After getting to know Chase Williams in the short stories of “Cutting
Right to the Chase”, I was looking forward to seeing this character dealing
with a real case, with a complex story, to find out how he would fare. Our
Chase in this “Into the Killer Sphere” (another title with a double meaning,
which in itself is a small masterpiece) finds himself before the classic murder
that took place in the context of a rich family, whose members, without
exception, seem to be the suspects, because of their ambiguous behaviour and
for the fact that they can benefit in some way from the death their relative.
Yet it’s all very bizarre, starting with how the victim is dead, and actually
the story focuses much more on the “how” than on the “who”, which at some point
can be understood by an especially careful reader.
Chase with his awkward manners, which maybe
bring the suspects to underestimate him (another element of classic detective
stories), however, conceals a unique insight in following the traces, even the
most insignificant ones, and coming to a solution, whilst the reader is unable
to stand behind his reasoning, only to be caught by surprise with the final
revelation. The reader would never come to it, although it was all in front of
their eyes, as in the tradition of the great detective stories.
Congratulations to Stefania, this Sardinian
Agatha Christie who follows admirably the tracks of this great writer and, I am
sure, will make us live yet many fun adventures on the streets of Tursenia.
Into the Killer Sphere (Chase Williams crime series)
on Amazon.com.
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