Review: Great Private Detective Novel
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 30, 2013
Private detective novels are only as good as the main character and Carmine LaRosa in “Altering Course” is character interesting enough to carry a novel (or hopefully a series). He’s a retired cop on medical leave, tries and often fails to stick to a Paleo diet, loves Monster energy drinks, techno music and is passionate about his dog and fixing up his house. He’s tough but not too tough. And he has these dreams that have a disturbing tendency to end up being true.The dreams are a clever twist in what could have been a fairly straight forward mystery novel and they help propel the plot and give Carmine new leads to follow.Tightly plotted with solid characters, convincing dialogue, and a mystery I could not solve before Carmine, “Altering Course” is a great addition to the private detective genre. I highly recommend that fans of mystery novels read this book.