Review: Conspiracy without the Confusion
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 15, 2012
Conspiracy theory tales aren't usually my cup of tea because they generally get so bogged down with twists and turns they lose sight of the original goal.  This story, however, sticks to the plot and is easily readable.  Lamont is a likable guy and ordinary enough in spite of his dramatic origin, and his fight and flight to prove or disprove what he believes he's seeing are a natural reaction.  Holding to the two statements, "What's real is real" and "You know what you know" are the only things keeping him grounded in reality and at times, even they don't seem to help too much.I was a little disappointed that more wasn't made of Lamont's apparently part-alien background or the death of his twin, and no explanation of why he was targeted by Chelevski to die and then made to be a guinea pig when he survived.  Those points aside, the paranoia of conspiracy is well-described and the hopelessness Lamont feels as he struggles to know who to trust and what to do is well-presented and should strike a chord with anyone ever faced with a seemingly hopeless situation.  There are a few mis-use of homonyms but they don't detract from the intensity of the plot.Most of us, at one time or another, have felt the sense of isolation, of apartness coming from being different.  Blind Veil capitalizes on that sensation and makes a well-written story which will entertain while it instills a frisson of unease.Blind Veil is available from Smashwords, [...]This novel was supplied by the publisher andno remuneration was involved in the writing of this review.