Noir. The characters in Denis Johnson’s novel, Nobody Move, are a west coast version of the Florida types that Carl Hiaason presents. Each one is a complicated low life facing alternating good and back luck as they eek out a living. In Johnson’s creation, the mood is constantly noir and bleak, but comic at the same time. Protagonist Jimmy Luntz is a compulsive gambler who sings barbership. The action accelerates when an enforcer comes to collect money. One thing leads to another for Luntz in ways that kept me turning the pages. Johnson’s dialogue and descriptive narrative are both finely written, providing lots of pleasure on the pages of Nobody Move.
Rating: Three-star (Recommended)
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