Review: Decent Read
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 26, 2013
Charlie Beckham is a federal prosecutor about the try the biggest case of his career...on the morning of a critical court date,  a crazed homeless man turns Charlie’s life around with a single word. He calls Charlie by a nickname known by only one other person in the world—Charlie’s brother Jake, who went missing thirteen years ago. The man disappears into the crowd before Charlie can react.  Charlie's search for answers and the answer to his brother's disappearance leads him into Boston's dark underworld, a search that threatens to ruin his career and his life.Overall, it's a good story with reasonable writing.  The good:1.  The plot is reasonably paced and done well enough you'll want to keep reading more.2.  Charlie is a likeable enough protagonist and the reader pulls for him to succeedThe less than good:1.  Twists and turns are great for action thrillers -- this one has many and occasionally their resolution comes across as a little too pat -- Charlie tends to come up with great last minute plans without any rational reason.2.  The climax and resolution are fine -- things are resolved quite nicely in the end, but I think the author wrapped the package a little too neatly.  He tended to overlook some significant crimes committed in the course of Charlie's search -- just swept nicely under the rug here.It's a good value for the money and I would read other books by this author.