A review by curtispaulostler
Freeze Frame by Peter May

2.0

It was intriguing enough to want to finish it, but mostly just to confirm my own suspicions of the outcome. Two things bothered me - first, it was a very contrived mystery. Without revealing anything, I can say that I thought of a few more logical and effective ways the victim could have sent his important message twenty years prior, which would have avoided two decades of angst and deception. Second, and most importantly, is the treatment of the female characters. All were either weak, selfish, cruel, or a combination of the three. I believe in giving characters flaws, and not making them perfect, but Mr. May's women were way beyond that, especially long-term lover. It is instinctive as a reader to first blame the woman for her selfishness, but then I remembered that she is only a creation of the male author's mind. I am not interested in reading the rest of this series.