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Summary: Tangled Web of Lies
Review: This book is a fine example of McGarrity's style. He is direct, descriptive, and the pace of the action accelerates to a great ending. In this book, he adds some richness to the emotional life of his main character, Kevin Kerney, with family ties he discovers, and more inner emotional life. The main story has many characters, like a Dickens novel, that give you a slice of life on the seedy side in New Mexico. There are multiple suspects, lots of false clues, and lies by the suspects that must be unravelled by Kerney. He does a fine job of wrapping it up to a stunning conclusion. It is also fun to follow the action on a map of New Mexico that shows the mountains and topography.
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Summary: Tangled Web of Lies
Review: This book is a fine example of McGarrity's style. He is direct, descriptive, and the pace of the action accelerates to a great ending. In this book, he adds some richness to the emotional life of his main character, Kevin Kerney, with family ties he discovers, and more inner emotional life. The main story has many characters, like a Dickens novel, that give you a slice of life on the seedy side in New Mexico. There are multiple suspects, lots of false clues, and lies by the suspects that must be unravelled by Kerney. He does a fine job of wrapping it up to a stunning conclusion. It is also fun to follow the action on a map of New Mexico that shows the mountains and topography.
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Summary: Desert Highway
Review: This entry is like travel on a desert highway. The mountains are in the distance, the ending no surprise, but the changing vistas keep the trip interesting. Relationships and children are the focus of the tale and Kerney continues to grow. Not as much action as earlier books, but well worth the effort. One of the best reasons to get into McGarrity is the strong portrayal of secondary characters. Good job.
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Summary: Exploration of perversion
Review: This is a Kevin Kerney murder mystery. The book starts off with the investigation of a killing spree, which Kerney immediately assumes is actually a cover-up for a premeditated murder. As Kerney sorts the clues and interviews the subject, he uncovers the disturbing history of a family gone mad.I picked up this book with the intention of reading a light who-dunnit. I was taken aback however, as the theme of the book began to become clear. The book is about perversion, on many levels, involving both individuals and families, from personal life to professional life. While following the lurid details of a family's dirty laundry can maintain interest, it wasn't exactly what I was in the mood for. McGarrity's style is also a bit uneven at times, with jarring switches of points of view from Kerney to other characters, telling not only what they are doing, but what they are thinking and feeling inside their heads. Kerney himself is not always believable as a character, with his instant recognition of the premeditated murder based solely on one victim of the killing spree receiving two shots in the chest instead of one and his exclusive investigation of only this one victim and his family. If you're looking for a light book to keep you awake and pass the time, this one may do, but it's not for everyone's tastes.
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Summary: Exploration of perversion
Review: This is a Kevin Kerney murder mystery. The book starts off with the investigation of a killing spree, which Kerney immediately assumes is actually a cover-up for a premeditated murder. As Kerney sorts the clues and interviews the subject, he uncovers the disturbing history of a family gone mad. I picked up this book with the intention of reading a light who-dunnit. I was taken aback however, as the theme of the book began to become clear. The book is about perversion, on many levels, involving both individuals and families, from personal life to professional life. While following the lurid details of a family's dirty laundry can maintain interest, it wasn't exactly what I was in the mood for. McGarrity's style is also a bit uneven at times, with jarring switches of points of view from Kerney to other characters, telling not only what they are doing, but what they are thinking and feeling inside their heads. Kerney himself is not always believable as a character, with his instant recognition of the premeditated murder based solely on one victim of the killing spree receiving two shots in the chest instead of one and his exclusive investigation of only this one victim and his family. If you're looking for a light book to keep you awake and pass the time, this one may do, but it's not for everyone's tastes.
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