When I heard the author of the Artemis Fowl series was going to write a book for adults, I was maybe a liiitle too excited. I mean, he has already created some characters that were bordering on not safe for young adult (NSFYD??), so I figured this would be a wild ride.  And it is! Colfer jumped across the pond to the bayou in the American South. What safer place for a dragon to hide, than among the other greenish scaly inhabitants of the swamp?

But, a dragon has needs. Vodka, cable TV and cigarettes to name a few. This forces Vern (said dragon) to forge relationships and depend on others, which seriously irritates him. Enter Squib, a local youth teetering on the verge of turning into full blown hoodlum. Pushing him in that direction is the local crooked constable who happens to have the hots for Squib's mom. Throw in the mob, some hidden loot and lots of dynamite and you come up with a rip roaring, bizarre, can't put it down story! Super fun, quick to read, can't pass it up book.