Date published: August 31, 2012
ISBN:
9781937329563
Mystery/Suspense/Romantic Elements
Paperback
Reviewed by Lynne
Obtained via author
Rating:
5
Ryan Doherty, a Chicago homicide
detective, has lost his partner and now has one last chance to save his
career. By solving the murder of two ad
executives, Scott and Carly Redding. The
Reddings appear to have died by natural causes and both on the same night,
which makes the case a puzzler.
Especially since there are any number of people, particularly ex or
current employees of the Redding company, Town Red Media, who might have wanted
the high power couple dead.
As Ryan and his new partner start digging
up clues and suspects, Ryan soon becomes infatuated with a woman at the top of
the list. Catherine Lulling, a former
Vice President at Town Red, who possesses psychic abilities he can’t even begin
to understand. As he delves deeper into
the mystery of Catherine Lulling and of her involvement with the Reddings, Ryan
fears he has finally found the woman of his dreams, only to perhaps lose her in
the end. As the evidence mounts up
against her, Ryan soon finds himself growing extremely protective of her and
wonders what he will do if it is discovered that Catherine is indeed the real
killer.
TOWN RED by Jennifer Moss
is an exceptional debut novel. Filled
with mystery and suspense, as well as many unique twists and turns in the plot
line, TOWN RED is a great treat for anyone who enjoys mysteries.
Moss is very skilled at dialogue and a
wonderful mystery writer. TOWN RED
had me sitting on the edge of my seat, turning pages till the end, just to see
whodunit.
Ryan Doherty is a great main character,
and the reader can only empathize with him when he discovers that the woman he
is interested in ends up being the main murder suspect in the Redding
case.
Catherine is an interesting character as
well. At times she seems guilty of the
Redding murders, at other times more like an innocent young girl who just
happened to get caught up in something sinister. It is easy to like her yet mistrust her at
the same time. Also, Moss does an
incredible job in her descriptions of Catherine’s home and, in particular, the
bedroom. Some fascinating ideas.
Moss adds so many intriguing characters
as suspect, it is a complete joy ride as the reader is introduced to them,
one-by-one. But never in a million years
did I see coming the unexpected ending Moss adds to TOWN RED.
The pacing is just right for TOWN RED. With so many twists in this story, the reader
never gets bored. I found myself
intrigued with the unusual murders and how they could have happened, and for
what reason. There are so many people
who could have been involved, that I was never able to figure out the
truth. Which is why the ending surprised
me.
TOWN RED is a great book,
and one I would recommend to anyone interested.
It is written with the skill of a seasoned writer, and I cannot
emphasize what a rare talent Ms. Moss is.
Since I haven’t read too many mystery novels, I wasn’t sure what to
expect when I started reading TOWN RED.
But I was not disappointed. I
really enjoyed this story.
TOWN RED is not to be
missed, and I look forward to more of Ms. Moss’s work.
This is an objective review
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