Review: I was COMPLETELY Entertained!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 4, 2013
Have you ever wondered how well you know the people around you?  I mean really know them, who they are, or possibly WHAT they are?  Owen Tremaine thought he knew the people around him, but when he returns home to his houseboat to find one of his friends murdered on his boat, AND his girlfriend missing, life as he knew it becomes a thing of the past when he is thrown headlong into a world that just couldn't be possible, except - He. Saw. It. With. His. Own. Eyes.People are being killed all around Owen, many have a tie to him, or his past, yet, he's not the key, and eventually, even the police detective believes him, is it his keen power of persuasion?  Good alibis? Great instincts as a budding Private Investigator?  His attempts at cool aloofness?What I do know is I was entertained, completely, with a cast of characters whose personalities were as different as a shark is to a porpoise!  Some were brilliant hermits, one was a dog, no, really, a big dog, who just fit, he added something `human' to the story.  Is this a good murder mystery?  Yes.  Is it a little out there on the woo-woo plane?  Yes, and that's probably one of the freshest and most entertaining aspects to the story!  David Haywood Young even added some grit, humor and hinted at a romance brewing and he did it well!  His characters' dialogue wasn't forced, it felt real, sometimes things were hashed, re-hashed and hashed again, just like in the real world.Shiver on the Sky by David Haywood Young is a little out there, and has a cross-genre feel, it is definitely a murder mystery, there is some corporate espionage, a great boat chase scene, a kidnapping, and a few shapeshifters, to boot!  And the epilogue, was priceless, way to go, Hugh!  Would I recommend this book?  Sure!I need to thank the author for allowing me to read and enjoy this book!  I'm going with 4.5 stars here!