This was a suspenseful thriller mystery that was fast-paced in parts but drawn out a bit in others. The story had a good plot with numerous twists, some of which were more predictable than others. ( )

Randy Black series book 1

Mr. West has created quite a twisted character in Randy Black and along with a scary personality to give us nightmares. I can’t imagine such an evil man could ever exist...thank goodness this is a storyline right out of the author’s imagination.

It opens in France with a threesome having a tryst in an old farm house when to their surprise the woman’s husband walks in... a fight follows resulting in the death of the man. This is the first move setting the stage for a series of revenge and weird happenings. When things got too hot in France for Randy he flees to USA where he will entertain us with a cat and mouse game that will last throughout the book.

The plot weaves more twists and turns and more layers of bizarre acts. This story has a good blend of intrigue and suspense and grabs us and holds our attention hostage and refuses to let go till the very last page is read. The pacing is short of genius it slowly enmeshed us into evil machinations and erratic behaviours. Randy is clever, vindictive and unpredictable. Did he have a motive behind his action...yes he did and following him is the fun we are into even if it is gruesome at times. The narrative flows well and is vividly said, you can picture every moves.

If you like bad guys that are just too bad to be likeable and good guys that fall prey to the bad guy’s evilness give this book a try.

You will find “The Winemaker’s Son” to be mostly entertaining.

On a side note:

While I was reading this book I had a sense of déjà vu, I was certain that I had read something similar before and to this day this feeling still nags me.... ( )

Everyone on the Amazon Kindle page has been raving about CJ West, and I have to say, I agree! This book was a little slow to start for me, but by the 30-40% mark, I was hooked and couldn't put it down. I was able to predict some things (like Randy Black's true identity), but it did not detract from the story at all. I am looking forward to reading the rest of the series. ( )

http://www.book-blog.com/2009/08/west-cj-sin-vengeance.html ( )

Quick moving with both a good beginning and a good ending - probably would make a great movie. ( )