My review of Robert Jackson Bennett’s Mr. Shivers appears in the Feb 3rd San Antonio Current.
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| In Robert Jackson Bennett’s lackluster debut novel, Mr. Shivers, Marcus Connelly rides the rails seeking vengeance for the murder of his daughter. Joining up with similarly driven individuals, Connelly searches Depression-era America for a killer, the mysterious title character recognizable by distinctive facial scars. To further denigrate his already cliché-ridden tale, Bennett adds a fallen preacher, hobos with hearts of gold, a carnival fortune teller, and a corrupt small town sheriff to the mix. |
As you probably gathered I didn’t think too highly of Mr. Bennet’s effort. Though…
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| Not all of it is terrible. There are flashes on panache as Bennett skillfully produces several exciting action sequences. He even manages to insert a surprise or two in the otherwise largely by-the-numbers story. |
Visit the San Antonio Current site to check out what else I had to say about Mr. Shivers.