Review: Move over Grafton. There's a new sleuth in town.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 4, 2012
This is the second book of Simpson's I've read. The first one was Joey Costa's New Game and I loved that so when I saw this for free, I had to get it. I wasn't disappointed. He is a master at letting the story unfold with action and dialogue. Halfway through the book, I thought I had the crime and murderer figured out, but was I ever wrong. I won't say more because I don't want to spoil it for the next reader.I also love the way Simpson develops his characters and setting. He gives us an insider's view into Santa Barbara that I never saw before when reading Grafton's alphabet murders. And he does it through his characters without going into pages of narrative.Simpson's books are very well written and edited. You won't find any of the novice mistakes made by so many self-published authors. This is a professionally written book and if you are looking for a fast-paced murder mystery with 3-d characters, get it before the big publishers discover it and start charging what it is really worth.