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The Company You Keep (2013)

by Angela Henry(Favorite Author)

3.32 of 5 Votes: 3

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Boulevard West Press

series

Kendra Clayton Mystery

review 1: I love a good mystery, but I must admit I'm finding a great deal of them to be particularly formulaic in regards to the main character. Angela Henry's 'The Company You Keep' follows the usual path when Kendra Clayton discovers her best friend's sleazy boyfriend has been murdered. Naturally, Kendra comes under some suspicions, particularly when her best friend requests her help in keeping some information secret from the police. My main beef with some of these murder mysteries is when the police are made to come across as inept (in this situation,Kendra is easily able to 'snatch' evidence from a Detective's desk??) and the main protagonist goes where angel's fear to tread because of their determination to solve the crime(s).This book is a good read if you are looking for... more a way to fill in a lazy Sunday afternoon, but for myself, I prefer a little more depth to both the characters and the story itself.
review 2: Main character Kendra did a good job of bringing me into the story when she rushed to help her friend Bernie after a frantic phone call. Bernie's live-in lover has been murdered in a rental house that Bernie owns. Some of what followed was a little contrived, but also a pleasant surprise for me to realize (without the usual soapbox crammed down my throat) that it's a multi-racial cast. Kept me reading to the end and appreciating the author's work. less

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