This has been just about as terrible as expected—and that’s the best review I could possibly give this book. I remember Don Pendleton’s ‘Executioner’ series from my bookstore days, but that was back when I was into serious artsy literary fiction because that’s what you have to read to be a “real writer.” Over the last several years I’ve embraced my love of pulpy genre writing. But while Loren Estleman, Robert Parker, Richard Stark, Simon Green, and anything put out under Hard Case Crime arguably all have something to offer the genre, whether it’s reinventing or just having fun, this ‘Joe Copp’ series is ridiculously terrible. Copp has been terrible in a dated, cliched, laughably cheesy way that would probably be taken seriously by a red pill alpha-cel. The book’s entertaining moments or clever lines were buried by the character’s ranting diatribes about society and how persecuted he is for being so manly and awesome. So, this will be a one-off read, as it’s exactly what I expected Pendleton to be from the covers of ‘The Executioner.’ #sobaditsjustbad #judgeitbythecover 📚🎧 #gsbbooks #gsbquotes #gasstationburrito #books #bookish #bookworm #booknerd #reading #currentlyreading #whatImreading #bookaholic #booklove #bookquotes #reading2022 #goodreads #donpendleton #coppforhire #privatedetective #pulpfiction https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm9RoocOXHA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
