4 feather #bookreview of POINT OF NO RETURN by Diana J Febry

POINT OF NO RETURN by Diana J Febry

Publisher: Wings ePress (August 1, 2015)

Pages: 245

Genre: Mystery/Crim

BLURB:

The significance of the noose left hanging outside James Palmer’s barn is obvious to everyone in the village. When threats turn to violence DCI Peter Hatherall has to unmask a master of disguise determined to have their revenge.

MY REVIEW:

How far would you go for revenge? When do you get to the point of no return? Even though this is the 2^nd book in this mystery series, and I haven’t read it, that didn’t detract from this book. There were references to the previous case, and they actually made me want to read the first book.

The book grabbed my attention from the very beginning, with the plight of poor Digby. Diana Febry does a fantastic job getting the readers inside the character’s heads. Every one of them was well-developed. Even though I knew who the culprit was, almost from the beginning, it was entertaining, watching the two DI’s running around, tracking down the clues. I wouldn’t consider this a fast-paced book, until the end, but the storytelling kept me involved.

There were several “plot holes” that had me scratching my head. I don’t want to give away any spoilers, so I’ll try to be general. Two of them had to deal with James and Emma Palmer’s injuries. Emma should’ve been more severely burnt and James seemed to move around fairly fast for a stab wound to his leg. And I don’t think it was explained very well how old, frail William Pierce overpowered James. There was a lot of conjecture, but nothing concrete.

The writing is pretty straightforward, but here again, we have another writer that doesn’t understand the principle of Cause and Effect. Sentences and paragraphs read so much better, and are easier to understand, when they’re laid out in a linear format. You can’t have an effect before the cause. And what were all the “ C’s about?

This was an enjoyable story, and if you’re a person who loves a good detective story, this book is for you. I give it my 4 feathers.

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