Crime Czar (Tubby Dubonnet, #5) by Tony Dunbar

Crime Czar (Tubby Dubonnet, #5) Reviews

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  Melissa Dinwiddie

  Kept me on the edge of my seat!
  
  The problem with Tony Dunbar's Tubby Dubonnet books is that they are too gripping! I read fiction to help me switch my brain off from spinning about the day and get to sleep, and Crime Czar kept me awake, turning pages!
  
  Booknapped AGAIN.
  
  It seems to be inevitable with this series. Tubby is an intriguing blend of ethical and crooked, strong and vulnerable, dissolute and high-functioning, and the people he interacts with are fascinating and varied. Add that with crisp prose and twisting, suspenseful plot lines and you have a recipe for little sleep.
  
  I should know better by now--I've read a number of books in this series, and it happens every time...
  
  In Crime Czar, Tubby crosses paths (or perhaps I should say, crashes paths) with a young prostitute out for revenge, a past kidnapper, a former flame-of-sorts and would-be-accomplice, the crime czar in the title, and a bevy of other characters, new and old.
  
  "What the heck does he think he's doing??" went through my head multiple times, along with "How the heck is he going to get out of this one?"
  
  Discovering the answers to those questions is part of the great pleasure of reading this book. Just take care not to start it when you're under a tight deadline, as you may not surface until you get to the last page.
  
  And then you'll be running to get the next book of the series, which is exactly what I'm about to do.
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  Charles van Buren

  Soft boiled faux New Orleans story, September 22, 2016
  
  Verified Purchase(What's this?)
  
  This review is from: Crime Czar: a Hard-Boiled New Orleans Legal Thriller (Tubby Dubonnet #5) (The Tubby Dubonnet Series) (Kindle Edition)
  
  In the front of the book the author issues this disclaimer, "There is no Tubby Dubonnet and the real New Orleans is different from his make believe city." It is true. Some of the real tourist New Orleans and idiosyncrasies of the city are present but the dark, criminal under belly of the city has been turned into a much less threatening and corrupt make believe place. Among the reasons that I enjoy mysteries is to be immersed in an accurate physical setting. At least, if you read the fine print, this novel makes no pretense of doing that. For me, that makes it a considerably less interesting book. I suppose I know too much about both organized crime and New Orleans to enjoy this fantasy about a more or less honest, naive lawyer. The book is well written with humor and interesting if, to me, unbelievable characters. I suppose that a regular person who has not been immersed in the dark side could enjoy this novel.
  
  Some of the humor is in the names of places and organizations. Here are a couple of examples:
  The father of the judge's election opponent is Bishop Bloom, pastor of the Original Babylonian Missionary Pentecostal Church.
  The judge was invited to a forum on crime, even though he is a civil judge, by Louisianians Opposed to Offenders Now. Mr. Dunbar allows the reader to construct the acronym.
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  Mike French

  Good But not great! An enjoyable,easy read.
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  Steve

  Another satisfying installment in this series. These novels will never be awe-inspiring, but it is a lot of fun to visit Tubby and the gang.
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  Bert

  "Crime Czar" is the next crime mystery novel in a series, following "Shelter From The Storm." The author is a New Orleans lawyer, like the protagonist. Tubby Dubonnet is a flawed figure, he has a drinking problem, but his ability to mix with a wide-ranging assortment of characters from all walks of life is colorful. The city has recently been hit by the ravages of tropical storm Katrina, where previously Tubby was held hostage in an insider bank robbery that resulted in the death of his good friend from childhood. Now we p ick up Tubby's personal crusade to find the mastermind of the crime. I like our protagonist's strong sense of commitment to a sense of right and wrong, and to the concept that criminal defense lawyers should be champions of justice for everyday people. Sometimes the interconnectedness of all the characters and events borders on a lack of realism, but dry humor and good story line trump picky criticism every time in my value system. As the last chapter unfolds, we are left wondering what is going to be revealed in a stolen video tape, and the seed of curiousity is planted, fertilized, and watered. I'm already curious about how the author proceeds in the next easy to read book.
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  Theodore Pack

  Tubby Rules.
  
  This series is my new favorite. There's one more I haven't read but will start it shortly. Stories are believable and have subtle plot twists enough that they're hard to put down . Love all the characters and locations too.
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  Tulay

  Easy read.
  
