Very interesting crime novel set in the part of the USA where strange religious cults exercise quite an influence over the area - they even have a full-blown city, universities and even airline founded by them (and of course under fully control).

This is story of a revenge but until the very last pages you wont be sure who is bent on revenge.

I especially liked the way story was told - two parallel timelines, one involving police investigation in November 1983 and the other, which might be called background story, starting in 1982 and finally connecting with the November 1983 timeline.

Characters are also great - from the Old men of the cult to the police and especially shady businessman thriving in rather closed and very hush-hush world of rare collectibles where huge amounts of money circulate, where no-one is absolutely sure about the items they buy - are they genuine or not.

Highly recommended to all fans of thrillers and crime fiction. ( )

The Killing of Bobbi Lomax – Good Old Retribution

The Killing of Bobbi Lomax is the debut crime thriller from new voice Cal Moriarty who has written a stunning thriller from the decade taste forgot. A trip back to 1983 does not harm this thriller but enhances it and being based in an American canyon where a particular church holds sway and the Federal Government is not welcome. This hits all the buttons if you like your thriller to include, murder, fraud, local politics, sinister church leaders, manipulation and the love of money!

Without revealing the spoilers of how people were murdered, all Marty Sinclair and his long term police partner Al Alvarez have to go on is about as much as I have revealed. Somehow they need to piece the picture of the who and the what together so that they can get to the why. We are with them every step of the way as they discover the answers even if a very creep church leadership seems to block them. The church leadership is supported by the local politics of the City which all gets in the way of their investigation.

It would be easy to say follow the money in this investigation but if you do that you will not get far, even if it does rear its ugly head at relevant points. Once the detectives have discovered the why, they then have to discover the evidence, and unlike many novels you cannot see the clues telegraphed to the evidence that will prove the who may be the culprit or culprits.

The Killing of Bobbi Lomax is a wonderful debut thriller that you can enjoy; it was a pure pleasure to read even when reading about murder. There were no silly plot twists, plenty of reminders of the times when detectives had to work without computers and various other kit they have today.

Read the publishers blurb and enjoy a good old fashioned thriller where you too can become Hercule Poroit as the investigation evolves, and see if you can come up with the who, what and why before Marty and Al. ( )