Review: suspenseful and humorous, but I guessed the ending
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 22, 2013
This suspenseful, well-written, frequently humorous short story ("In Scotcho Veritas" referring to thoughts brought up by alcohol and "Little Scotsmen were playing bagpipes in his head" the next morning hangover) by best-selling author Nelson DeMille is a good deal for the $1.99 amazon charges its readers; however, I was able to figure out the ending close to the very beginning of the tale. The story is about a best-selling somewhat bumbling author who is not only broke but owes a huge sum of money to the IRS.The author finds a bill on his desk from an insurance company for over $5,000 for a life insurance policy of $5 million on his agent, who he despises. The agent has a similar policy on his life. He decides to kill his agent to solve his financial woes. But how should he do it and can he do it?The book is followed by a sneak peak, two chapters, of DeMille's current best seller The Panther.