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Mystery Book Club A Private War by Patrick Sheane Duncan Buy book: $7.19 The new chief law enforcement officer of the soon-to-be-closed Fort Hazelton expects to deal with nothing more challenging than a few petty thefts. But the post's quiet is shattered by the brutal murder of a young woman--the aide of the base's general.
Yes, Cindy, I agree, the beginning is very bloody, but
interesting. I may be hooked, I haven't decided yet. I'll go a little further, because this book might have my attention. The start is surely unusual.
This may be a product of bad timing, given the current war and the holiday season, but this is just too visceral for me. The writing style is excellent but I don't classify graphic descriptions of women being tortured as 'mystery'. This belongs in the horror section. Delete, delete, delete...
Yeah - I'm having trouble getting into this one, although I am not yet deleting. A bit gory, a bit unusual but with the introduction of the new character, Meredith, I'm a bit more intrigued. I'll try tomorrow's installment and decide from there.
I am about 3/4 of the way through this book and I think if you didn't give it a chance, you made a big mistake. This is an awesome look inside the military- but could apply to any major corporate environment- you have all the personality types there. It boils down to a woman in a place of authority- she has to deal with sexism, racism, and about every other ism you can think of and all the whil seh is trying to solve a series of homocides and other crimes. She's doing it understaffed, underfunded, and you just can't help but cheer her on with each little success. I know just how she feels!
