Review of David Freed’s Voodoo Ridge…

(David Freed, Voodoo Ridge, The Permanent Press, 2014, 978-1-57962-355-5)

This novel is not your classic mystery. The days of Conan Doyle and Christie are long past. The modern reader of mysteries expects more grit, suspense, and thrills mixed in with the classic elements of who-done-its or police procedurals—discovering the perp through possibly multiple crimes and many misdirects. Author Freed has delivered, and it’s a fun read.

Yet the main character, Cordell Logan, an ex-special ops fellow,...