Review: Interesting read..
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 20, 2013
As far as a mystery goes - good plot, interesting locale and an oddly clear writing style.I noticed early in the book that the writing style was "clear" - can't think of any other way to describe it. No excess descriptions, wordy passages, just simple declarative writing. To some extent - this almost seemed like writing for an audience considerably younger then many mystery readers. It certainly made the novel readable, and a quick page turner.Many mystery novels drag red-herrings and unnecessary characters past the reader - C'est la Vie doesn't. Once we were introduced to a character he/she became a lasting element in the story. We were presented with a primary character with very little background, and who seems to have amazing powers (besides deductive ones.) The lack of background was a tad disconcerting at points, and we're left with simply accepting that superman (Raja) does exist and has a partner named Vinnie who happens to be a fabulous babe with super computer powers whom he maintains a totally businesslike relationship with.Good and interesting read - but I might suggest knowing a bit more of the background story on Raja and Vinnie would make their further adventures of more interest. I'd personally like to know how Raja manages to keep so many high-performance sports cars around the world that he's forgotten how many there are and where they are - this just seems somewhat improbable.I'll watch for the next novel from Jack Thompson with interest.  I found no errors of grammar in the writing (which is unusual in today's no-editor electronic publishing world) and that in itself is refreshing to me.