A review by anna_hepworth
Clear and Convincing Proof by Kate Wilhelm

3.0

I've read quite a bit of Wilhelm's sf, but I don't think I've ever read any of her straight out murder mysteries before. And it is a good example of the genre. Unfortunately, I think I'm easily bored by murder mysteries, especially when they hinge on a second death as the way to solve the murder. I also get a bit antsy about people who aren't police being the ones who find all of the relevant information*, and to some extent are withholding it from the police. Especially, as in this story, when there are scenes of the 'investigator' confronting the major witness, on her own. Goes against my set of 'play by the rules'.

And the other problem with this book is that the characters are not particularly memorable. The plot is good, although I'm not sure that I remember all of the twists that the solution is based on, and it is certainly one of those lovely 'unpleasant person dies so everyone has a motive' type stories that redeem this genre to me.

* by which I'm thinking the pieces of the puzzle that the solution hinges on, rather than the 'who was where, when' info.