Rip-Off,
reviewed by Billie A Williams
Murder
mystery by Mar Preston
ISBN 13 –
978-0-9844952-3-8
ISBN 10
098-44952-3-1
Mar Preston
hits the ground running when she penned Rip-Off. "…the first forty-eight
hours of a homicide investigation were golden. Mason isn't about to let his
crew slack off as tired as they are, time is critical, he leaves no room for
excuse for either himself or his investigators. "
Rip-Off is
set in Santa Monica, California and the reader instantly can feel Mar Preston's
command of the territory. Rip-Off is a different kind of mystery in that it
deals with an unusual theme. While murder is not that unusual, condo
embezzlement is unique. A vagrant, or a street person, found dead in an
expensive condo belonging to a man of money is not usual.
Detective
Dave Mason, protagonist, has his hands full trying to tie all the loose cannons
in this story into a neat non-volatile package.
If you enjoy
a good police procedural you'll enjoy working the case with the interesting
characters in Rip-Off. It's a good read if you can keep the characters straight
as Preston untangles the mix before your eyes.
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