"I think we ought to read only the kind of books that wound and stab us." Franz Kafka
For any author who would like his/her book to be reviewed, contact me. Poetry books too are solicited for reviewing. However, there are some genres I tend to avoid. Feel free to ask me.
gautami.tripathy[at]gmail.com
I must mention here that I read at my own pace and depending on my mood. Don't ask me to hurry.
"He could feel blows all over his body but he went numb. Pierce beat the shit out of him with a small wooden billy club."
Title:Blood Over Badge
Author: Wayne Farquhar
ISBN: 9780615359113
Publisher: 3L publishing/2010
Pages: 250
It starts with the trial of Kyle, who is barely 17 years old. He has murdered a man and is sentenced for life and sent to Angola Penitentiary, which is a hell hole. 16 years later, we see that his body, mind and soul slowly dissolving away.
In San Francisco, the Mayor's daughter is kidnapped and murdered. The killer is a rapist too. Jack Paige and Casey Ford are investigating it. They are in look out for the murderer.
These two are unrelated crimes and unrelated murderers. And suddenly there is a link. And what is that link? The characters have not much in common, not with the victim, the convicts or anyone else. Yet, there is a relationship. And such a one which takes the reader over the edge. With well etched characters, family issues, a revolting correctional officer, and very plausible detailing, intense emotions, great dialogues, this a good crime fiction debut. The ending is such that it hits the reader hard. And we are left with mixed feelings.
No murderer deserves sympathy, no crime is greater than killing. Yet, there are questions on is it what we want our system to be? Don't prisoners deserve a decent life in prison? How does one deal with crooked correctional officers? As a murder mystery, it works well and Wayne Farquhar can deliver.
©
gautami tripathy
at
22:35
Labels: 2011 book reviews, 2011 Crime Fiction, B titles, f authors
Powered by Blogger. DownRight Blogger Theme v3.0 created by (© 2007) Thur Broeders
Posts
22 comments:
I searched for your review, now I understand, you hadn't did it, lol
I just reviewed this one also and I ordered it after seeing it on one of your teaser tuesday's.
The ending was the best I have read in a long time.
Interesting teaser!
My teaser can be found here.
Wow... Sounds incredibly dark! Great teaser. Thanks for stopping by today!
What a scary teaser. I am not much of a Suspense/Thriller reader. I stick to the cozy mysteries.
Auch!! That sounds awful...the kind of book I would definitely enjoy
Awesome review!
Thanks for visiting my teaser this week from : Sarah’s Choice
Novroz: LOL! I like your comment.
Somethng to think about....definitely profound!
Sounds dark and more than a little intriguing. Thanks for visiting!
Interesting teaser. Sounds like a good read too.
Sounds like a good mystery plot!
My teaser: The Tapestry Shop
This sounds like a book I would enjoy. Great teaser.
Great teaser!
Great teaser - this book seems to be getting positive reviews and sounds like one I'd like.
NICE Teaser!!! I hope the book is as good as it looks to be. Here is my choice for this weeks Tuesday Teaser.
WOW! That's kind of intense!
Thanks for visiting my blog!
Can you say pain... ouch ouch ouch at the thought of every beating of the wood against his body.
Hmmm going to clean the bloody mess from my keyboard for you now ;)
This one sounds like something I need to check out. Good teaser!
Sounds like a really interesting and complex story.
Ooohhhh...this sounds really good!
wow -- that was a good teaser! Thanks so much for stopping by On the Bookcase.
Oh, this sounds excellent. Adding it to my wishlist right now!
Post a Comment