Review of ‘Louie & Louie’?

by Damien Osborne

reviewed by Reed James

Louie is a PI with two personalities. One is an intelligent man, always calculating and thinking, examining people’s motives. The other is obsessed with sex. Louie works out of the Den: “an urban palace of lust, vice and black-market deals.” The Den is run by the beautiful and brutal Miss Desiree, who is not afraid to break knees if you violate her rules.

When Karla (with a K) walks in, asking for his help to find her friend, things happen. Her friend likes to drink with a woman named dJenga Dunsloe. After Karla is revealed to be a cop, Miss Desiree reveals that dJenga is in the club.

This is where things get weird. How weird, read to find out.

I found Louie & Louie to be a mixed back. I found the beginning to be intriguing. When Karla walks in, Louie’s internal dialogue as he both tries to dissect Karla and her phony acting while also interrupted by the comments of the other Louie worked well, but then the second act introduced five new characters.

It’s an intriguing setting, but the short story is too rushed to develop either the setting or the characters well enough. There is sex with some interesting descriptions, and Louie multiple-personality character is great, but he does very little, if anything, to resolve the story, acting as a by-standard in his own tale.

I give it 3 out of 5! You can pick up Louie & Louie for $1.99.

I was given a free copy in exchange for an honest review.

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