Review: Corporate Murder Mystery - Keeps You Guessing Until the End
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 16, 2014
Innocenent Until Proven GuiltyBy Duane GundrumInnocent Until Proven Guilty is a murder mystery saturated with high level corporate leaders and those who will kill anyone who gets in their way. We soon begin to wonder if these may be one in the same as the murder of a corporate president is being investigated. The president's seat is filled with the expected person; however, it is soon evident he will not be there but a few hours. He has an vicious enemy, the man who is directly beneath him in chain of command. This enemy knows no limit in what he will do to purge the company and himself of the president so he points to him as the murderer. Corruption at almost every venue keeps us in suspense. Is anyone above reproach? How many will be killed before this murder is solved.Gundrum gives us a fast pace suspence thriller. His writing style is sharp and as long as you stay with him you follow. He seems to have a knack for describing suspenseful situations putting reader on edge of their chair wishing it would be over soon,all the while loving it. His character development is decent for a book in this genre. Because we do not know who the murderer is he likely holds back some on that character. Perhaps a peek a his psyche would have been nice. There is very little relational depth written into the story. No build up of a husband/wife relationship and no window to their inner sanctum. What you get in this regard is surface. The writing focus singles out suspense and he does a brilliant work in delivery.For those who enjoy a mystery without a lot of gore or a deep plot this is an excelllent choice. Get comfortable. Once you start you will not want to stop until the end.