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Many years have passed since I've read a crime drama. The last one was a Dick Francis novel (I had read several of his, being a horse person interested in the racing world). Most of my fiction reading, however, is limited to historical novels. But recently I picked up the debut novel, Untold Damage, by Robert K. Lewis, and I zipped through it in less than two weeks (also very unusual for me).

Lewis, a resident of San Francisco, uses that city for the setting of his novel. It opens by introducing the protagonist, Mark Mallen, as an ex-cop junkie, a man deep into his addiction to heroin yet not so deep that he has totally lost the memory of who and what he once was--a successful undercover narcotics cop with a wife and daughter. When a detective visits him with word of the murder of Mallen's closest friend from his days on the force, Mallen begins a journey to break his addiction and find those responsible for his friend's murder.

The story is well-paced, the characters clearly portrayed. The dialogue rings true as does Lewis's knowledge of his subject. Mallen's struggle to get clean and stay that way is woven throughout the narrative, always there in the background like a dark curtain that threatens to fall over the hero and drag him back to the darkness. The reader easily cheers for him and hopes that he not only stays clean and solves his friend's murder, but that he may someday find happiness again with his estranged family.

I enjoyed the story being set in San Francisco instead of someplace more familiar like New York City or Los Angeles. We see too much of those cities on television crime dramas. Lewis uses the city and its underbelly of crime and drugs like another character in the story.

There are few novels that I've read where I became invested enough in the characters to want to read on after the last page is turned. But I am happy to say that Untold Damage was one of those books. I look forward to Lewis's follow-up novel, Critical Damage.


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Untold Damage A Mark Mallen Novel Robert K Lewis 9780738735764 Books Reviews

As someone who spent a number of years in the 'Tender Nob' of San Francisco, I found this book super. I could picture my old 'hood on every page. And I love the character of Mallen. Very original and old school cool.
This was my first mystery and I loved it. Mark Mallen is a great character who has come back from a dark place. Worth the read in my book! Pun intended.
Robert lights this dark story with the candle of hope. So many authors present darkness as sad, depressed, people who have given up on life. That is no fun to read.

Robert's characters are all fighting to better themselves, and it is that struggle - the struggle we all feel everyday - that makes his stories uplifting. There is a light in the darkness. There is a light at the end of the tunnel. It is hope, and it guides this story every step of the way.

Enjoy the noir.
This is another example of a small press book that should get more attention. The protagonist is a greatly flawed individual, but you cannot help but root for him. The surrounding cast is described wonderfully and the reader feels like he is walking the city streets with the cast as the author paints a dramatic picture. I'm looking forward to the next in what I'm certain will be a great series.
I have tried so many times to read this book, yet for some reason it is not grabbing me in the way I like a book to do. I want to be pulled in and not be able to put a book down. When I lay down a book and then get busy, forgetting all about the book, there is a problem. I have been known to walk with a book in hand as I go from room to room as I can't put it down.

I know what goes into writing a book and I never want to leave a bad review. Do not let my review turn you away from this book. Just because it was not to my liking, give it a try it might be to yours.
UNTOLD DAMAGE is a fabulous debut novel, with a raw energy and a fast-paced storyline that are hard to resist. Add a great plot twist and the characters of Mark Mallen and Inspector Kane--Obie, and you're struck reader gold.

This is not my typical reading genre, but I love stories that find hope in darkness. UNTOLD DAMAGE certainly shows us the dark side of the human psyche, but it also shows us good people helping others--despite their own circumstances. I loved the sense of brotherhood between the ex-junkies; I loved that people looked out for each other even in jail and through drug addiction. Which brings me to my favorite part of the novel recovering junkie and ex-cop, Mark Mallen.

As a reader, I'm all about character, and Mallen has stolen my heart. I loved the glimpses into his battle with The Need, and I loved every decision he made. (I hate spoilers, but one small thing that he does in relation to his ex-wife shows us what a stand-up guy he is.) Basically, I loved his moral compass. I'm waiting for novel two and the Mallen fan club T-shirt.
Many years have passed since I've read a crime drama. The last one was a Dick Francis novel (I had read several of his, being a horse person interested in the racing world). Most of my fiction reading, however, is limited to historical novels. But recently I picked up the debut novel, Untold Damage, by Robert K. Lewis, and I zipped through it in less than two weeks (also very unusual for me).

Lewis, a resident of San Francisco, uses that city for the setting of his novel. It opens by introducing the protagonist, Mark Mallen, as an ex-cop junkie, a man deep into his addiction to heroin yet not so deep that he has totally lost the memory of who and what he once was--a successful undercover narcotics cop with a wife and daughter. When a detective visits him with word of the murder of Mallen's closest friend from his days on the force, Mallen begins a journey to break his addiction and find those responsible for his friend's murder.

The story is well-paced, the characters clearly portrayed. The dialogue rings true as does Lewis's knowledge of his subject. Mallen's struggle to get clean and stay that way is woven throughout the narrative, always there in the background like a dark curtain that threatens to fall over the hero and drag him back to the darkness. The reader easily cheers for him and hopes that he not only stays clean and solves his friend's murder, but that he may someday find happiness again with his estranged family.

I enjoyed the story being set in San Francisco instead of someplace more familiar like New York City or Los Angeles. We see too much of those cities on television crime dramas. Lewis uses the city and its underbelly of crime and drugs like another character in the story.

There are few novels that I've read where I became invested enough in the characters to want to read on after the last page is turned. But I am happy to say that Untold Damage was one of those books. I look forward to Lewis's follow-up novel, Critical Damage.