On top of the POV characters, there’s just a large cast in general: I found myself having to search my ebook multiple times to remember who people were, and some characters felt like they could have been cut out with no consequence for the plot. I lost track of how many points of view we get in this story–at least seven? By the fifth point of view change in a row with no repeats, my head was spinning. There are political machinations, family secrets, romances, and, of course, a motorcycle gang (sorry–motorcycle club). There are a lot of pieces to this story, and it demands the reader keep track of a large cast and their relationships and dealings. The real mystery–and the reason Sparr has been relocated–is to investigate the seemingly closed case of her father’s death. We’re soon given the points of view of these women, though, so the reader is fully informed of what’s really happening. From the beginning, I was pulled in with the writing, which reminded me of an old noir mystery: Sparr’s partner is described as a “blond, butch slab of a woman.” This isn’t exactly a mystery, though: Sparr is moved to another district to try to track down the motorcycle club that has been beating down acquitted rapists and abusers. Loud Pipes Save Lives is a thriller with a noir feel, following a New York cop, a vigilante women’s motorcycle club, and the many people tangled up in the ensuing investigation. It lay serene as they all loved and teemed and scrambled and strove. Her mission statement is simple: art is for everyone.The city didn’t care. Her lifelong relationship with the arts means they often weave themselves into her work, and living in New York City nurtured a love of diversity and the desire to see a range of cultures and identities represented. She's the author of the novel "Loud Pipes Save Lives," published by Carnation Books, about a damaged detective pursuing a gang of vigilante lady bikers, and the forthcoming "Gin Fizz at the Outer Rim," a queer romcom about superheroes in rural Georgia. She writes whenever she can and when she can't, she's thinking about writing. Her drama "TOCCATA AND FUGUE" is a top ten finalist in Stage 32's Drama Contest. Smith trope, is the winner in the Action/Adventure genre in this year's Table Read My Screenplay contest and led to her being chosen as a member of ISA's Top 25 Screenwriters to Watch in 2022 and signing a shopping agreement. Her script "VERITY'S GAME", a queer take on the Mr.
as a musician in her 20s, spent her 30s in corporate boardrooms of fortune 500 companies as a graphic artist, and in her 40s, became a published author. She toured much of the east coast of the U.S. Jen Giacalone is a former rock star, a graphic artist, a parent, a baker, amateur plumber and a timelord.
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