Review: Good suspense story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 10, 2012
Untouched by Sandra Ross is a book intertwined with various story angles intermixed within the story. The premise of the story is strong with layers of suspense to hold the reader's interest. However, the title could have been worded more succinctly and less explicitly. Less is more still holds especially in this age of short attention spans.The language used in the book is crisp and flows smoothly. The descriptive words are appropriate. The protagonist in the book is a single woman called Abby. She comes home from work one day and finds that her roommate Tara is not at home. After looking for her and waiting up for her, she finally decides to go to sleep. The next morning, Tara is still not back.  Abby decides to contact the relevant authorities and makes a missing person's report at the police station. Coincidently, at the police station, the person assigned to her case is her old flame Ethan Webb. Old memories come back and emotions rise to the fore. Fleeting thoughts of rekindling the romance goes through her mind.The story has unexpected twists to keep the reader's interest especially when Tara's body is found. A murder story arouses most people's interest and this was no exception for me.Abby's character has been well developed. Her lifestyle, actions, emotions, hopes and thoughts have been described well. Typical single working woman's persona. The only snag is Ross's tendency to over describe and over narrate.Overall, I will award four stars for this interesting book.