The
scene is Madison, Wisconsin and the crimes are robbery and murder.
The PDQ convenience stores are being hit by a man who tapes a
handkerchief to his lower face. But the police has a grainy photo of
the suspect from the in store video system. And then a lucky break. A
traffic cop identifies the fellow as one he stopped earlier in the
day. An arrest is made only, while this fellow is behind bars,
another robbery is committed. Then a fender bender in a store parking
lot leads them to another suspect. But he has a solid alibi. The
police are stymied. They have two look alike suspects under
surveillance when yet another robbery takes place. This time a
policeman is killed.
This
is a pretty clever mystery. Suspects looking so much alike they are
mistaken for each other yet a third look alike is committing the
crimes. We follow the lives of the detectives and the suspects as the
crime spree continues. I did not like how the novel ended. For me, it
was unsatisfactory with respect to any moral lesson or redeeming
aspect of the novel.
Sensitive
readers should know that there is considerable swearing in this book.
Also, there is a great deal of adultery by one of the suspects. While
there is some good bantering between the police, the writing is
stilted. The author is an engineer and he writes fiction like one.
I
generally review Christian fiction and I did receive this novel
through a group that promotes Christian fiction. I would not put this
novel in that genre, however.
Ronald
Glanz worked as an engineer traveling throughout the world. He and
his wife live in Mineral, Virginia.
CreateSpace
Independent Publishing Platform, 224 pages.
I
received a complimentary copy of this book through the Book Club
Network for the purpose of an independent and honest review.
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