“In the Dark” by Brian Freeman – Another good mystery!
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009Well, what can I say – I’m on a roll. After trying to read so many loser books, I come up with another winner that I couldn’t put down.
“In the Dark” is the story of a thirty-year-old unsolved murder of a seventeen-year-old girl, Laura Starr. Jon Stride, the Chief of Police of Duluth, Minnesota grew up with Laura, has been haunted by the case all his life and it was the reason he became a cop. Now in the present, Tish Verdure, a journalist and one time friend the dead girl comes back to Duluth determined to write a book about Laura to get justice for her old friend. Tish is positive she knows who killed Laura and tries to enlist Stride’s help.
There are twists and turns a plenty in this book that kept me turning the pages. I do have to tell you, I guessed who the killer was about half-way through the book but had to keep reading to make sure I was right. Can’t tell you what pointed me in the direction of the killer – may be just that I read so darn many mysteries that I’ve developed a feel for them. On the other hand, I was probably just lucky.
I think the novel could have been tightened a bit as I found myself skimming the last 50 pages or so. That said, I will definitely pick up another of Freeman’s books. Stride and his partner, Serena Dial are characters in a series of books by Freeman. I want to get the first book in the series and follow the development of the pair. You might want to do the same thing, but…you will certainly enjoy “In the Dark” as a stand alone book.
