Disclosure: I received a copy from the author in exchange for an honest review.
Raja Williams is a private investigator hired by woman convinced that her husband's death was in actuality a murder flies to California to recce the claim amongst the élite some of whom are powerful enough to end the investigation, no matter the cost.
While I enjoyed this detective story, I did find that it included more than its share of clichés. The protagonist, Raja Williams is an highly-educated, independently wealthy loaner who appreciates the feminine form, fast cars and is apparently impervious to all harm. His side-kick is a gorgeous woman who accepts all his faults without question, is über;-tech-savvy, and despite her boss' admiration of breasts, booty and gams, is in a completely plutonic relationship with her boss. I would like to be clear that while it something that annoys me at a personal level, it doesn't detract from the story generally.
The story does offer some intelligent twists. I am rarely in doubt about 'whodunit' midway through a mystery. However, in this case I vacillated between a couple of characters until about three quarters of the way through and for that alone I give Mr. Thompson a great deal of credit.
The one suggestion that I would offer the author is his main character's language. For the first half of the novel, the language is sophisticated, eloquent and a bit high-brow, but I found that this lapsed a bit when the action got a bit excited. I wasn't sure if this should be interpreted as part of the character's make-up or if this was a slip by the author while typing these scenes and missed by the editor.
I would certainly read future instalments as I was drawn to Raja and am interested in learning more about his past and why he does what he does
Publisher: Crackerjack PublishingPublication Date: 24 July 2012Format: e-book
Review originally appeared on the now defunct Bookworm's Buffet Blog
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