Review: Awkward, stilted dialogue
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 18, 2014
I couldn't understand why a woman with good sense and intelligence would be so abrasive and rude to her (apparent) neighbor and his dog.  A few pages into the book I'm turned off by the strange plot progression and anti-social behaviour of the protagonist.  I'm also amused by the macho male protagonists admonition, for the woman to "be kind" instead of "be nice."  It almost reads as if written by someone for whom English is a second language.  The motive of revenge, merely for a completely unsuccessful attempt to ensure someone's safety and pass the night peacefully, is a huge stretch.  The lead character hears screams during a motel stay, and a police officer knocks on doors but notices nothing out of the ordinary.  The killer is suddenly intent on murderous revenge on a complete stranger, simply for the blundered intrusion.  Why?  Why would someone covering a crime run to commit another on a wild hair?  Tad too implausible.