Review: 3.5 stars rounded up to 4 because Amazon doesn't like fractions.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 14, 2014
3.5 stars rounded up to 4 because Amazon doesn't like fractions. (I liked it.)This is my first experience with William Meikle and it will not be my last.The first two chapters of Broken Sigil had me thinking I'd stumbled upon a run-of-the-mill detective story. The narrator doesn't have a unique voice or backstory, but he didn't have to for this novella to work. The tale revolves around a homicide dick trying to sniff out why a greenhorn beat cop shot and killed his partner. Come to find out, the kid's partner used to mess around with our MC's wife before she died an untimely death in a car accident. This is where the story switches gears into the realm of the supernatural. The dead cop has something carved into his torso. Our MC hits the block, questioning the tenants of a seemingly normal house where the dead cop was last seen.The amount of emotion Meikle wrung out of me in such a simple piece is astounding. I felt for this narrator. And, when the story was over, I wanted to hear more about him. In fact, that's my only complaint. This novella/novelette is short. Almost too short. Still, I enjoyed reading this tale of lost love and finding the lengths to which someone will go to return to a happier time.***I received an ARC of this book from Net Galley in return for my honest review.