Perry's another "old pro" suspense writer, one whose work I just discovered last year. I've since read most of his books. "Strip" is the latest, and it's a little unusual. It's in a sort of Elmore Leonard vein, generally light in tone and featuring a number of colourful characters, some smarter than others, pursuing related but often conflicting agendas without much respect for the law. The story takes place in modern Los Angeles and the central character is an aging strip club owner who launders drug money on the side. He is robbed and decides he needs to exact revenge, for the sake of his reputation; however he is sloppy in identifying the culprit.
In my opinion Perry's characters are often his strong suit, while his plots occasionally seem to get out of hand. This one has a good cast of performers and is well organized. I'd say it's one of Perry's better books. I enjoyed it, but perhaps not as much as I would expect to like a well executed Perry novel. Not sure why not; maybe I just wasn't in the right mood. It's a library book that I requested, and there's a queue of other readers waiting, so I had to get it read.
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