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book is a little thin and very short but I still found it a nice quick whodunit read.
The Atlanta locale was key for me since that's where I live, This book truly deserves a,star rating. Not quitestar material, but despite the story starting off with some redundant and odd statements it really did improve as I kept reading.


We meet Ryan in the process of getting fired as a real estate lawyer at a big firm.
He is obviously angry and heads to his local bar, Calls up a buddy of his who went through the same thing five years ago but has since set up his own little grassroots criminal firm for some drinks.
His friend, Alex, arrives and tries to cheer him up by offering him a job at his firm.
Considering Ryan's lamentations about his future job prospects, he is surprisingly hesitant about going to work with his friend.
Personally, I would think he'd jump at the chance at least it's work!

Now, I admit that the whole bar scenario had me a little confused as to the timeline of events.
It was hard to tell how much time was passing in the story not sure if this was the author's intentions, perhaps in an attempt to pull the reader into Ryan's confusion as he gets drunker.
For example, after a quick conversation involving two shots and a Jack amp Coke, Ryan is suddenly belligerently drunk.
He argues with Alex about his intoxication, to the point of Alex admitting his rather stalkerish habit of secretly recording the people he's drinking with just for the sake of playing the recording back to the people the next day because "they never believe how they sound after a few".


Let me take a moment here to talk about Alex, At this point I thought he was a complete freak, His creepy habit doesn't exactly make him out to be an overly upstanding guy, And his fixation with pointing out that he's not "taping" people because there's no "tape" on his iPhone got on my nerves, I admit it.
This is also the same guy who is apparently capable of being "the most serious Ryan had ever seen" in the presence of a cop who really tracked Ryan down fast!, yet seconds later blurts out a pretty incriminating statement.
But as the story progressed I honestly began to enjoy his sense of humor and he turned out to be my favourite character of the book.


Now, back to the bar scene and the muddled time sequencing, Enough time passes that several other lawyers from his firm show up, also fired, And a higherup lawyer shows up with a posse of gawkers, who heard about the congregation of fired folk.
Ryan supposedly drinks like a fish the whole time and is fine holding a conversation, then BAM he's belligerent again.


Anyways, fast forward to the next morning when he awakens at:am with a massive hangover.
He is rushes to meet Alex about the job offer, even though Alex told him not to rush in "first thing in the morning".
Minutes after getting to Alex's office, a detective shows up to question Ryan about the murder of Karl the guy who fired him the day before! And Ryan's the prime suspect! Oh no!!

I won't say too much more, for the sake of not spoiling the rest of the story for anyone.
But their "investigation" is pure hilarity, The whole time I was thinking to myself, "no way anyone would try this stuff, Are you freakin' kidding me", But it was a fun read nonetheless and I found myself flipping the pages quicker and quicker as I continued to read.
If you want a fluffy and quirky quick read, give it a go, If nothing else, finding out exactly what the "Massive Hole Theory" is will give you a good chuckle.


A side note: I find it extremely weird that the law firm didn't shut down at all when the body was found.
I would've thought they'd shut off the whole floor, possibly the entire building, Or maybe I just watch too much CSI,

FROM BEST SELLING AUTHOR MICHAEL S, WEST

Soon after IvyLeague educated lawyer Ryan Michaels is laid off from his large and prestigious Atlanta law firm, his life goes haywire when the powerful partner who axed him is found dead.


Ryan must turn to his friend Alex Murray, a wild and adventurous criminal lawyer, and his unconventional crimesolving methods to clear his name.


Short story Approximately,words Once again I am at a loss to understand how five people could have given this short story a five star review.


First of all, nowhere in the comeon's for The Massive Hole Theory is there any indication that this is a short story and not a complete novel.
I suppose if I was really with it, the number of k's would have given me a clue, but I'm still stuck back on thinking of book lengths in terms of pages.


The story starts out with an attorney who gets the axe from his firm, He goes out, gets drunk with cronies who have also gotten the axe, gets drunk and doesn't remember anything.
The next morning, he finds out that the fellow who axed him was murdered and he's the prime suspect.
Through a series of unbelievable and questionable actions, the hero and his attorney are able to confront the villain who breaks down and confesses.
End of story.

The author has a good idea, and with a lot more twists and turns in the plot and a lot more development of the characters, this would work as a novel, but as a short story, it falls flat.
I started reading this yesterday because I needed something to

read, I knew it was on my Kindle App on my iPhone from a review request and was different from what I had been reading recently.
So I gave it a shot and almost immediately wanted to kick myself for not having started it sooner.
Heres why:

Setting: Its a Southern book, yall, Its set in Atlanta, which is second on my list of Favorite Southern Cities,
Characters: Theyre hilarious! Theyre real, honest, and relatable, I mean, who hasnt at some point visualized themselves chocking someone that irritated them, I do this almost on the daily! And their voices were so genuine, there was nothing fake about the way they spoke, nothing inconsistent.

Story: Although it began as a little bit clichélawyermovie, The Massive Hole Theory quickly caught my attention and kept it through the end.
There is so much witty humor in this book! I found myself laughing out loud and smiling constantly as I read it.
There was never a dull moment from beginning to end!


I couldnt believe how invested I became in this story and characters.
My sense of justice flared and I began planning letter writing campaigns to clear Ryan Michaels name and fundraisers to help pay his legal bills! West did an amazing job writing this!

Now on to what annoyed the snot out of me: I got the review request in April.
Now its December. And I couldnt remember what this book was about, So I didnt remember this was a novella! It was just way too darn short!

But, not to worry.
This is an introduction to the series, so theres a second book out! sitelink post a comment.