Review: Poor ending - otherwise 5 stars
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 10, 2013
I received a complimentary copy of Shadow Tag (The Ray Schiller Series – Book 2) in exchange for an honest review. This book had a very “film noir” feel to it for me. It was just two cops doing a lot of legwork, trying to solve a crime – and I really liked that. It was a straight-forward, no frills story with characters that were well-constructed and likeable. The problem for me was the ending. Not the ending of the murder plot – that was very well done. The author set up a scenario where everything got spelled out in great detail and I enjoyed that a lot. But there was a subplot involving the main character’s separation from his wife and family that, while providing depth to his character, went off the tracks for me at the end. Except for that, I really enjoyed this book and would recommend it to others.