Review: Exciting and entertaining!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 7, 2014
"The Card Counter" is a thrill ride of nefarious intrigue from beginning to end. The plot centers around a troubled detective who attempts to unravel the mystery behind a series of brutal murders of local college football players. The overall feel of the text has a bit of a hard-boiled edge as the first person point-of-view from the protagonist sometimes conveys a cynical attitude despite also being portrayed as a caring family man. Kipling manages to balance these two traits in a way that keeps the main character interesting throughout.The central motifs of love, danger, and death are explored in such a fashion as to sometimes make it difficult to tell where the crime fiction starts and where it ends but, for me, that made the story even richer and more compelling. Crime fiction buffs are sure to love the surprise ending that will hit them on the blindside like a juggernaut. Very exciting and entertaining read!