Maggie M. -
This particular book isn't a "whodunit" type of mystery as the reader finds out quite soon who is running the Plantation and kidnapping their "slaves." However, don't let that turn you away as how Payne and his best friend from his Army days hunt down these horrible kidnappers is really where the story begins. Full of action, this book doesn't disappoint.
At the end of the book is a brief dialog with Chris Kuzneski, the author. He discusses his research and why he uses the descriptive scenes in the interactions with the slave owners and slaves. He states how he has gotten mail from people who complain that the descriptions made them ill and all I could think was, "Really? In what world do you live in...especially in today's society of terrorism, hate crimes, drugs, and gang violence?" Those people who have/are complaining need to go back and hide under the rock they crawled out of because life is messy, ugly, and, well, it's hell on earth. In other words, if you can't stomach a little descriptive violence, why in the world did you choose to read a murder mystery in the first place?!
At the end of the book is a brief dialog with Chris Kuzneski, the author. He discusses his research and why he uses the descriptive scenes in the interactions with the slave owners and slaves. He states how he has gotten mail from people who complain that the descriptions made them ill and all I could think was, "Really? In what world do you live in...especially in today's society of terrorism, hate crimes, drugs, and gang violence?" Those people who have/are complaining need to go back and hide under the rock they crawled out of because life is messy, ugly, and, well, it's hell on earth. In other words, if you can't stomach a little descriptive violence, why in the world did you choose to read a murder mystery in the first place?!
