Books by John Wessel and Complete Book Reviews
John Wessel, Author . Simon & Schuster $24 (336p) ISBN 978-0-684-87063-2
This Far, No Further
(1996) and Pretty Ballerina
(1998), Wessel's first two books about a Chicago ex-con named Harding, got a lot of attention for the lively writing and the nasty, kinky plot twists. In the author's latest, the writing is...
READ FULL REVIEW
John Wessel, Author Simon & Schuster $23 (336p) ISBN 978-0-684-81463-6
A Byzantine plot involving sex, blackmail and the troubled past of a memorable new PI called Harding mark this auspicious debut from a former bookseller. Harding went to jail and lost his license while trying to protect a client from her abusive...
READ FULL REVIEW
John Wessel, Author Simon & Schuster $24 (336p) ISBN 978-0-684-81464-3
Despite quick wit and compelling action, PI hero Harding suffers the gentlest of sophomore slumps in the comparatively spare follow-up to Wessel's highly acclaimed This Far, No Further. Retired slasher/porn star Cassie Rayn is in Chicago for some...
READ FULL REVIEW