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I wasn't impressed with how this started out--the prologue is first person present from the point of view of the murderer--and in italics. The same is true of the epilogue and several interludes through the novel. This technique strikes me as both cliched in this genre and cheesy. Keep the italics to the occasional word of emphasis, thank you--italics used for entire scenes to create atmosphere are hard to read and overdone.
Most of the narrative though is third person rotating between three poi ...more
Most of the narrative though is third person rotating between three poi ...more

It's been a very long time since I have read a mystery. This is a good story that made me think that I was in an episode of Law & Order. The ending seemed a little rushed but other than that it was entertaining.
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it was amazing
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