John D. Macdonald: Free Fall in Crimson

A few months ago I ordered a book on-line, and, as I ordered the same day I registered, I also got three other books as a present. One of them was Free Fall in Crimson by John D. Macdonald. I saw it was a detective story and generally I like those so I chose to read this one first. So about the book: the story itself is interesting and I actually liked it. However, it was written in 1981 and it was so obvious, if I hadn't known it was written in the '80s I would have figured it out after a few pages. I can't actually put my finger on the exact reason why but I actually could see an 80s movie while I was reading it. And it really wouldn't be a problem, but the 80s is my least favourite (OK second least favourite, after the 70s) decade of the 20th century. Anyway, it isn't as big of a problem as it seems from these long lines. The book was also obviously written for men (by a man) and I found some parts way too brutal and some other parts detailing every single move in a fight boring. All in all, it wasn't bad. Interesting story with unexpected turns and unpredictable ending.