True Crime : Two cases - A Vanished Daughter. A Fresh Killing. And two private detectives racing against time

by V.N. Sharma

Private Investigator Sean Hayes and his partner Ashley Reid are hired to find the fate of a girl who went missing 15 years back. And, before they could’ve made a move, the NYPD reaches out to Sean to investigate a murder case. A long-closed case means Ashley has to treat everyone as a suspect. Sean, on the other hand, has to work with Detective Miller who opposes Sean's approach at every step. With limited evidence and a dearth of time, will Sean and Ashley be able to get to the end of the investigation and find the true intentions behind both the crimes?

Genres: Mystery, Amazon, Mystery Thriller

249 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 19, 2015

Reviews

[Charles Ray · Rating 3 out of 5]

Private investigators Sean Hayes and Ashley Reid are hired to investigate the case of a girl who went missing 15 years earlier. At the same time, Sean is tasked with helping the NYPD investigate a woman’s murder. Splitting the cases up, these two intrepid, and somewhat mismatched, sleuths, follow false clues, dead ends, and threats to see that justice is done. True Crime by V.N. Sharma is a well-plotted mystery with touches of humor and action that will test the wits of any mystery fan, but, unfortunately, the stilted language and grammar problems can intrude and interfere with the necessary suspension of disbelief.

[Joyce · Rating 2 out of 5]

I found this to be well plotted with two separate mysteries being solved concurrently by the protagonists, however the editing was not sufficiently polished and the writing itself was somewhat stilted.

[Patricia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mixed review

Syntax read as though English is not the writer's first language. The story was good but with simple writing and bad syntax.

[Kimberly Lux · Rating 2 out of 5]

True Crime

I was only able to give a 2 star rating as throughout the book, there were many grammatical errors. Not in spelling, but they seemed to be from an author who speaks English as a second language. I enjoyed the characters and story line, but much was taken away with the issue of grammar.

[Dawn Viertlbeck · Rating 2 out of 5]

Scam

This was a scam. The title leads you to believe you will read a real, true story, but it's just a title, not the truth.
Also, you can tell English is not the authors native tongue and it's quite distracting.
I read it, but would not recommend this book

[Alice Vaughn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very entertaining!

I enjoyed this book very much. It moved at a fast pace and the PI 's are different. Looking forward to the next one.

[Sara-jane · Rating 1 out of 5]

One of the worst books I'be read.

The English used in this book is so bad it detracts from what little story the book contains. Poorly written.

[Cheri L Walker · Rating 4 out of 5]

Liked the story....

I enjoyed the story line. I don't know that people talk like this , I think the had a terrible editor. I would think the author would be embarrassed to have it published the wy it I.

[Carolyn Boyle · Rating 2 out of 5]

I didn't finish reading this Book, so I can't comment on the plot. Because there were some good reviews, I read through chapter 4, but by that time the grammar mistakes (e.g. "Can we ask a few questions to you?") and awkward dialog too cringe-worthy to continue.

The dialog frequently seems to be coming from someone who is still learning American English; e.g. saying "I have" in places where a New Yorker would normally say "I've." If you read some of the conversations aloud, they definitely don't sound like a couple of New Yorkers talking to each other.

This sounded like an interesting story. I like mysteries. If the author finds someone who knows what they're doing to proofread, correct the grammar and usage errors, and issues a new Edition I might come back to it someday.

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good story but distracting flaws

I enjoyed the story and for once didn't figure it out before the detectives but as an editor I cringed. The writing was riddled with grammatical errors. It seems as if the story has been translated from another language. I would suggest that future books be edited for language continuity and that readers keep this in mind. Keep writing. The story itself was amazingly intricate.

[Ann · Rating 3 out of 5]

Its was an okay book kind of like two investigations going on by two different detectives. I did figure out the one about the adopted girl who suddenly disappeared. But the murder one was abit more complicated with lots more people to suspect was the murder.

[Barbara W. Stepp · Rating 1 out of 5]

Childish

Written as for children. Not written well and maybe it was the typist but there were a lot of words missing, some added, such as a, the, was, etc. Also the grammar was bad in some sentences. Made reading unpleasant.

[Joe Arieno · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting concept of intertwining two cases into one story. And the stories in themselves were good however the writing was not very professional, ergo the 3 star rating.

[Susan Cone · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good read

Enjoyed the characters and the plot of the book. Definitely will try this writer again. Story line moved smoothly. Good book.

[Rhonda · Rating 2 out of 5]

this was so badly written

[The Talented Miss Ripley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty Good Read

I thought this book was pretty decent, I'd recommend to mystery readers. I wasn't a full fan but not bad.

[Margaret Lawson · Rating 2 out of 5]

Poorly wrtten

The book was poorly written, and very elementary. Regrettably, I will probably not read this author again. The plot was so, so.

[Jan Kazimi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jk

It is a good book. You have lots of twists and turns.
But the main story is easy as you read