Genre: Cozy
Mystery/Drama/Native American
Description:
“The paranormal investigative duo of Lacey Fitzpatrick and Sam
Firecloud are doing fine, but when an ex-girlfriend of Sam’s shows up, Lacey
feels uneasy. Sam has never talked much about his past, so the sudden arrival
of a beautiful blonde is disturbing. However, when that same blonde disappears
without a trace, and Sam is the last person to see her, Lacey realizes her
worries are just beginning. The LA County Sheriff’s office and the LAPD know
more than they’re saying—and they both consider Sam a suspect.”
Author:
“Melissa Bowersock is an eclectic, award-winning author who writes in
a variety of fiction and non-fiction genres: biography, contemporary, western,
action, romance, fantasy, paranormal and spiritual. She has been both
traditionally and independently published and is a regular contributor to the
superblog Indies Unlimited. She has a tattoo on the inside of her left wrist
that says IMAGINE. In her next life, she plans to be an astronaut. She lives in
a small community in northern Arizona with her husband and an Airedale terrier.
She also writes under the pen name Amber Flame.”
Learn more about Ms. Bowersock and her other books on her website or
on Facebook.
Appraisal:
Sam Firecloud, Navajo medium, ends up in the hot seat after going out
on an impromptu lunch with a former female friend he hadn’t seen or heard from
in years. Sounds innocent enough, right? However, when this female friend goes
missing and Sam is supposedly the last person to see her, things get
complicated. Then the Sheriff’s Department finds her car abandoned
in Angeles National Forest and Sam’s fingerprints are found in her Mercedes. The
lead Sheriff Deputy Christianson does all he can to pin her disappearance and
subsequent murder on Sam.
It’s not very often we see Lacey scared out of her wits. This story
exposes her vulnerability when Sam is arrested for the woman’s murder. Of
course he has no alibi, he works alone in his ceramic studio. Sam’s defense
attorney, Rod Silversmith, keeps hitting road blocks from the court, which builds
tension in the readers who are pulling for Sam. Lacey is conducting her own
investigation and she has to be extremely careful not to be accused of witness
tampering. She’s after the facts and has to do something to keep her mind
occupied or it ventures to the worst case scenarios. The first twist in the
plot is easily spotted. However, the rest of the story is an emotional
rollercoaster all the way to the climax.
Deception
Walk is an excellent character study type of story. I love the way Ms.
Bowersock’s characters are never stagnant, they grow, and even the kids are
maturing realistically. The secondary characters are well developed and add
interesting twists. None of the characters in this book are inherently evil. Although
Deputy Christianson was real easy to hate. All in all Deception Walk is an intriguing read.
FYI:
Deception
Walk is book 22 in Ms. Bowersock’s, A LACEY FITZPATRICK and SAM FIRECLOUD
MYSTERY SERIES. This series does not need to be read in order. However, you may
miss some character development.
Format/Typo
Issues:
No significant proofing issues.
Rating:
***** Five Stars
Reviewed
by: ?wazithinkin
Approximate
word count: 25-30,000 words
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