Review: Strong Characters / Fast-Paced Plot
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 8, 2013
The book and author were recommended by Margaret Maron, of whom I am a big fan. The beginning seemed sluggish, and the point-of-view transitions were too abrupt and disjointed. However, within a few chapters, the author seemed to gain more confidence and these problems disappeared. The plot was intriguing and fast-paced, and the characters were interesting and well-developed. (And I didn't need a flow chart to keep track of who's who!) As I continued to read,  the author's style began to remind me of the early novels written by Faye Kellerman and Patricia Cornwell. (Which I consider to be Cornwell's better efforts.) I did feel that the moral conflict experienced by the lead male character was over exaggerated, and I began to scan over these sections when they failed to add anything relevant to the story-line. I enjoyed the novel enough that I couldn't put it down; I will read other novels by the author. On a side note, electronic format software is still in the early stages of development and the few grammatical errors I encountered seemed connected to this.