Genre: Book
Grade: A-
Notable People: Tony Dunbar
Title: City of Beads
Review: this it he second in Dunbar’s N’Awlins- centric Tubby Dubonnet mysteries…and as I had previously intimated, the writing improved A LOT from book one to book two. This one is much more Noir-ish and philosophical. Dubonnet is an interesting character- torn daily between being a shyster lawyer and doing the right thing for his family, friends and the city he loves. He has a little bit of early Saul Goodman in him- for Better Call Saul fans. The books are a spectacular visit to the Big Easy, for anyone who has spent considerable time there…..Tony frequents all the classic out of the way places that you would want to go to, if you knew about them. The story is good, the characters are evolving impressively. There’s a lot more of these- so I will keep busy this winter.