{"id":16327,"date":"2016-09-09T18:00:45","date_gmt":"2016-09-09T22:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=16327"},"modified":"2020-07-24T13:02:48","modified_gmt":"2020-07-24T17:02:48","slug":"rough-trade-by-todd-robinson-z-view","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=16327","title":{"rendered":"Rough Trade by Todd Robinson \/ Z-View"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/2016\/z091016zview_roughtrade_toddrobinson.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"760\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1943818002?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=craizabls&amp;camp=1789&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=1943818002\"><strong>Rough Trade<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;by Todd Robinson<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hardcover: 320 pages<br \/>\nPublisher: Polis Books<\/p>\n<p>First sentence&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We were bored as ****.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Overview:&nbsp; Beware of Spoilers\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Rough<\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Trade<\/span> is the sequel to Robinson&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1943818002?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=craizabls&amp;camp=1789&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=1943818002\"><strong>The Hard Bounce<\/strong><\/a> (which I loved) featuring Boo and Junior. &nbsp;Boo and Junior have been best buds since their childhood days in a group home. &nbsp;Although grown, neither has really matured. &nbsp;By night they are bouncers at The Cellar (a local tavern \/ music venue ) and by day (and nights they&#8217;re not bouncing), they hire out as security for other bars, finding runaways, or whatever will pay some bills.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When Boo is asked by a waitress at the Cellar to scare off ex-boyfriend, Byron, you know that Junior is going to tag along. &nbsp;One thing leads to another and Byron is left beaten, bloody but in no danger of taking the big sleep. &nbsp;So when Byron is found dead all evidence points to our boys.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The police bring Junior in for questioning and Boo knows it won&#8217;t be long before the cops will pick him up. &nbsp;The clock is ticking and it is up to Boo to figure out not only why Byron was killed but who did it. &nbsp;Along the way there will be beatings, shootings, mysteries and secrets revealed and a lot of fun.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fun for the reader that is. Robinson has a unique voice and turns the tough guy cliches into humorous situations without writing down to the genre. &nbsp;I loved The Hard Bounce and think <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1943818002?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=craizabls&amp;camp=1789&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=1943818002\"><strong>Rough Trade<\/strong><\/a> is an even better book.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rating:<\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/logo\/zview_a.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"100\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rough Trade&nbsp;by Todd Robinson Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Polis Books First sentence&#8230; We were bored as ****. 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