Thomas Marchante

Played like a game of chess. I have found another author to thoroughly enjoy, and especially our sleuth, Charlie Handler, who plays the game completely to win. Oh, how I love this premise! A mind that talks to itself and answers its questions to solve questions, so very me. A fitted out van far beyond what might be expected in sleuthing, what part is it going to play?

For those who prefer a different style, such as footwork, paper trails, I say give this one a chance, a very different approach that produces answers faster.

Check out the wife first, right? Caution, earplugs needed when asking her questions about her husband. Speech from Gilly is like chalk on a blackboard. No answers there anyway; Mack is the real person who Charlie needs to locate. Or is he? He hasn't been seen or heard from since Charlie was hired to find him, dead or alive. A lot of questions to be answered. Charlie has been searching for players in this corporation since she was hired. Is this just a wild goose chase?

People on her list to report on are there one moment, the next instant gone. What, if anything, is going on? To Charlie's versatile mind, at times it's entertaining, sometimes it's aggravating. Going back in my history to when I was working, I wonder if we were ever played or at least been in a game, would we ever know it? At least we thought it entertaining in a lot of respects. Now I come across a story that is truly played, so who knows? Does this always happen if we don't know it? Certainly an odd book and an odd choice for the future of Charlie and for rendering a solid solution. This story had various threads throughout, but how do they get untangled? Of course, they still get tangled, wouldn't anyone in contact with the first person tangled want to know how and where that happened? I enjoyed this one completely, especially as the first part certainly was so in sync with how I solve thoughts or problems. Thank you Thomas Marchante... or is it "The Monitor?" or "The Joker?" for an inspired twist on what to do when the boss is away. Is the rabbit hole still intact?… (lisätietoja)