Helpful Score: 1
Fictional University of Toronto professor Ted Boudreau ... initially a mild-mannered guy, then fearful, then daring, then fiendishly creative. The result is that the person who murdered Ted's wife gets, ah, justice. Ted is exceedingly clever in the way he sets up the misdirection and framing.
The book is not long (~250 pages, trade paper) but it is packed with plot. The back-and-forth-in-time nature of the story caused some problems when I wanted to re-read a specific part.
Bradshaw does not dwell on Ted's grief and anguish. Doing so would have added to the page count but not the story. _Not_ seeing his grief makes Ted's later actions -- rational, calculating revenge -- seem in character, not a leap.
The bikers, bad guys, and other minor characters have depth. I didn't like the bad-guy characters, but I liked the way they were written.
The book is not long (~250 pages, trade paper) but it is packed with plot. The back-and-forth-in-time nature of the story caused some problems when I wanted to re-read a specific part.
Bradshaw does not dwell on Ted's grief and anguish. Doing so would have added to the page count but not the story. _Not_ seeing his grief makes Ted's later actions -- rational, calculating revenge -- seem in character, not a leap.
The bikers, bad guys, and other minor characters have depth. I didn't like the bad-guy characters, but I liked the way they were written.