  Held my interest to the end. New Orleans criminal underground, gambling and murders. Fast moving story. Tubby and Daisy lost someone, full of revenge to find who is behind all this.
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  Cindy

  Don't think I'll read the rest of the series.TTS-enabled eBook.
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  Nancy

  I have spent the past few days binging on Tubby Dubonnet and thoroughly enjoyed it. As the series matures, and the recurring characters inter-mingle, Tubby has become a less admirable character.
  He still has his own carefully-curated code of conduct, but there are fairly large allowances for what is acceptable and what is not.
  
  I can enjoy the moral ambiguity, but I don't enjoy spending too much time with a character I worry about---and, I started worrying about Tubby. I didn't like his lack of professional responsibility, and was concerned about his personal behavior. But, as his downward slide escalated, Dunbar provided Tubby a course-correction toward redemption. Whew ! I feel that I can safely return to the series without consistently encountering a shady, over-imbibing protagonist. I can expect a man of action who has occasional diversions from the straight and narrow, which is acceptable.
  
  This book centered on revenge and that gave it a darker cast than the previous books in the series, but the author has set up Tubby's interaction with "the bad guys" TO BE CONTINUED and I look forward to that.
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  John

  Book #5 of a box-set
  This book I didn't like as part of the series. Although the character Tubby was there in name, he wasn't there as the Tubby that was around in books 1, 2, 3 and to a degree 4. This book's main character could have been any person with an obsession to track down the person who killed a friend in book#4, plus the people who are the centre of crime in the city. A one man vigilante story.
  A few characters from previous books returned and played some minor roles in the story. They are the reason that I continued reading, along with the hope that the end of the story allows the author to bring back the persona Tubby that made interesting character.
  With trepidation, on to Book@6
  
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  Jen

  Inside joke that you’ll understand once you’ve read the book — Chicks before dicks.
  
  I’m reading my way through the entire Tubby Dubonnet series, and Crime Czar was the next book for me to read. As seems inevitable, Tubby is finally going to find out who it is behind all the corruption in New Orleans, and does so in the presence of not one, but two curvy gals and his curves-because-of-muscles lady boxer gal is back as well. The gang is all here.
  
  Tubby sets out to rid his city of corruption while simultaneously assisting a judge with a re-election campaign. He may actually have succeeded in both purposes— Or did he?
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  Kelly

  I was given this book as a kindle first, and didn't realize it was part of a series. That may be part of why I wasn't in love with this book... I l thought the characters were very interesting and unique, and I did enjoy the writing style, but I felt the plot was too rushed. To me it seemed like it was a long, drawn-out buildup and connecting of random people, and then it all neatly was solved in the last few pages. Maybe if I had read some of the earlier books I might have enjoyed this more?
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  Diana Sandberg

  Light reading; amusing, not amazing. This one is a bit thin, I thought, and fairly obvious. When the Sheriff was fingered as the "crime czar", I was thinking, "you can't be serious," and was somewhat disappointed to realize that the author was sticking with this. For crying out loud, readers of the previous books have already met a guy higher up the chain than him. What I guess is meant to be a cliffhanger at the end just felt forced. Ah well, still fun to read.
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  Wanda Woodworth

  Entertaining and dash
  
  Tubby is a lawyer and gets roped into running a judge's campaign. Mayhem ensues as various pieces come together including a new grandchild, the death of his friend Dan, crime in the legal system and oddballs running for office. Tubby dodged it all and barely comes out ok...but he gains clarity. Fast paced and exciting sfory.
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  Beverly

  Tubby Dubonnet:
  
  A very large cast of characters. Unusual to say the least. Made fun of lawyers, judges and politicians. I finished this one, but not really interested in reading another. Just not my cup of tea!
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  Neil

  This just was not for me.
  
  I found the story to be disjointed and with far too many characters thrown at m.
  
  The plot was ponderous and just dragged on.
  
  Not often I give one star but I would suggest giving this a miss.
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  Trudy Clark

  As usual, enjoyable, interesting easy read. Tubby Dubonnet is a star!
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  Lisa Tollard

  Fun Read
  
  Maybe because I started reading the series in midstream. The plot was good but the story layout seemed a little dry
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  Simon Townsend

  good to read another tubby dubonnet novel. tied up a few loose ends from the last one so justice was done!
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  Kathy Starling

  great book
  
  Tony Dunbar did it again with another book that keeps you turning the pages to see what comes next. i can wait to start the next book