Review: Intelligent and Complex Thriller/Mystery
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 13, 2014
“Evening Wolves” is a first-rate thriller that manages to take its time in developing its story but still remains fast-paced and engrossing.The novel begins with a man locked in a room with a dead woman—he doesn’t remember who he is, or what happened, but he is filled with fear and flees. The police arrive quickly thereafter to the Fircrest Mansion and begin their investigation, led by Detective Michael Erland—at least until Homeland Security shows up and tries to elbow them out of the way, since they suspect the crime is linked to a big-time criminal named Jupiter. However, Erland is exceptionally smart and dedicated to his job, and he’s not thrown off so easily—he’s drawn into the mystery despite his friction with the Homeland Security agents, and eventually he’s drawn into an unexpected romance as well.There’s a lot of plot in “Evening Wolves,” and it’s hard to summarize—but it’s not hard to follow. The author weaves his story well with alternating perspectives, from Erland to the man with amnesia to Tanya, a kind-hearted libertarian who stops to help that man and pays dearly for it. As the threads of the story come together, the suspense heightens and you become deeply invested not only in the main characters as separate people, but in them coming together and catching Jupiter, who has no redeeming qualities and is a bad guy worthy of a Bond film. It’s well-plotted, excellently paced, and full of twists and turns.I would recommend “Evening Wolves” to readers who like suspense books with action and mystery, especially that involving U.S. law agencies, and who also like a little romance in their novels as well.