I enjoyed this book except the ending. The ending was a disappointment. The book overall was well written and read quickly. I did struggle with understanding the main characters motivation sometimes and how he dealt with problems. I felt as if there was a back story associated with his character but the author only would let you in a few tidbits of it. I'm not sure this book was really a mystery novel either but overall it was well written and a fast read.
Endearing underdog Jay Porter always endeavors to do what's right, but he makes some gargantuan detours on the way. Readers learn tantalizing bits and pieces of information, just as he does, and must tolerate unanswered questions along with him.
Locke structures the tale as a mixture of present-day and past anecdotes, and gradually ties events and people together.
The book was very hard to put down, and I was sorry to see it end. It left me with a few unanswered questions, and thus the haunting uncertainties of Porter's life and future will stick with me.
My only complaint is that this author's work deserves better editing. One particularly perplexing sentence, for example, says "Jay grabs the shotgun from his wife, slides a bullet into the chamber, and points the barrel of the rifle at the intruder."
Locke structures the tale as a mixture of present-day and past anecdotes, and gradually ties events and people together.
The book was very hard to put down, and I was sorry to see it end. It left me with a few unanswered questions, and thus the haunting uncertainties of Porter's life and future will stick with me.
My only complaint is that this author's work deserves better editing. One particularly perplexing sentence, for example, says "Jay grabs the shotgun from his wife, slides a bullet into the chamber, and points the barrel of the rifle at the intruder."
