Rating: 
Summary: The Rhythm of Revenge - an exciting performance
Review: When I started reading this book, I thought the number of characters would confuse. The opposite happened. Each character comes to life as you turn the pages. They become real, feeling people that you don't want to leave behind when you finish reading the book. When I got to the last page, I still wanted to know what happens next?Not your average murder mystery, its not about guessing 'who dunnit" more why, and what will they do next? The lives and subplots of all the characters are as important, if not more so than the police investigation. I highly recommend this book, and look forward to more Inspector Terry books in the near future. The story leaves you with a warm feeling, and wanting more from this intuitive new author.
Rating: 
Summary: First Rate
Review: Wow! This book is a real treat---the reader embarks on the plot in very much the same way as he/she would enter a room and observe its inhabitants; by catching glimpses of the conversations and attempting to draw meaning from the actions. The Caesar dance studio is a full blooded organism--throbbing with the people who make it work--each of these people have lives--many lives which are disclosed partly but mostly are kept private--very much like our own. As the "new kid on the block", the reader is allowed to let all the impressions sink in and actually speculate, as does Inspector Terry, the police detective called on the job when the Caesar's lead dancer is discovered missing right before a key performance.
This "slice of life" technique works wonderfully well, upstaging the actual mystery with its sophisticated nuances and effective dialogue.
A word of warning, Ms. Spindler forces you to like her characters and you will feel pain when they are hurt, physically and mentally. Inspector Terry is sensitive and not the usual brilliant sleuth--what a relief!
I cannot wait to read the next installment of Inspector Terry's career. Brava Ms Spindler for an acute study of 21st century life.
Rating:
Summary: First Rate
Review: Wow! This book is a real treat---the reader embarks on the plot in very much the same way as he/she would enter a room and observe its inhabitants; by catching glimpses of the conversations and attempting to draw meaning from the actions. The Caesar dance studio is a full blooded organism--throbbing with the people who make it work--each of these people have lives--many lives which are disclosed partly but mostly are kept private--very much like our own. As the "new kid on the block", the reader is allowed to let all the impressions sink in and actually speculate, as does Inspector Terry, the police detective called on the job when the Caesar's lead dancer is discovered missing right before a key performance.
This "slice of life" technique works wonderfully well, upstaging the actual mystery with its sophisticated nuances and effective dialogue.
A word of warning, Ms. Spindler forces you to like her characters and you will feel pain when they are hurt, physically and mentally. Inspector Terry is sensitive and not the usual brilliant sleuth--what a relief!
I cannot wait to read the next installment of Inspector Terry's career. Brava Ms Spindler for an acute study of 21st century life.
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