My first Ross Thomas but not my last. I came across this novel quite by accident when I read a tweet by Lawrence Block, where he listed some of his favourite crime novels and this was one of them. (4.5) About a third of the way through this book, I began to worry. It takes a lot of commitment to pull off the sort of character who boasts a 10-gallon hat, a longhorn mount on the grille of his car and swaggers through the world on a never-ending coke binge, but Ferguson is on fire. Starring Rosario Dawson as investigator Allegra "Pick" Dill, … Finding out who the killer was somewhat spoiled what had been a very good story. © 2020 Vox Media, LLC. Season 1 Review: On Briarpatch that protean mind [of creator Andy Greenwald] is put to surprisingly good use. The plot is almost too similar to the old 30's novels of Hammett and Chandler, but Ross Thomas puts his own spin on things. With zero positive billing, I think I would have been very pleasantly surprised, like the time I ran across Fast & Furious at 2am on USA. Don't have an account? Giving her a concussion isn’t quite enough to make her a person, though, nor is her funny nickname (Pickle Dill). This is too bad, but the book is more than good enough. Privacy | Briarpatch is an intricately plotted, though relatively straightforward mystery about the killing (by car bomb) of a homicide detective Felicity Dill. I really liked this book after the first 60 pages. Already a subscriber? Briarpatch Review (Spoiler-Free) Reviews Debuting at the Toronto International Film Fest, USA Network's 2020 mystery series is hard-boiled, yet quirk-filled delight. Parents need to know that Briarpatch is an edgy TV adaptation of a crime novel by Ross Thomas and is intended for mature viewers. Briarpatch is a curious case. But as her brother Benjamin Dill delves into the case, he discovers that more was going on than meets the eye. Read Next: ‘Ginger Snaps’ TV Series Based on Cult Horror Films in the Works From ‘Killing Eve’ Producer, Netflix’s ‘Social Distance’ Cuts Too Close to Home: TV Review, How Kelly Ripa Has Thrived for 20 Years on ‘Live’, Cynthia Nixon Won’t Run Against Andrew Cuomo Again, but She’s Not Giving Up on New York, ‘Borat’ Lawsuit Over Holocaust Survivor’s Interview Is Dismissed, Sacha Baron Cohen Defends Trump Accusation, Breaks Down Giuliani Scene in Colbert Interview, ‘Saved by the Bell’ Trailer Offers First Look at Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Tiffani Thiessen in Peacock Series, ‘Assassin’s Creed’ Live-Action Netflix Series in Development, George Clooney’s ‘The Midnight Sky’ Trailer Explores Humanity After Earth’s Destruction, ‘Borat 2’: How Sacha Baron Cohen’s Unsuspecting Targets Feel About Being in the Movie, ‘Batwoman’ Unveils First Look at Javicia Leslie in the New Batsuit, TV Ratings: Trump and Biden ’60 Minutes’ Interviews Draw Almost 17 Million Viewers, Rockers Brody Dalle, Josh Homme List Hollywood Hills Home, Gene Simmons Struts Out of $22 Million Benedict Canyon Mansion, Oscar Isaac in Talks to Star in ‘Moon Knight’ Series at Disney Plus, James Bond Film ‘No Time to Die’ Explored $600 Million Sale to Streaming Services, ‘Big Mouth’s’ Nick Kroll Lists Alluring Spanish Colonial Bungalow, Tom Green on His Wild New Journey and Classic MTV Bits, This Groundbreaking, 285-Foot Explorer Yacht Features an Onboard Movie Studio Designed by James Cameron, D.C. United to Share Betting Handle At FanDuel-Run Sportsbook Inside Audi Field, You Don’t Need A Boat to Look Dashing in a Peacoat: The 14 Best Peacoats to Buy Now.