Review: A Tangled Web
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 11, 2013
Sex, violence, betrayal, vengeance.  Sacrifices by Roger Smith has it all.  This is crime fiction as Greek tragedy.  We begin with an ultra violent scene, still burned in my retinas, a murder which must be covered up.  Thus are a chain of events set in motion which will drive the characters to commit acts they never would have thought themselves capable of.  It is truly hypnotic to witness these well drawn characters turn into monsters.  The plot is like a well choreographed ballet, full of surprises, as characters strive for redemption but always fall short and fall much farther than one would think possible.  This is pure, beautifully written noir, dark and pulpy and highly entertaining.