I
have read most of the novels from Kellerman featuring Peter Decker.
The upstate New York setting for Decker's police adventures is
certainly a change from the bustle of Los Angeles. A current murder
draws Decker to investigate murders from twenty years ago.
The
plot is quite complex as there are many characters involved and a
number of crimes. The plot is so complex that it takes quite a bit of
explaining at the end. I am not so sure it all works out. The end
leaves some loose threads, not in anticipation of a sequel but just
because there were still so many unanswered questions.
It
is interesting to see Decker in a more rural setting, trying to
maneuver his way through the adjacent small town police force. He is
saddled with the daughter of the nearby sheriff. I liked her as a
character but her heroic actions were a bit over the top. I had hoped
she might be featured in future novels but it looks like it is not to
be.
I
have appreciated the Decker novels but just do not feel this one was
up to Kellerman's usual quality.
My
rating: 4/5 stars.
Faye
Kellerman is the author of over twenty-five novels. She lives in Los
Angeles and SanteFe. (Photo: Michael Frost Photography)
William
Morrow, 384 pages.
I
received a complimentary egalley of this book from the publisher. My
comments are an independent and honest review.
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