I picked up The Suspect by L.R. Wright at the Salvation Army Thrift Shop. I was excited to read it because it’s set on Canada’s Sunshine Coast.
Unfortunately, the best part of the novel was all the familiar place names–Gibsons, Sechelt, Davis Bay…even my beloved Powell River gets a mention!
Now for the not so good.
The Suspect is a murder mystery without the mystery. The murder takes place on the first page and the murderer is revealed immediately. I read and watch lots of mysteries, and this technique isn’t something I’ve seen before. It doesn’t work for me. Knowing who dun it takes the fun out of reading a murder mystery.
The protagonist is RCMP Staff Sergeant Karl Alberg. He remains calm and collected through the murder investigation, but panics when he discovers the stray cat he’s been feeding is pregnant. Obviously, police training doesn’t cover unplanned feline pregnancies.
I had high hopes for The Suspect, but only give it meh out of five stars.
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