Review: A Short Story of Faith
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 23, 2013
This is the third work of Alex Grecian. This author has created The Scotland Yard Murder Squad, in a time when killings and poverty abound in the late 1800's London. Jack the Ripper has not been caught and the police and detectives are ridiculed, leaving the common people afraid for their lives. This short story picks up a character, "Pringle" from Grecian's first full-lenght novel in all his personality and eccentricities. Sadly, Pringle was killed in the line of duty in that first work. But I believe Grecian wanted a small redemption for his fastidious, womanizing character. By taking a step backward in time and beginning with Pringle's journal, which shows the man had no illusions about his shallowness and aspirations for the future, the suicide of THE BLUE GIRL reveals a side of Pringle that was never allowed to surface completely. As he lights a candle for a young bride who is wronged by an evil, incestuous brother and sister, Grecian reveals the man that could have been in an act of mercy and faith. Now Grecian can let his creation rest in peace.