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One would think that the concepts of noir and comedy would go together kind of like pigs and elephants. In some cases, I suspect that would have been the case, but Rotten Apple gets the elements working together in a fun way. To be fair, I think this book would be best enjoyed by folks who are already fans of noir; sometimes satire is funniest to people who can see the little digs and details, you know? This is a collection of shorter stories, all set in a reimagined New York City, all with the themes of noir comedy running through them.

Anyway, the first story opens with a hard-boiled police detective, Vic Malone, on the trail of a killer known as the Bay Area Bow and Arrow Beast, with all the trappings and language that a grizzled old detective on the trail of an old nemesis would have at hand. Vic would have fit right in on the set of The Naked Gun; he's a hard drinking, woman scorning, SuDoku doing old salt. Vic wants to be very sure that we know that he's a tough guy, and a straight one too, thank you very much.

I kept visualizing Leslie Nielsen throughout the story as I read. Seriously, how can you not:

All at once, fourteen trained men descended on Vic, but it really was no match. When Vic was holed up in a hole in Vietnam he had developed his own martial art. It was a slick combination of Kung Fu, Karate and Street Fighting. It was called Vic Fu, and kids in Asia were learning it everyday in an attempt to emulate their hero. And their hero was Vic Malone.

While Vic is informing everybody and their mother that their fu is weak, there's still a killer on the loose. How Vic clears time in his very busy schedule to catch that killer (despite his best efforts) is entertaining.

Moving forward, the next stories are those of Candy Apple, a, shall we say, adventurous stripper whose adventures include jumping out of windows and getting shot at by creepy old lechers, and Ricky Hedges, a crooked journalist, to use the term loosely, who is both creepy and weird. They weave together to bring about the introduction of the Rotten Apple Killer, a serial killer whose target population is corrupt city officials, and there's no shortage of those in the city. Other characters are systematically introduced, but the one thing they all have in common is that they all lampoon classic elements of dark detective stories and noir.

The overall story moves forward with the identity of the killer being revealed and the tangled threads being held by all the miscellaneous characters become further and further entwined. Throughout the book, though, it's important to remember that this is a satire, as the prose can be gruff and abrasive at times; this book is definitely R-rated. Fans of noir will see the common elements showing up over and over again; dames, broads, failed relationships, drama, betrayal, and problems solved by the business end of a gun. While those expecting a lighthearted read might find more than they're asking for, those who love noir and can appreciate a good joke will find some giggles here. This is, like I said, an R-rated story, but there's plenty to laugh about.

And as a wise man once said, I just wanted to say good luck, we're all counting on you.


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Rotten Apple Seven Sins One Deadly City edition by Simon Dunn Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews

Simon Dunn has proved himself to be a very funny television writer, and now he's done the same with his parody noir novel Rotten Apple. In this novel Simon shows us exactly how not to do it- and how exactly to do it! He sends up the detective novel superbly and points out cleverly and ironically all the pitfalls writers of this genre can fall into. Writing comedy novels is no easy task, but he pulls it off nicely. His style is confident, witty and hilarious. I can't wait for his follow up comedy novel.
A stirring and fast-paced action spectacular from start to finish, Rotten Apple pulls no punches in shedding light on the dark underbelly of one of the world's most intriguing cities. Parodying the conventions of classic pulp, Simon Dunn gives us an anti-hero we can be proud of Vic Malone - cop, rebel, lover, and all-round tough-nut. Never flinching, relentless in his adherence to justice, he rightly deserves to become a household name. Great fun!
A parody of crime noir. Like the city depicted it is dark and gritty. With lots of action, murders, crashes, conspiracies, sex and laugh out loud one-liners. Not for everybody but still a funny read.
At first it seems amusing, but I got sick of the filthy language and the sexual content. I removed it from my and plan to remove it from my cloud.
This book was awesome I love the way it was layed out. Going from one situation to the next. If you like murder mystery you'll love this one!!
Humor is a strange beast. Whatever the form or the word used to describe it - comedy, parody, satire - individual reactions vary widely. It is safe to say that Simon Dunn knows how to be funny. That others continue hiring him as a sitcom scriptwriter and booking his stand-up act should be evidence of that. "Rotten Apple" has some laughs. Almost immediately, we find a laugh in the first story when Vic Malone (a "hard boiled" detective typical of the noir genre) and his boss Harry have an argument over the "vic," with confusion between the slang for victim and Malone's first name providing the comedic device.

