Review: Electrifying action, gyrating twist, don't mess with the King of Rock n Roll attitude!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 19, 2012
Suspicious Minds by, Paul BishopA book review by Ginger Dawn HarmanAfter discovering Paul Bishop through Take the Money and Run, I decided to give one of his novels, a try.  I read Suspicious Minds and loved it. Finally! Elvis has not left the building and gets his own fast pace, funny, and full of action novel. Most Elvis impersonators and thus Elvis novels are corny and can only be classified as such, and I am so glad Paul Bishop gives Elvis the story he deserves. One with electrifying action, gyrating twist, don't mess with the King of Rock n Roll attitude!The most amazing thing about this novel is how Mr. Bishop is able to tie in several years and a crime that has a modern sparkle of Louisiana Mob crime, noir panache arrogance, to rescuing children from unspeakable crimes. The "cool Bourbon street jazz pierces the shimmering heat" of a cat and mouse rivalry between drug dealer Zachary Arceneaux and Lew Sutton.  The imagery was perfect! I felt my heart beat as if I was the one escaping the psychological treatment center while leaping away from flying bullets. Cole Ramsey, the ordinary citizen hero, thinks he has complete knowledge of what is going on until a new plot or twist comes along which in turn, hypnotizes the reader. One can tell that Mr. Bishop is very familiar with the weapons, police protocol, and expertise on a strategic raid. This not only creates a believable story but displays Mr. Bishop's experience.The author's personal background is very much presented in this novel.  If you read closely you will find several examples of this. In a scene with an eight year old Sally, she was pounding away complex riffs on the piano and after receiving a compliment, she screams and runs frantically to her mother. This was obviously a personal experience of Mr. Bishop's work with the sexually abused community. This short, heart wrenching passage gives the reader a harsh, sober reality check of today's world. It also shows that this "real" situation has impacted the author.  I must note that I have only found this to be true with Suspicious Minds and his novel Running Wylde. There were editorial mistakes with the kindle edition. However, I suggest to the reader to look beyond this small flaw, this book has many more positives. After all Elvis stated, "I learned how important it is to entertain people and give them a reason to come and watch you play."  Paul Bishop echoes this with his writing!I highly recommend Paul Bishop's book Suspicious Minds.