Title: The Body in the Pool Author: T.A. Henry Genre: Humor, Mystery, Thriller Blurb: Seattle has seen it’s fair share of serial killers over the years. Now a new demographic needs to watch their backs…successful white males are losing their lives in shockingly public venues. Detective Spencer Thomas and his task force are 12 murders deep and no closer to finding the Dismember Killer than they were when the first body appeared. The killer is taunting them without leaving any useful evidence. With a pregnant wife on bed rest, brass that strips his resources, and the FBI breathing down his neck…the last thing Spence needs is a dead body at an exclusive boarding school, floating in their pool no less… Goodreads // Amazon // Website My Review:
Overall: 3.5 out of 5 Stars Cover: 2 out of 5 Stars ***Disclaimer: These views are my own opinion. I will always recommend people to read the novel and form their own opinion. Wow. Okay, just wow. What can I not say about the absolute nostalgia of this book? It reminded me of nothing more than a Law & Order, CSI: Miami or Criminal Minds mash-up. And you know what? That's what I absolutely adored about it! As an avid lover of Chris Noth as Mike Logan and Jerry Orbach as Lenny Briscoe (of course David Caruso as Horatio Caine) I enjoyed this book for the sheer nostalgia. The plot is pretty straight forward. Body gets found in a pool facedown, missing a piece of his anatomy. A team of detectives gets called in to investigate the possibility of a serial killer re-emerging after what appears to be a state of dormancy(?) I didn't exactly understand if that was what the author was going for. Anyway, the interactions of the police officers made me laugh at times, especially when one of them had a pregnant wife to content with. All in all, it really did remind me of the humor one might find in your average cop show. Now, while I adored this book for its humor and entertainment value, I must point out that it is okay to eliminate the "forced dialogue" and humor. Some of it went too far, and dragged on. At times there was just too much police lingo and some of the interactions felt beyond forced. I found myself actually getting the "enough already, please" vibe in many cases. The absolute lack of conflict made the story seem boring in some parts. At least in Law & Order, Mike Logan gets a chance to slap a guy around. The characters seemed too cliche (perhaps that was the point since this was a humor?) but I rolled my eyes in a few places. As far as the cover, I didn't get the tension. I didn't get the story. I wanted to understand what I was going to read before reading the description. However, I did indeed enjoy this read. The author definitely has my attention and I will gladly read upcoming titles from them.
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AuthorMy name is Iona Caldwell. I'm the author of the British Occult Fiction, Beneath London's Fog set to be published by FyreSyde Publishing October 2019. When I'm not busy weaving worlds of the arcane and dark, I'm spending time out in nature. I love books. My biggest inspirations are H.P Lovecraft, Stephen King, Neil Gaiman and Edgar Allen Poe. I blog about many things but mostly everything bookish. Archives
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