Valentine in Paris
By James Davis
A Nick Valentine short story.
Disgraced Great War hero, Nick Valentine returns to France for the first time since the war on what should be a routine information gathering assignment in post-war Paris.
But things are never that simple. Not for Nick Valentine.
Nick Valentine is the flawed hero of the full length novel, Noho. This short story includes an opening excerpt from Noho.
Disgraced Great War hero, Nick Valentine returns to France for the first time since the war on what should be a routine information gathering assignment in post-war Paris.
But things are never that simple. Not for Nick Valentine.
Nick Valentine is the flawed hero of the full length novel, Noho. This short story includes an opening excerpt from Noho.
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- Category: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Hard-Boiled
- Published by Wild Wolf Publishing
- Published: Nov. 24, 2011
- Words: 13,760
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9781465888747
About James Davis
James Davis was raised in Hertfordshire, close to the gravitational pull of North. London. A keen writer since early childhood, whilst studying psychology at the University of Kent, then Cranfield University, James continued to write, both fiction and increasingly, commentary and opinion on the burgeoning dance music scene.
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Reviews of Valentine in Paris by James Davis
Nora Lee
reviewed
on Dec. 28, 2011
About 8,500 words of this is a complete short story. The main character is a tough ex-British serviceman in 1931 France. Writing is very good, as is editing with only very minor issues. I only have one issue with continuity; a man is tied to a chair and then jumps up and runs. Author's oversight but a fairly serious one that needs to be fixed. The remaining 5,000 or so words is an exert for another book the author is selling. But since the short story is a complete story I won't ding the author for including the exert, which I didn't bother to read. I recommend work in this series by this author and give the short story a 4.5 to 5.0 even with the single flaw.
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Jane W
reviewed
on Dec. 7, 2011
A well crafter short story thriller that really takes you back in time. The anti-hero Nick is a dark and brooding character - the way I like them! Reminds me of settling down to a great b+w film on a rainy afternoon.
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James White
reviewed
on Nov. 28, 2011
Great 1930s set story with a noir feel to it as a disgraced British spy is sent to Paris on an unofficial mission that goes bad.
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