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Retribution
Retribution - Jilliane Hoffman
This murder-mystery thriller opens with the main character getting murdered. But she survives.I haven't read a lot in this genre of fiction so I'm not sure what the norms are.There was a big time jump and we are watching the investigation of another serial killer - we assume the same guy as the first because otherwise why have they started?But the prosecutor is the lady from the start. We don't recognize her at first as she has changed her name and is very different from when we originally met her.We also aren't sure we are looking at the same guy until he is arrested and she recognizes his voice and scar in court.Then the twists and turns began and I found them great. They fitted the writing style which was punchy, short, and easy.It looks like they may have the wrong guy as the murderer of the body that is found in his car. CJ proceeds with the prosecution anyways out of revenge.
The characters are all well-drawn and interesting. We jump back and forth between characters' point-of-view as required.
Photo by Hamid Tajik.
Apart from the central characters many of the secondaries appear almost caricatures.But they aren't. They are slightly two-dimensional but that is fine for the sort of story this is.This is a plot-driven narrative, not a character-driven narrative.
Retribution
Retribution - Jilliane Hoffman
This murder-mystery thriller opens with the main character getting murdered. But she survives.I haven't read a lot in this genre of fiction so I'm not sure what the norms are.There was a big time jump and we are watching the investigation of another serial killer - we assume the same guy as the first because otherwise why have they started?But the prosecutor is the lady from the start. We don't recognize her at first as she has changed her name and is very different from when we originally met her.We also aren't sure we are looking at the same guy until he is arrested and she recognizes his voice and scar in court.Then the twists and turns began and I found them great. They fitted the writing style which was punchy, short, and easy.It looks like they may have the wrong guy as the murderer of the body that is found in his car. CJ proceeds with the prosecution anyways out of revenge.
The characters are all well-drawn and interesting. We jump back and forth between characters' point-of-view as required.
Photo by Hamid Tajik.
Apart from the central characters many of the secondaries appear almost caricatures.But they aren't. They are slightly two-dimensional but that is fine for the sort of story this is.This is a plot-driven narrative, not a character-driven narrative.