RADIO SILENCE
by Cara Malone
Reading Experience – There’s a reason Cara Malone maintains high rankings on Amazon. Her books are expressive and have strong clarity. The reader will find her narrative easy to follow the action and to differentiate characters.
Characters – If you like strong women who are not unrelentingly hard-boiled, you’ll love her series protagonist, Mel Pine, a disciplined police officer who gets her shot on solo patrol. Perfect job for the loner that she is. Still, she’s not so lone wolf that she is not caring.
Mel is the loving caretaker for her ailing grandmother. Equally attractive is the eager and less edgy, Court Wilson. She’s young brave; she’s open; she’s willing to take her chances.
Author Malone draws her secondary characters with no less a finer pen. Especially well done is Nonna, Mel’s grandmother who brings A-game strength to her battle with cancer. Malone clearly gives each of the secondaries a unique personality with specific individual motivations.
Story – The story line on the main plot is the murder/cover-up. The reader gets a clear line of action towards solving the case. Conflicts in the case arise and Mel and Court doggedly pursue the obstacles in the way. No machina ex deus here! True detective and police work take the reader to its natural conclusion.
The secondary storyline is the increasing attraction between Mel and Court. The reader experiences the tension between the two. The reluctance, the bonding, the danger of the case spins the two into a believable romance.
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