Midnight Plan of the Repo Man by W.
Bruce Cameron
Ruddy McCann is a repo man in
Kalkaska, Michigan. It’s heading into
Spring so it’s still freezing and business isn’t so good. But not having cars to repossess is the least
of Ruddy’s worries. One day he suddenly
starts hearing a voice in his head.
Others blame repo madness but Ruddy is beginning to think that the voice
in his head isn’t a sign of mental illness; he thinks the voice, which calls
itself Alan, is a ghost seeking justice.
Can Ruddy help Alan, save his sister’s bar from bankruptcy and get the
girl?
Ruddy can hear Alan whenever he
speaks but Ruddy has to speak out loud for Alan to hear him which plays to good
humor. There are a lot of quirky
secondary characters – a scheming couple always wanting to get rich quick; a
man with an extensively misused vocabulary; and Jake, Ruddy’s faithful dog to
name a few – that really round out the story and bring out the humor. The story of Alan’s death is serious as are
some of the circumstances surrounding his murder, but Ruddy’s day to day is
extremely entertaining. The storyline to
watch for is the repossession of a man named Einstein’s truck. The book starts with Ruddy being tasked with
getting the truck away from Einstein and Doris (a cranky goose) and it runs
throughout the book. Great ending to
that particular thread!
This was an extremely entertaining
audiobook. The reader has such distinct
voices for Ruddy and Alan that fit the characters perfectly.
