After the
collections of ultra-short stories, “Right Cutting to the Chase”, and the
intriguing novella “Into the Sphere Killer”, the first true novel that sees
Chase Williams as the protagonist finally arrives. Our favourite former
Scotland Yard detective investigates together with his friend Inspector Angelo
Alunni on two murders occurred near Tursenia, involving promising young Olympic
athletes. The two cases are separated in time and apparently independent from
each other, but some details connect them, giving rise to an intricate mystery
that will once again test the investigative skills of our Chase.
In this
full-bodied novel, Mattana combines a classic British detective story, almost
impossible to solve, where the reader has all before the eyes but is not able
to connect the threads, with a captivating subplot throwing a little light on
the past of the protagonist. What happened to Chase in London Tuscany
While the
investigation goes on, we will learn more about Chase and start growing fond of
him, and suffering a bit with him. The ending is absolutely perfect: it
satisfies the reader and at the same time leaves them with the desire to read
more.
Mattana
shows in this novel her excellent ability to manage a complex plot while
maintaining the difficult balance between the development of the story and the introspection
of the characters. This way they come to life, come out from the pages of the
book and become friends of the reader, so that the latter finds themselves
waiting impatiently for the time to go and read the book, to spend some time
with them.
And, now
that I’ve finished reading it, I just have to wait for the next one in the
series, hoping that the wait is not too long.
Pull The Trigger
on Amazon.com.
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