Review: A fast paced thrill ride
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 23, 2010
Sleight Malice by Vicki Tyley starts off with a bang and doesn't stop until the last page is turned.  Desley James is distraught when her best friend's house burns to the ground and charred remains are discovered in the ruins.  I found Desley to be quite likeable.  I can be a little picky with female heroines in thrillers because they tend to get into trouble, require rescuing or whine about everything.  Desley does none of these things.  She is tough and she doesn't wait around and whine.  In fact, when the police aren't solving the case fast enough, Desley takes matters into her own hands.The author has a lot of talent for suspense writing.  I just couldn't stop at the end of each chapter, I had to read the next one.  I found it hard to put this one down.  The plot takes as many twists and turns as a roller coaster.  Some of them I saw coming and some of them I did not.  The resolution wrapped everything up nicely and leaves the reader satisfied.  I am going to have to read Thin Blood next!