Review: Light Read with a Good Plot
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 27, 2013
Fade Route is a well-constructed murder[mystery. Burnside, a private investigator, is hired by his friend Wayne Fairborn to investigate a sideswipe incident involving the car of Wayne’s wife. When Wayne is murdered, Burnside takes on his own investigation of the murder, much to the dismay of the local police. His efforts expose a hidden life of his friend, which involved a string of beautiful mistresses. Burnside discovers multiple suspects ranging from family members, to political opponents and disgruntled girlfriends.The story is well-written, flows smoothly, with no obvious grammar or punctuation errors. The characters are real and well-developed, although there a few too many, which requires paging back a few times to see who is who. The ending is a bit weak as far as a suspenceful buildup. It is, however, not predictable. All in all, I enjoyed “Fade Route’ and would recommend it as a light read with a good plot and believable characters.