Parody mocks or does a send-up of, in this case, a literary style or genre. Rotten Apple mocks genre conventions by taking them further, a little over-the-top. Sometimes, it seemed to me, too far. One example is referring to "Her Majesty's NYPD Police" with its headquarters on "Sunset Boulevard." The stories all take place in New York City, The Rotten Apple. The "Her Majesty's" part and setting the headquarters in what many readers would assume is Los Angeles, seemed pointless rather than funny.

Other geographical faux pas were of the same type (traveling south from Philadelphia to New Hampshire and then north into New York State in one instance). Had this been a character traveling the wrong direction and not getting there, it would have been funny. Had it been a character confused about what direction they traveled, it might have been funny. But the narrator telling the story wrong just seemed stupid. Possibly this is a send up of some noir genre convention that I'm just not getting.

In the end, I was left wondering. Were the parts I found funny enough to counteract those that fell flat? Is a parody of the noir genre, which is a bit over-the-top to begin with, a flawed concept? Do my sense of humor and Dunn's differ? Most important, which sense of humor is closest to yours? My suspicion is that some people would like "Rotten Apple" much more than I did.

**Originally written for "Books and Pals" book blog.**
Couldn't finish it. Maybe others find it humorous but I just didn't see it. Constant repeating of phrases drove me crazy.
One would think that the concepts of noir and comedy would go together kind of like pigs and elephants. In some cases, I suspect that would have been the case, but Rotten Apple gets the elements working together in a fun way. To be fair, I think this book would be best enjoyed by folks who are already fans of noir; sometimes satire is funniest to people who can see the little digs and details, you know? This is a collection of shorter stories, all set in a reimagined New York City, all with the themes of noir comedy running through them.

Anyway, the first story opens with a hard-boiled police detective, Vic Malone, on the trail of a killer known as the Bay Area Bow and Arrow Beast, with all the trappings and language that a grizzled old detective on the trail of an old nemesis would have at hand. Vic would have fit right in on the set of The Naked Gun; he's a hard drinking, woman scorning, SuDoku doing old salt. Vic wants to be very sure that we know that he's a tough guy, and a straight one too, thank you very much.

I kept visualizing Leslie Nielsen throughout the story as I read. Seriously, how can you not

All at once, fourteen trained men descended on Vic, but it really was no match. When Vic was holed up in a hole in Vietnam he had developed his own martial art. It was a slick combination of Kung Fu, Karate and Street Fighting. It was called Vic Fu, and kids in Asia were learning it everyday in an attempt to emulate their hero. And their hero was Vic Malone.

While Vic is informing everybody and their mother that their fu is weak, there's still a killer on the loose. How Vic clears time in his very busy schedule to catch that killer (despite his best efforts) is entertaining.

Moving forward, the next stories are those of Candy Apple, a, shall we say, adventurous stripper whose adventures include jumping out of windows and getting shot at by creepy old lechers, and Ricky Hedges, a crooked journalist, to use the term loosely, who is both creepy and weird. They weave together to bring about the introduction of the Rotten Apple Killer, a serial killer whose target population is corrupt city officials, and there's no shortage of those in the city. Other characters are systematically introduced, but the one thing they all have in common is that they all lampoon classic elements of dark detective stories and noir.

The overall story moves forward with the identity of the killer being revealed and the tangled threads being held by all the miscellaneous characters become further and further entwined. Throughout the book, though, it's important to remember that this is a satire, as the prose can be gruff and abrasive at times; this book is definitely R-rated. Fans of noir will see the common elements showing up over and over again; dames, broads, failed relationships, drama, betrayal, and problems solved by the business end of a gun. While those expecting a lighthearted read might find more than they're asking for, those who love noir and can appreciate a good joke will find some giggles here. This is, like I said, an R-rated story, but there's plenty to laugh about.

And as a wise man once said, I just wanted to say good luck, we're all counting on you.