Reckless - Ed Brubaker
- Reckless
- Friend of the Devil - In 1985, Eric meets a girl who happens to see her long-lost sister in an obscure 16mm movie. Eric goes to find answers as to what happened to the missing girl, and uncovers a seedy world of sex cults and Hollywood sleazeballs. This is as noir as it gets, with an almost emotionally-dead but skillful protagonist who deals out rough justice without hesitation.
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- Follow Me Down - 1989, more or less retired, Eric is asked by a neighbor to track down his son's wife Rachel, who has gone missing. It turns out that she had been contacted by her childhood abuser and is now on a mission of revenge. Seeing a kindred spirit, Eric decides to help her get away with it, and then offer active assistance. As always, pitch-perfect crime noir from Brubaker, from the detailed procedures of pounding the pavement to the explosive, brief moments of action. This is a relatively straight revenge story, without any surprising twists, but enthralling from start to finish. [5]
