TRACKING A SHADOW by R Weir
You can read my interview with the main character, Jarvis Mann, HERE
Jarvis Mann
was feeling pretty lucky, as over the past few months, he’d scored some decent
P.I. work that didn’t involve taking pictures of sordid affairs. Then he receives a voice mail from a sexy,
female voice, asking for help. To his
immense delight, he discovers that the voice does match the person, as a
frightened, sexy Emily proceeds to tell him she thinks she’s being followed, by
person, or persons, unknown. She has a
history of being relentlessly stalked by her ex-husband, who one day, just
disappeared. With very few clues to go
on, Jarvis agrees to take the case, as Emily is willing to pay whatever it
takes to find her stalker. Is it her
ex-husband, or some other jilted lover?
The story
starts out slow, as Weir fills in the background of Emily, Jarvis and a few
other key players in this mystery. As
Jarvis starts untangling the webs of deceit, he’s approached by a well-know
mobster type. What does he have to do
with Emily? There are plenty of twists
and turns, as the list of suspects slowly dwindles. Jarvis also finds himself in a relationship
with Melissa, which gets tangled up in the same webs of deceit. But who is lying?
The
characters are well-developed, along with the plot and dialogue. I really liked Jarvis and his persona. I can see me tooling around with him in his
classic Mustang. I also liked Melissa and I would love to see
her and Jarvis find their way together again.
As for the
plot, I must say I usually have most of them figured out way in advance. But this one had me guessing, which was fun
for a change. I love puzzles. When the final culprit was revealed, we got
to see what a subliminal, twisted mind they had. In this story, I felt sorry for the victims
as well as the perpetrator.
If you love
mysteries and thrillers, with a dash of romance, you’ll want to check out this
book. I’m looking forward to the next
one in the series. I give this tale 4
feathers.
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