Review: You Must Already KNOW You Will Like It
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 1, 2013
I was given a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.The Story:  Ellen Brazil and Brian Lynx (ex-cops) have teamed up and now run a successful missing persons investigation firm. They  have been hired to locate the wife of bodybuilder Will Endersbe. Ellen notices a pattern, namely, that women with similar features and hair colour have also disappeared in the Worcester area. Ellen and Brian suspect a serial kidnapper, but there is not evidence to get the police interested in the case. It's up to them.Author M.A. Comley has given us the plot of a missing persons detective story that should draw any reader in to start turning the pages rapidly. There is no doubt that at some point, the bodybuilder's wife will be found. Dead or alive?The Writer's Craft:  It's well written, fast paced, intriguing. M.A. Comley quite evidently knows what she is doing, having authored a number of books in this genre. Based on that experience, she portrays character, place and action with expertise and precision. She masterfully injects suspense in the appropriate places, as if the syringe on the cover embodies this element of her writing.Subject Matter:  This isn't a Dick Tracy, cops and robbers crime story. No, not by a long shot. There are some difficult themes being dealt with, such as murder, kidnapping, rape and abuse. Be warned that if you are looking for entertainment, you have picked up the wrong book. This book is like watching the news at night: it shows humanity at its worst.There is the obligatory attempt (for this genre) to allow the reader access to the mind of a deranged person, and become not a detached passive reader, but an unwilling witness to the events from the unimaginable, demoniacal and diabolical perspective of a psychopath.Conclusion:  In sum, this isn't everyman's book. If we can agree on that, then those who are attracted to this genre will definitely find all they are looking for. I must employ the principle of Caveat Emptor: Let The Buyer Beware, for indeed, you can not buy this book and hope that you will like it.You are getting exactly what I described above. Therefore, there are no surprises. You must already KNOW you will like it...because you have enjoyed similar literature in the past.... The reading of this book, however, does raise a question for me: Should we bring back the death penalty?Reviewed by Thomas Jerome BakerAuthor ofHow to Coach A Debate Team