The hero of the story is a “Marty
Stu,” the male version of the stock Mary Sue over-the-top, perfect heroine. According to the book:
Link’s problem – if it could be called a problem –was that he could do anything…and do it extremely well. He just didn't do anything for very long. He’d been, among other things, a carpenter, a welder, a mechanic, a game warden, a bush pilot, and he’d spent almost eight years with the CIA. He was also a very good journalist – which he’d set out to be in the first place.
He is also a book author,
vigilante, and an amateur veterinarian. Naturally, he is a “handsome man in a
rugged sort of way.” That is quite a
character introduction. Despite that laundry list of accomplishments, I found
the character to be a thundering bore. He is an extremely smug, unlikable,
violent, know-it-all. If he has a motto, it seems to be “shoot first and ask questions never.”
It goes without saying that the
town of LaGrange, Louisiana needs Link Donovan’s help to investigate a series
of grisly murders. Like Encyclopedia
Brown, the police department can’t possibly function without Link’s assistance.
Review continued after the jump.
Review continued after the jump.
