Review: A Well-Crafted Police Thriller
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 18, 2013
"An Evil Shadow" is a very good police thriller.  The primary characteristic of this book is entertainment, but I also learned much I didn't already know about Haiti and Voodoo. Until the last several chapters, the story moves at a perfect pace and most of the characters are well developed.  The weak development of Angie's character is one of the exceptions, and the pace seems to be a little rushed at the end. The rapid, but unexplained, change in Val's and Angie's relationship at the end is one specific example of rushing the pace.  Obviously, this change was necessary to accommodate other books in the series, but a reasonable, believable explanation would have been a nice addition.  If these problems had been fixed, I might have given the book 5 stars.  The Kindle version needs another proofreading, but except in a few cases,the errors don't detract from the story or conceal the intended meaning.  The print version may not have these glitches, but since I much prefer to read on my Kindle, both for the convenience and the lower price, the rare editing glitch is an acceptable tradeoff for me.  I enjoy reading many of the new authors made available through the low cost of Kindle Direct Publishing, but it was a pleasure to be in the hands of a true professional writer for a change. It was obvious even from the first chapter that this book was written by an experienced author and not another struggling beginner.  Many playwrights make novels sound like play scripts, but Mr. Davidson seems to be skilled at both crafts. I applaud and appreciate his move from traditional to electronic publishing. I've added several more of his books to my wish list, and look forward to many more hours enjoying his work.