Genre: Short
Story/Thriller
Description:
“New York City Detective Tristan Andretti crosses swords with deadly
enemies in the hardest puzzle of his career.
With a beautiful fiancée and a promising, lucrative career in law
enforcement, Detective Tristin Andretti was living the American dream. But like
all dreams, it will come to end sooner or later. Only in his case, it ended in
a nightmare when the unexpected happened, and he lost it all when a horrifying
act of violence compels him to leave the force with an ashy, bitter taste in
his mouth.
With his life crashing down around him, Tristin finds himself
distracted both by his new client, Lucia Trenta—a spoiled, up-and-coming pop
star with a skewed, narcissistic view of the world—and a dangerous situation
that puts her life in danger.”
Author:
“Bradley Campbell is a tattooed sci-fi enthusiast, hopeless romantic,
fiction author, and self-proclaimed geek who is on a lifelong mission to
inspire his readers through the infinite power of suspenseful, paranormal,
dramatic, and oftentimes love-infused storytelling.”
Appraisal:
In theory this is the first short story that, based on the “(Book 1)”
in the title is the start of a series. In reality, it’s part (maybe half) of a
story. We’re introduced to some characters and a bit of their backstory, but it
is not a complete story. The writing is okay and the characters are intriguing.
The characters meet each other, we can see how an interesting and entertaining
story might develop from there in a few different ways, and then … we’re left
hanging. If there is a point to this first installment in the series, it eludes
me. Book 2 doesn’t exist yet, so I can’t guarantee the author knows either.
Leaving an audience wanting to know what happens next is okay, to a point. But
not until you’ve actually been told a story with a full story arc. Building up
to no pay off in Book 1 is how you insure readers don’t bother with Book 2.
FYI:
Some adult language.
Format/Typo
Issues:
No significant issues.
Rating: ***
Three Stars
Reviewed
by: BigAl
Approximate
word count: 8-9,000 words
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