Review: The Remains by Vincent Zandri
I don't throw around the word "Hitchcockian" a lot, because I think it's overused and cliche. But if any book I've read deserves it, it's this one. The atmosphere Zandri creates from the get-go is pitch perfect. The characters are believable and the mystery is gripping to say the least. I lost sleep staying up to finish it.
What struck me the most was the originality of the plot. An autistic savant starts painting pictures of a crime committed 30 years ago. It turns out his art teacher was the victim. What's going on here? I'm not revealing anything. You need to read this book.
Zandri has said his works are based on real people, even so much that the real names are used until the final round of editing. It makes me wonder what his creepy evil twin looks like. I wonder if his name is...Harry Balls? (see Zandri's "Down Low Dead" collaboration for that little inside joke)
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