The Midnight Plan of the Repo Man by W. Bruce Cameron

George Wilson does the funny, tongue in cheek, sardonic books so well. I'm assuming there is a next book based on the title, and I'm really looking forward to a sequel. On the other hand, maybe it was perfect, because it left me wanting more. It's really 4 1/2 stars, it just wasn't quite, quite perfect. It could have been a little funnier, a little faster. Why only four stars? I felt like Cameron could have pushed it just a little bit more. That's another aspect that unfolds really well-I got to know him more and more as the story went on. The character development, especially of Ruddy is really well done. A TON happens to Ruddy, there are several stories woven together at the same time, but it is all done smoothly, and believably, and in a self-effacing, funny, natural sort of way. The action in the story drives the pace really well. The chuckles in this book are subtle and surprising which makes them even more fun. The author, Cameron, is funny without feeling like he's trying very hard. Just when I thought that I knew how the story was going to go, a small twist or a new fact was revealed that delighted me and kept me super interested.

This is a story that truly 'unfolds.' There are tons of layers that reveal themselves that made me more and more invested as I got to know Ruddy and Alan and Katie. Bruce Cameron’s The Midnight Plan of the Repo Man, yet another laugh-out-loud, keep-you-up-late, irresistible listen. When Alan also demands he clean up his act, and apartment, Ruddy tells him to back off, but where can a voice in your head go? With a sweet romance, a murder mystery, a lazy but loyal dog, and a town full of cabin-fevered characters you can’t help but love, New York Times best-selling novelist W. When Alan demands Ruddy find his murderers, Ruddy decides a voice in your head seeking vengeance is best ignored. To complicate matters, it turns out Katie, the girl he’s fallen for, is Alan’s daughter. Ruddy isn’t sure if Alan is real, or if he’s losing his mind.

The voice introduces himself as Alan Lottner, a dead realtor. Simple, that is, until Ruddy starts hearing a voice in his head. His best friend is his low-energy Basset hound Jake, with whom he shares a simple life of stealing cars.

Ruddy McCann, former college football star, has experienced a seismic drop in popularity he is now Kalkaska, Michigan’s full-time repo man and part-time bar bouncer.

The Midnight Plan of the Repo Man by W. Bruce Cameron