Review: SUPERB TALENT, GREAT STORY!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 3, 2014
Trying out a new author, an unknown quantity at that, is not an easy thing. The normal route many readers would take is to grab the latest from a bestselling author and spend the lazy summer days under the shade somewhere and doze off peacefully. There is the tendency to ignore new and exciting authors who are yet to make a name. In spite of arguments to the contrary, name still sells. And many new authors have taken the safe co-author route to make a name for themselves, sell their books or find their feet in the competitive world of fiction writing.Austrian award-winning writer Gabi Kreslehner English debut novel Rain Girl which is rendered into English by Lee Chadeayne is a fine mystery crime thriller which deserves a look. Her creativity in plotting the story with a cast of characters that many readers would like to revisit is simply amazing. She has a style of her own and created a formidable female character in the form of Franza Oberwieser who is a homicide detective. The sleuthing is as superb as the astounding ending, full of twists and surprises. Rain Girl is a top-notch thriller second to none but I’m afraid that lesser stories by famous names will bury this one under the debris like many others before.