Dead Float: A Cal Claxton Mystery
By: Warren C. Easley
Illustrated By: Nick Greenwood
Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
Publication Date: 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4642-0266-7
Reviewed By: Kristi Benedict
Review Date: July 23, 2014
Illustrated By: Nick Greenwood
Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
Publication Date: 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4642-0266-7
Reviewed By: Kristi Benedict
Review Date: July 23, 2014
It does not take long for this trip to take a turn for the worst but in a way no one could have imagined. The first night on the river the unthinkable happens as a scream pierces the quiet of the early morning and everyone discovers that Hal has been murdered! With the recent talk of new technology coming into the company everyone on this trip could possibly be a suspect but Cal never expected for the number one suspect position to land on him. After his knife is found in the river, the local police quickly come to the conclusion that Cal himself committed this murder and they won’t let up until they somehow pin this crime on him. Knowing the only way to prove his innocence is to solve this crime himself, Cal embarks on his own investigation, desperately trying to piece together clues and follow any leads that could possibly help him before it’s too late.
This book starts out with a bang as within the first two chapters a gruesome murder is committed with the victim’s throat cut from ear to ear. After starting with such a dramatic event I was thinking the entire book would be just as intense but as I continued reading the middle part of the book was not quite as appealing. Everything was written in first person through Cal’s point of view but I did find myself wishing that other views were given to allow the reader to feel as if they were a part of the story and have a behind the scenes view. However, in that last few chapters the author comes back with another bang throwing all of the clues quickly together.
Quill says: This is a book that starts and ends with intensity but slows down in the middle.
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