Review: Characters Guaranteed To Entertain
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 5, 2014
“Characters Guaranteed To Entertain.”A year after Curt Savage lost his fiancé to a vicious murder, he is still trying to cope, and find clues to her murderer. As an ex Creston, Pennsylvania police officer, he’s hired by a neighbor, Marge Danvers to discover who tried to poison her dog. The culprit is hiding out in her back yard at night, and she wants Savage to find out why. He also starts receiving strange calls from a mysterious person he calls Dr. Shadows, giving him clues to his sweetheart’s killer.Both are good mysteries, but for me the characters are the driving force in this yarn. Curt is still friends with one of the officers he worked with, known as Wolfie, who he can count on for help when needed. But his main pal is Mike O’Brien, real name Michelle. Mike, a lesbian, is a private detective, who is working on an infidelity case. This is not an alternative lifestyle novel, nor really a sex novel. It is purely a good mystery. And we can’t forget Marge, his feisty next-door neighbor. They keep Savage busy and definitely involved in both his girl’s murder, and the strange back yard prowler at night. The constant little asides between Savage and Mike are sometimes amusing and entertaining.The writing is good, and the story flows smoothly. The author keeps the reader interested in the plot and characters. We want to find out who the killer is, and discover the reason for the mysterious man in Marge’s back yard, and that’s where the reader may feel cheated. We do get some answers, but there is no true ending to this story, and we are still left with unanswered questions. But I guarantee, the story will hold the reader’s interest to the final page.