Genre:
Psychological Thriller/Police Procedural
Description:
Detective
Reginald Thomas' career was going well. Then after a questionable
shooting, his life starts to fall apart. His wife leaves him. The
powers that be are reining him in and watching his every move. If it
weren't for his partner, Reuben, who always has his back, and the
comfort of a bottle, Reg would all alone.
Bay
City has a maniac on the loose. Dubbed The Animal, the women in town
hardly dare go out at night. Reg sees his chance for redemption. If
only he can catch The Animal.
Author:
Robert
Shroud is a New York based writer. He has two other books, plus a subsequent book in the Irony series available.
For
more, visit Shroud's website.
Appraisal:
The
Animal is terrorizing
the women of Bay City, raping and then hanging them. Protagonist
Detective Reg Thomas is flawed and very human. A man I found myself
liking enough to want to see him succeed in his quest for redemption
by bringing in The Animal. A solid, unique story, marred by typos,
more than a few sentences in need of an editor's touch to unravel,
and an occasional propensity to head hop.
Format/Typo
Issues:
An
abundance of typos and convoluted sentences. This story deserves a
good going over by a copy editor and proofreader.
Rating:
*** Three Stars
Reviewed
by: BigAl
Approximate
word count: 30-35,000 words
2 comments:
Forgive me, please, but you've provided the best laugh of my day with one little typo. "The Animal is terriorizing the women..." Because he's a terrier? Is he Boston-terrierizing, or Irish-terrierizing? I'm imagining a little, wiry dog like Asta, yapping at every woman he sees.
Sorry. Sorry. Can't breathe. Laughing.
LOL. Thanks for the laugh Gayle (and for pointing that out). I've fixed it, so future readers will have to figure it out from your comment. :)
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