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A review by usbsticky
Pursuit by Thomas Perry
3.0
This was ok. I've now read quite a few Thomas Perry books. I feel he's missing something that will move him from the just ok type of author to the good ones. The best things about this books are that they are easy to read and get into. The worst thing is that he spreads his character narratives too wide and it's hard for one single character to get developed or to provide a mystery when you see both sides.
Spoilers ahead:
This book at least limits the POV's to two. The story is that a killer goes into a restaurant and systematically shoots and kills everyone inside. The skill with which he does it points to a professional killer. The father of one of the victims hires a professor/ex-cop to find the killer. And he in turn hires an expert.
The POV's are split into 2. One is the expert (Prescott) and how he plans and how he "captures" the killer. The other POV is Varney, the killer. Both stories eventually merge to where they meet. Some time is spent on both stories to build up the characters from their history to their present day status. Though it's mildly interesting when the book is spread like this, it seems to be two novellas instead of one novel. I kinda enjoyed reading both stories but again, I don't really like this type of format.
Spoilers ahead:
This book at least limits the POV's to two. The story is that a killer goes into a restaurant and systematically shoots and kills everyone inside. The skill with which he does it points to a professional killer. The father of one of the victims hires a professor/ex-cop to find the killer. And he in turn hires an expert.
The POV's are split into 2. One is the expert (Prescott) and how he plans and how he "captures" the killer. The other POV is Varney, the killer. Both stories eventually merge to where they meet. Some time is spent on both stories to build up the characters from their history to their present day status. Though it's mildly interesting when the book is spread like this, it seems to be two novellas instead of one novel. I kinda enjoyed reading both stories but again, I don't really like this type of format.