tours, for review purposes on this blog. No other compensation, monetary or in kind, has been received or implied for this post. Nor was I told how to post about the book of author.