Reviewed by -- Maegan
Book Review of -- Chasing
the Dead by Joel Goldman
My overall star rating
--- 5
About the book:
The dead never lay
easy until someone speaks for them.
Public Defender Alex
Stone is appointed to represent Jared Bell a homeless veteran struggling with
his demons who is accused of raping and murdering a prostitute. Though
pressured to railroad Jared straight to death row, Alex risks everything to
prove he's innocent in spite of his confession.
And, when a close
friend leaves Alex a blood-curdling message the instant before she's murdered,
Alex becomes the killer's next target.
Book creation ratings:
Overall total -- 26
out of a possible 30
-- Story &
characters -- 10
-- Cover & title
-- 10
-- Editing &
formatting -- 6
* based on a 1-10
scale with: 1-4, poor; 5-7, good; 8-10,
very good.*
The review --
The proofreader for
the book did not do such a great job. There are misspelled words and the flow
in parts of the story is not that great. The plot was awesome for me and kept
me engaged as well as wondering about twists that might happen. The main character
is lesbian. Some might like to know this in advance. In the end of the book,
the author has tied up the loose ends for this mystery, but has started into
another; which has me thinking/hoping that there might be another book coming.
If you like murder mysteries and quick reads, this is a book for
you.
Reader Recommendations
Genre -- Murder
Mystery
Age recommendations --
16 or up based on the details of the murder
scenes
Sex content rating -- mild
Violence rating -- moderate
as it is a murder mystery
Links for the book:
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Author's website
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