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A review by rbharath
Gone Before by Terry Korth Fischer
4.0
This is a decent crime suspense story with some nice characters.
Rory Naysmith is the police detective in the small town of Winterset, and has a cat Commander for company. He has had a heart attack and needs to be careful about his health. His partner is young rookie Thacker, who is enthusiastic to make his mark. On what appears to be routine look-in, Rory and Thacker discover a body of a young woman. It is clear there has been foul play, and the way the victim was restrained makes Rory recall an earlier case. The victim of that case over 10 years back was Emily Weir, and Tobias Snearl was found guilty and is serving his sentence. How can the modus operandi be similar then is the first question which torments Rory, or is he reading too much into what could be a coincidence? The situation grows to be tense as Rory is attacked and it appears many close to him or working on the case may be in danger as well – his partner Thacker, girlfriend Esther and the coroner Petey.
The story avoids very gory details and hence will be an easy read for anyone. The narration is honest and there are no contrived plots or twists. I liked all the characters in the story – Rory, Thacker, Esther, Peter and a few others. The plot depth could have been better though.
My rating: 3.75 / 5.
Thanks to Netgalley, the publisher and author for a free electronic review copy.
Rory Naysmith is the police detective in the small town of Winterset, and has a cat Commander for company. He has had a heart attack and needs to be careful about his health. His partner is young rookie Thacker, who is enthusiastic to make his mark. On what appears to be routine look-in, Rory and Thacker discover a body of a young woman. It is clear there has been foul play, and the way the victim was restrained makes Rory recall an earlier case. The victim of that case over 10 years back was Emily Weir, and Tobias Snearl was found guilty and is serving his sentence. How can the modus operandi be similar then is the first question which torments Rory, or is he reading too much into what could be a coincidence? The situation grows to be tense as Rory is attacked and it appears many close to him or working on the case may be in danger as well – his partner Thacker, girlfriend Esther and the coroner Petey.
The story avoids very gory details and hence will be an easy read for anyone. The narration is honest and there are no contrived plots or twists. I liked all the characters in the story – Rory, Thacker, Esther, Peter and a few others. The plot depth could have been better though.
My rating: 3.75 / 5.
Thanks to Netgalley, the publisher and author for a free electronic review copy.