Review: Twist and turns in a small town
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 5, 2013
While the book starts slowly with a homicide investigation, the rich descriptive tapestry of the small town of Hubbard, in Western New York, in the first weeks of October keep you interested. There is a bit of reminiscing by the hero, Detective Kevin Fowler, as he begins his investigation, as there is throughout the book, but this only adds to the richness of the character and the reader’s understanding of his motivations. The book picks up momentum a few pages in with the arrival of the heroine, Miss Beverly Hampton, and continues to pick up speed to the point that you do not want to put it down. You become engaged in the lives of the people of Hubbard, Beverly, Kevin and whether or not he be able to solve the murder.You get to follow along with Beverly as she decides if she can commit to Fowler the cop and his carrying a gun. She, as the pampered only child from the well-to-do family whose father owns the town newspaper, presents a conundrum for Kevin who wonders if she can really accept him as he is, after all his ex couldn’t.The twist and turns of their relationship along with the problems, of what seems an insolvable murder, make this book by Janis Lane one you should read.Received a free copy for an honest review.