ByJohn W. Mack on September 4, 2017
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It’s been a while since I read a book by Lloyd Johnson so it was very nice to be reintroduced to this talented and gifted writer and storyteller. His latest book The Best Possible Angle is not a good book--but a Damn GREAT book! This book is a masterpiece of psychological realism, moral and inner conflict that drives the motives, circumstances and internal actions of the characters that builds the suspense of this book. The Best Possible Angle, gives the reader, the protagonist, Kendrick Black, an-up-and coming actor who has a possible chance of fulfilling his life-long dream of becoming an A-List celebrity, but when faced with a traumatic event that could derail those dreams, Kendrick must employ thoughts, feelings and motivations to determine if external greatness and desires are more important than his mental state and honesty. This book is beautifully and intelligently written because through the depths of the action and plot, there is a dramatic question that is offered to the reader in the sense of “What would her or she do in Kendrick’s circumstance.” To be truthfully honest, I would like to say that I would do the moral thing but I’ve never been in a situation like Kendrick. But what I do know is that Lloyd involved so many wonderful dramatic elements and unconventional characters to this book that it boiled over with suspense and conflict. Besides Kendrick, the reader is introduced to Sabathany Morris, Kendrick’s girlfriend, who has her own best interest at heart; then Lenox Hunter, Kendrick’s best friend, who would do just about anything for Kendrick; then Paris Black, Kendrick’s’ sister, who is in love with the wrong person and Brenda Vaughn, Kendrick’s publicist and agent, who will stop at nothing to see that Kendrick become a success. If you add those characters, a few sub-characters, deceit, lies, mysteries, blackmail, murder and conflict then you have one heck of a book that is very entertaining and thought provoking and that book is The Best Possible Angle. I have to say that book starts off at a good pace and never slows down. It is wonderfully written and it flows from beginning to end. This book is smart, edgy, witty, engaging and sinfully satisfying. This book evoked many emotions from me such as anger, sadness, compassion, anticipation, surprise and pity. This book is one of my summer’s guilty pleasures. I will highly recommend this book to anyone that wants to be entertained as though on a rollercoaster ride. So I suggest that you run to purchase The Best Possible Angle. I truly hope that there is a second book. Lloyd Johnson has done a terrific job of creating a book that capitalizes on our moral and ethical compass as well as entertain.