Review: Loss, obsession and redemption all intertwined
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 17, 2014
Broken Sigil by William Meikle is a short story that centers around a troubled police man named Joe Connors. He works for Internal Affairs in the New York PD. Since the death of his wife and a betrayal by his partner he has become a bitter person, not liked at worked, or by even himself. Things change when he gets a call to investigate the murder of his estranged ex-police partner in very odd circumstances,This leads Joe to investigate a brown house that was the scene of the death of his partner. As he begins his investigation, he finds that there is much more to the situation than a shooting. What made his ex-partner keep returning to this house over and over? Why did he lose control and became so out of touch with reality that his new partner had to shoot and kill him before he harmed others.Joes investigation into the house and the last months of his ex-partners life open up an entire new situation, where one can seemingly get what it is they feel they lost and can have again. But with all things there is a price...This is a very good short story and the characters are all well done, especially the tenants of the house.A very good read. Highly recommended.